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A Candle in Her Room

by Ruth M. Arthur

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I read this one over and over as a child. Three generations of girls own and are haunted by a doll named Dido. Ruin comes to the family through the doll until one girl breaks the curse.

irishmomjeanne | Nov 21, 2008 |

I read this novel in Elementary school, and it has stayed with me ever since. The story of three generations of girls in one family, each touched by the sorcery of a doll that gets passed down among them. Lives are forever and tragically changed, because of Dido, until the youngest girl is finally able to overcome the curse. (

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A Candle in Her Room

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1966

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Most editions use the title "A Candle in Her Room". Published under the title "The Witch Doll" by Scholastic Publications Ltd/Armada Books in 1971.

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Melissa was sure it was the doll, Dido, who brought evil to the family, not once, but again and again. Three generations were haunted by the strange wooden doll. Each time Dido came to light there was disaster and tragedy. What could be done to overcome the power of the doll?

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