Double Spell

This engaging chapter book follows twelve-year-old twins Jane and Elizabeth as they acquire a mysterious antique doll. Soon, strange occurrences begin, and the girls realize they are being called by the spirits of ancestral twins who once owned the doll. The story blends a compelling mystery with gentle supernatural elements, exploring themes of family history, courage, and the strong bond between siblings. It's suitable for children aged 8-11 for independent reading, or 6-8 as a read-aloud, offering a suspenseful yet ultimately comforting narrative.

Twins Jane and Elizabeth are twelve years old and have outgrown dolls. Nevertheless, on a cold wet spring Saturday they find themselves in an antique store, inexplicably drawn to a small, tattered old fashioned doll. Even the owner of the store seems to understand that the doll somehow belongs to the girls. Once the twins buy the doll, stranger and stranger things begin to happen, and a young girl from the past seems to be calling out to them. The search to discover the history of the little doll brings the twins terrifyingly close to the world of the supernatural as they finally solve a tantalizing mystery.