It was listed as a yalsa best book for young adults, a junior library guild selection, and was a colorado blue spruce young adult book award nominee. Among the dolls ebook by william sleator rakuten kobo. Among the dolls and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. His books typically deal with adolescents coming across a peculiar. A caldecott honor recipient, science fiction author william sleator presents a fastpaced, chilling fantasy booklist of one girls unexpected adventure beyond her imagaination. Among the dolls was written by the author of 30 childrens books, william sleator. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. It was an interesting read although i found it dark and gloomy and as a read aloud i found doing cross and sinister voices for virtually the whole book exhausting, i found the underlying message quite depressing because it is profoundly true. Read among the dolls by william sleator for free with a 30 day free trial. Its a perfect marriage in childrens fictionwilliam sleator and trina schart hyman.
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William sleator books, biography, contact information. Escape is effected with the help of a new baby doll she had added to the family. Books go search buy again your store deals store gift. For more than thirty years, william sleator thrilled readers with his inventive books. William sleator has 35 books on goodreads with 550 ratings. As vicky wakes up inside the dollhouse, trapped among the monsters shes created. Among the dolls book by william sleator thriftbooks. Unfortunately for her what she gets instead is an antique dollhouse. Then one day, vicky wakes up inside the dollhouse, trapped among. Sleator spends most of his time in maryland and bangkok, china.
Among the dolls by william sleator 2006, paperback for. Share among the dolls by william sleator 1975, hardcover among the dolls by william sleator 1975, hardcover 2 product ratings. Among the dolls by william sleator fantastic fiction. But somehow his presence was just what she needed to overcome her repugnance. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading among the dolls. William sleator 19452011 was an american science fiction author best known for his young adult novels.
Then one day, vicky wakes up inside the dollhouse, trapped among the monsters shes created. This short, scary, slightly science fiction story, tells of how a girls mistreatment of her dolls has significant repercussions for her. I read this book when i was little, i have remembered it always, i used to wonder if my barbies cared if i pulled their hair too much, or if i was being mean throwing. This book looms large in my memories, and i was an even more voracious reader back then. Among the dolls is a prince among the dolls come alive and ruin your life books, of which there are more than a few. Vickys birthday is coming up and she has overly hinted to her parents that what she really wants is a bike. Among the dolls by sleator, william and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Among the dolls by william sleator overdrive rakuten. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. House of stairs, among the dolls, the green futures of tycho, interstellar pig, and singularity. For 65 pages to have so much resonance is a testament to sleators abilities.
Among the dolls hardcover october, 1975 by william sleator author. Download the boy who reversed himself, william sleator. His books typically deal with adolescents coming across a peculiar phenomenon related to an element of theoretical science, then trying to deal with the situation. What surprised me about reading this now was how short among the dolls is. Among the dolls is a short book by william sleator published in 1975. Welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the among the dolls, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live reading for some of country.
When her parents give her a gloomy old dollhouse for her birthday instead of the ten speed bike shes expecting, vicky is disappointed. Aug 18, 2011 originally published in 1975, this was william sleators fifth book. The hours she spends playing with the dolls is a good way to escape from her parentss arguments. William warner sleator iii february, 1945 august 3, 2011, known as william sleator, was an american science fiction author who wrote primarily young adult novels but also wrote for younger readers.
The book is called among the dolls, and along with the illustrations, its probably one of the more disturbing childrens books that ive seen if i was a kid, id have nightmares from this book. Books go search best sellers gift ideas new releases. House of stairs appears to be aimed at an audience ever so slightly older than sleators eventual demographic. After college, sleator began writing rather than getting involved in the scientific field. She finds it rather drab and miserable until one day. William sleator books list of books by author william. William sleator is a published author of childrens books and young adult books. The hours she spends playing with the dolls is a good way to escape from her parents arguments.
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Louis, missouri, sleator was the eldest of four children. Buy among the dolls book online at best prices in india on. The antique dollhouse vickys parents buy for her tenth birthdayinstead of the hopedfor tenspeed bikedistresses her even more when she finds herself inside it, the prisoner and intended slave of the contentious doll family whose nasty dispositions she herself has programmed in her unhappy play sessions. Some of the published credits of william sleator include among the dolls, rewind, test, and hell phone. Read among the dolls by william sleator available from rakuten kobo. After graduating from harvard university with a degree in eng. Buy among the dolls by william sleator online at alibris. Among the dolls by william sleator book read online scribd. Among the dolls ebook por william sleator 9781466827424. He was probably most known for his science fiction books for teens, but he also wrote a newburyaward. Discover book depositorys huge selection of william sleator books online.
A caldecott honor recipient, science fiction author william sleator presents a fastpaced, chilling fantasy booklist. The last universe by william sleator and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Vicky is disappointed in her birthday gift of a dollhouse, but she experiences. Buy among the dolls book online at low prices in india. As vickys life becomes more troubled, she starts to take.
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