Shirley Parenteau

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Ship of DollsHardcover, 5 August 2014

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Reading Age
Ages: 9-12
Grade Levels
4-7
Part of Series
Friendship Dolls
Print Length
257 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Candlewick Press (MA)
Date Published
5 Aug 2014
ISBN-10
0763670030
ISBN-13
9780763670030

Description

Can a ship carrying Friendship Dolls to Japan be Lexie's ticket to see her fun-loving mother again? A heartwarming historical novel inspired by a little-known true event.

It's 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 Francisco's speakeasies. But Mama's new husband doesn't think a little girl should live with parents who work all night and sleep all day. Meanwhile, Lexie's 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 Lexie's 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 Parenteau's engaging story has sure appeal for young readers who enjoy historical fiction, and for doll lovers of all ages.

Product Details

Audience:
Ages: 9-12
Author:
Shirley Parenteau
Book Format:
Hardcover
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
5 August 2014
Dimensions:
20.07 x 14.22 x 2.54 cm
Educational Level:
Grade Levels: 4-7
Genre:
20th Century
ISBN-10:
0763670030
ISBN-13:
9780763670030
Language:
English
Pages:
257
Weight:
385.55 gm

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