This is a kid's historical book about the legends surrounding the Denver railroads. My son loved this book!

A delightful tale involving a very smart, precocious girl who risks danger to fulfill her sense of responsibility to her family. An action-packed frontier adventure, absolutely a must-read. Especially recommended for young girls, this is a delightfully confidence-building coming-of-age story.

I adore this book. My mother bought it for me when I was in Primary School and I still have it and read it often. Once I start reading it, I cant put it down and often read it twice in a row. It has such a delicious mystery to it, a search for treasure, a lost doll, living with a limp and the problems of sharing with irritating cousin Valerie, which drove me to distraction. The lovely description of the way of life in the North after the civil war is an education and sets a beautiful back ground to the story. I was enchanted by the wonderful family of dolls and would recommend it to anyone. It is definitely my favourite book!

This was an AMAZING book! The author pulls you in and you forget everything else. After I read this book about a girl who's dollhouse characters help her recover from an injury I started to play in my own dollhouse. Just last night I really felt like reading this book again. It is a beautifully written book with a captivating plot. This is a book that you should DEFINITELY read.

This is one of my all time favorite books. Im 18 and still pick up this book and read it when I feel the need to escape to an enchanting world. I've read this book so much its sadly lost its cover. It inspired me to start up my own heirloom dollhouse with its very own 'real' doll family . A GREAT book. The sequal "When the Dolls Woke" is also a treat to read.

When I was seven or so, I would pretent that dolls would come to life when I was out of the room...but I never read a book about it until now - and I wish I could have had it then. This book was doubly nice because its plot contains mystery and adventure as well as magic. It's more than any old "kid's doll book"; it's a good story, too. I'm twelve - almost too old for dolls - but this is the kind of book no one's too old for. With a captivating plot and vivid characters, it's an enjoyable read for teens as well - and even grownups wouldn't mind enjoying it as a light, cheerful read.

Couple of years after reading "Midnight at the Dollhouse", I discovered "When the Dolls Woke". I felt like I had read a book somewhere like it.Then I remembered about Melissa, her falling- off-the-tree accident and that her brother had built the dollhouse for her. And how Captin Wurling had brought Miss Cherry and Miss Blossom, Martinique, and all the beautiful treasures. If you're wondering what "When the Dolls Woke" is about, this is it:
Abigail(Gail)'s Great-Great-Aunt Abby has promised to keep the beautiful old dollhouse in the family. So when the local musuem offers to buy the dollhouse, she turns down the offer, and instead gives it to Gail. Gail has just moved from her "crowded" apartment to the suburbs and is delighted with the lovley house and its residents. But ageing causes the once brand-new dolls and dollhouse to be soiled, ripped, stained, and dirty.
So Gail, along with Aunt Abby, fix the dolls and dollhouse untill they seem brand new. But there is a mystery about the dollhouse; there is a note saying that there is a fortune hidden in the dollhouse. Aunt Abby always belived that there was no fortune, but Gail sure believes the note. With the help of Sir Gregory, the "papa" doll, they discover the hidden treasure of the family dollhouse.

After reading "Midnight in the Dollhouse", I went to the library and much to my surprise, found there was a sequel to the book. After I finished "When The Dolls Woke", I was totally in love with the whole story line, which spans serveral generations.

Her Great aunt Abigail has decided to send Gail an age old Dollhouse, rather than sell it off to a museam. Gail is quickly attracted to it and the doll family consisting of Sir Gregory, Lady Alice, Maribelle, Tommy and Baby Winky. She notices a motto on the fireplace and wonders what it means-could there really be treasure hidden in the tiny victorian mansion? When her aunt comes to visit she has bad news-she doesn't have as much money as she thought! Can the dolls give Gail a clue to where the treasure is hidden? Or is it too late?

Whatever your age may be, I highly reccomend this book to anyone who loves mysterys involving dollhouses, dolls, and their young owners.