The Stonewalkers

"A garden statue of Belladonna, brought to life by a flash of lightning, gathers a stone army from gardens and churches as twelve-year old Poppy and her friend Emma watch, fascinated and terrified." --summary, WorldCat library record of the 1st ed., {{OCLC|8782733}} 12-year-old, friendless Poppy Brown, "talking to a statue in the square", inadvertently releases Belladonna, who will "loose other carelessly destructive statues, ready to 'please or kill with equal unconcern'." --KirkusReviews.com, positive review of the 1st US ed. (contemporary, posted with ISBN for 2009 audiobook?)