Ship of Dolls
of Shirley Parenteau (Goodreads Author)
Series: The Friendship Dolls #1
Description
Can a ship carrying Friendship Dolls to Japan be Lexieâs ticket to see her fun-loving mother again? A heartwarming historical novel inspired by a little-known true event.Itâs 1926, and the one thing eleven-year-old Lexie Lewis wants more than anything is to leave Portland, Oregon, where she has been staying with her strict grandparents, and rejoin her mother, a carefree singer in San Franciscoâs speakeasies. But Mamaâs new husband doesnât think a little girl should live with parents who work all night and sleep all day. Meanwhile, Lexieâs class has been raising money to ship a doll to the children of Japan in a friendship exchange, and when Lexie learns that the girl who writes the best letter to accompany the doll will be sent to the farewell ceremony in San Francisco, she knows she just has to be the winner. But what if a jealous classmate and Lexieâs own small lies to her grandmother manage to derail her plans? Inspired by a project organized by teacher-missionary Sidney Gulick, in which U.S. children sent more than 12,000 Friendship Dolls to Japan in hopes of avoiding a future war, Shirley Parenteauâs engaging story has sure appeal for young readers who enjoy historical fiction, and for doll lovers of all ages.
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Book Details
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 272 pages
- Publisher Candlewick Press
- Publication Date August 5th 2014
- First Publication 08/01/14
- Language Not informed
- ISBN 9780763670030
- Edition Not informed
- Category Other
- Scenario ['Portland, Oregon (United States)']
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