THE DOLL IN THE GARDEN by Mary Downing Hahn

This is a story about a mysterious child crying in the night. And how 2 girls are determined to find out where these creepy noises are coming from. Oh and an adventure through the backyard and other times. Will the girls get so creeped out and scared they will love the garden?

The main character is Ashley

Ashely and Kristi (her new next door neighbor) are not welcomed anywhere in the yard at Ashley's house because of the awful Miss Cooper, the old woman who lives downstairs from Ashley. Soon Ashley and Kristi find a doll while digging in the garden even though they are forbidden from going into the rose field, a dark magical world.

Ashley had moved into a house with her mom and hated the woman downstairs, Miss Cooper. In the beginning  and then Ashley met her neighbor and they became very good friends and they found a doll. Then they fought over the doll and Ashley got mad because she wanted the doll. At the end Kristi and Miss Cooper became friends with Ashley and played and shared stories about Louisa.

It reminded me of when my brother and our neighbors and I found keys while digging in the front yard and it turned out they were my Dads.

I rate this book *****

Ani