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Book by Betty Ren Wright
The Dollhouse Murders
First edition cover (pub. Scholastic)
AuthorBetty Ren Wright
LanguageEnglish
Publication dateJanuary 1, 1983
AwardRebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award (1989)

The Dollhouse Murders is a 1983 book written by author Betty Ren Wright. It is a story of teenager, Amy, and her sister, Louann, who had an intellectual disability.

In 1989, it received the Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award. It was adapted into a film for television in 1992.

Plot

In the attic of her aunt's house, Amy finds a beautiful dollhouse that is an exact replica of the house itself. Playing with the dollhouse causes the dolls to reenact the grisly murder of Amy's great-grandparents, who died in the house thirty years before. Amy, her mentally disabled sister Louann, and Amy's best friend Ellen, convinced that the dollhouse is trying to tell them something, find themselves struggling to solve the murder and lay the spirits of the dollhouse to rest. Amy has a good relationship with her aunt Clare who helps her and encourages her to believe in herself.

References

  1. "The Dollhouse Murders by Betty Ren Wright". www.publishersweekly.com. 1 March 1999. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  2. Lê, Paul (2022-11-18). "'The Dollhouse Murders' – A Classic '80s Children's Ghost Story [Buried in a Book]". Bloody Disgusting!. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  3. "Past Winners List". Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award. Retrieved 2023-04-17.

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Awards
Preceded byA Bundle of Sticks Mark Twain Award
1986 		Succeeded byThe War with Grandpa


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