I tried, and failed, to read this book several times when I was Kate's age. I had every single last The Babysitter's Club, Little Sisters and wanted to read anything by Ann M. Martin. Unfortunately, anytime I got a quarter or halfway through Doll People, something was uprooted in my life and I never got around to reading it until now. What I mean to say is, this book is so charming that for over a decade I've thought about it and wanted to finally read it fully. I'm glad I did. So endearing, so cute, and definitely will be finding the others in the series so my children can enjoy it the same way I did one day.