About Hoang

School: Home-schooled.

Family: Father, Thanh; mother, Stephanie; sister, Emily, 11; brother, Mason, 6.

Hobbies: Reading, writing, tennis, fencing, designing Web sites, creating digital art, origami and playing violin.

Number of dolls she’s made: 12.

How she got started: “I was inspired by watching a lot of costume drama movies and liking to read British literature. You can get a Mary Poppins Barbie from Mattel, but they won’t sell Lizzy Bennet dolls. I was a real Barbie girl when I was younger. I remember getting the Dorothy from ‘The Wizard of Oz’ Barbie once. That was real exciting. I never really grew out of dolls.”

Her first doll: Sherlock Holmes.

The last doll she made: Aragorn from “The Lord of the Rings.”

How she picks what character to make: “I try to pick ones that would appeal to a lot of people but also interesting ones you never see. … Usually I’ve seen a movie that I really like. I get inspired and find all the fabric.”

Other dolls include: Maid Marion from “Robin Hood”; Cinderella; Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet from “Pride & Prejudice”; the Phantom of the Opera and Christine; and Horatio Hornblower.

Average time it takes to make a doll: One to three days.

Tools: Sewing machine, needles, thread, cotton and other quilting fabrics, doll clothing patterns and other supplies from craft stores.

Tradition: “My grandma used to make doll clothes for my mother’s Barbies, and we had some of the old patterns. That’s what I started with. My mother made some, too. I’ve done other things like pillow cases and needlework, as well.”

What her family thinks: “They are really proud of me. They encourage me. … My younger sister is really excited when I make a new one. My grandparents are really proud and supportive, too. They came to see the display at the library, and they really liked it.”

What keeps her going: “One thing I like about this is promoting the books. In particular, books that are less known by popular authors. ‘Villette’ by Charlotte Bronte is just as good a read as ‘Jane Eyre.’ There is just so much great literature out there.”

Library hours: 1-5 p.m. Sundays, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Fridays, 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. Saturdays.