The Doll People

The following night, Tiffany and Bailey come over to the Doll family’s dollhouse. Annabelle is thrilled to see them, especially since the family missed going to the Funcraft house for the promised barbecue on the previous evening. Tiffany is impressed that Annabelle was in Doll State and shares that, being only recently manufactured, she has not yet “had much of a chance” to experience it herself (101). Annabelle shows Tiffany Auntie Sarah’s journal. Tiffany asks excitedly whether they are going to look for clues together, and Annabelle tells her about Nancy Drew. She says that once they know where to look, they will go together to explore and try to find Sarah. Tiffany says that she is happy to help look for Sarah and that she is not afraid of anything. She asks Annabelle to tell her about Sarah, and Annabelle shares how brave and adventurous Sarah was, explaining about Sarah moving around the house, listening to the radio, and learning about the world outside of the Palmer home. She tells Tiffany that she thinks the other adults in her family are afraid that Sarah might be in Permanent Doll State somewhere as a result of the risks she took.