When Miranda moves with her family to a new house in a small Massachusetts town, she discovers a mysterious antique dollhouse. Through the windows, she is shocked to find what seem to be living people in the tiny rooms, and gradually she realizes that scenes from the lives of the big houses past inhabitants are being replayed there. With numerous deftly sketched characters, including a sympathetic boy next door, an intriguing plot, and such dividends as a secret room used to hide escaping slaves, this should keep readers interested. Well-wrought and entertaining.
