Author: Shirley Parenteau
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 076367415X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 269
Book 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.
Ship of Dolls
Author: Shirley Parenteau
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 076367415X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 269
Book 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.
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 076367415X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 269
Book 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.
Dolls of War
Author: Shirley Parenteau
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 0763690694
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
When America and Japan go to war, will Macy's feelings for her beloved Japanese Friendship Doll change? Bringing the story of the Friendship Dolls forward to World War II, Parenteau delivers another thoughtful historical novel inspired by a little-known true event. 5 1/2 x 7 13/16.
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 0763690694
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
When America and Japan go to war, will Macy's feelings for her beloved Japanese Friendship Doll change? Bringing the story of the Friendship Dolls forward to World War II, Parenteau delivers another thoughtful historical novel inspired by a little-known true event. 5 1/2 x 7 13/16.
Dolls of Hope
Author: Shirley Parenteau
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 0763680370
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 329
Book Description
How daring is Chiyo prepared to be to keep the American Friendship Doll safe? Inspired by a little-known historical event, this engaging companion to Ship of Dolls is told from a Japanese girl’s point of view. When eleven-year-old Chiyo Tamura is sent from her home in a small Japanese mountain village to a girls’ school in the city of Tsuchiura, she never imagines that she will soon be in Tokyo helping to welcome more than twelve thousand Friendship Dolls from America—including Emily Grace, a gift to her own school. Nor could she dream that she’d have an important role in the crafting of Miss Tokyo, one of fifty-eight Japanese dolls to be sent to America in return. But when an excited Chiyo is asked to be Emily Grace’s official protector, one jealous classmate will stop at nothing to see her fail. How can Chiyo reveal the truth—and restore her own good name? In another heartwarming historical novel, the author of Ship of Dolls revisits the 1926 Friendship Doll exchange, in which teacher-missionary Sidney Gulick organized American children to send thousands of dolls to Japan in hopes of avoiding a future war.
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 0763680370
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 329
Book Description
How daring is Chiyo prepared to be to keep the American Friendship Doll safe? Inspired by a little-known historical event, this engaging companion to Ship of Dolls is told from a Japanese girl’s point of view. When eleven-year-old Chiyo Tamura is sent from her home in a small Japanese mountain village to a girls’ school in the city of Tsuchiura, she never imagines that she will soon be in Tokyo helping to welcome more than twelve thousand Friendship Dolls from America—including Emily Grace, a gift to her own school. Nor could she dream that she’d have an important role in the crafting of Miss Tokyo, one of fifty-eight Japanese dolls to be sent to America in return. But when an excited Chiyo is asked to be Emily Grace’s official protector, one jealous classmate will stop at nothing to see her fail. How can Chiyo reveal the truth—and restore her own good name? In another heartwarming historical novel, the author of Ship of Dolls revisits the 1926 Friendship Doll exchange, in which teacher-missionary Sidney Gulick organized American children to send thousands of dolls to Japan in hopes of avoiding a future war.
George Washington and His Family Paper Dolls
Author: Tom Tierney
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486258580
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
America's first president is spotlighted in this delightful and well-researched treasury of paper dolls. Meticulous representations of Martha, George, and four Custis grandchildren, plus 32 costumes: silk taffeta gown, embroidered waistcoats, knee breeches, black velvet suit, gold satin gown, much more. Accessories include bow-tied shoes, a parasol, and a gilded walking cane. Captions.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486258580
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
America's first president is spotlighted in this delightful and well-researched treasury of paper dolls. Meticulous representations of Martha, George, and four Custis grandchildren, plus 32 costumes: silk taffeta gown, embroidered waistcoats, knee breeches, black velvet suit, gold satin gown, much more. Accessories include bow-tied shoes, a parasol, and a gilded walking cane. Captions.
Among the Dolls
Author: William Sleator
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0765352397
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
Vicky is disappointed in her birthday gift of a dollhouse, but she experiences real terror when she is drawn into the house and the lives of its malicious inhabitants.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0765352397
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
Vicky is disappointed in her birthday gift of a dollhouse, but she experiences real terror when she is drawn into the house and the lives of its malicious inhabitants.
The Doll People
Author: Ann M. M. Martin
Publisher: Hyperion
ISBN: 9780786812400
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Annabelle Doll is eight years old-she has been for more than a hundred years. Not a lot has happened to her, cooped up in the dollhouse, with the same doll family, day after day, year after year. . . until one day the Funcrafts move in.
Publisher: Hyperion
ISBN: 9780786812400
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Annabelle Doll is eight years old-she has been for more than a hundred years. Not a lot has happened to her, cooped up in the dollhouse, with the same doll family, day after day, year after year. . . until one day the Funcrafts move in.
The Friendship Doll
Author: Kirby Larson
Publisher: Yearling
ISBN: 0375850899
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
I am Miss Kanagawa. In 1927, my 57 doll-sisters and I were sent from Japan to America as Ambassadors of Friendship. Our work wasn't all peach blossoms and tea cakes. My story will take you from New York to Oregon, during the Great Depression. Though few in this tale are as fascinating as I, their stories won't be an unpleasant diversion. You will make the acquaintance of Bunny, bent on revenge; Lois, with her head in the clouds; Willie Mae, who not only awakened my heart, but broke it; and Lucy, a friend so dear, not even war could part us. I have put this tale to paper because from those 58 Friendship Dolls only 45 remain. I know that someone who chooses this book is capable of solving the mystery of the missing sisters. Perhaps that someone is you.
Publisher: Yearling
ISBN: 0375850899
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
I am Miss Kanagawa. In 1927, my 57 doll-sisters and I were sent from Japan to America as Ambassadors of Friendship. Our work wasn't all peach blossoms and tea cakes. My story will take you from New York to Oregon, during the Great Depression. Though few in this tale are as fascinating as I, their stories won't be an unpleasant diversion. You will make the acquaintance of Bunny, bent on revenge; Lois, with her head in the clouds; Willie Mae, who not only awakened my heart, but broke it; and Lucy, a friend so dear, not even war could part us. I have put this tale to paper because from those 58 Friendship Dolls only 45 remain. I know that someone who chooses this book is capable of solving the mystery of the missing sisters. Perhaps that someone is you.
The Ship Who Searched
Author: Anne McCaffrey
Publisher: Baen Publishing Enterprises
ISBN: 1618249894
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 271
Book Description
A young woman becomes paralyzed and must become a brainship¾and find her Brawn, her human soul mate, so that she can discover a cure for her illness. Tia Cade is a headstrong, smart, and very normal girl until she contracts a terrible illness that leaves her with the bare semblance of life. Tia's only hope: to become the oldest person ever to train to be one of the legendary star travelers, the brainships. But now that Tia is free of her ravaged body, there still remains the task of finding the right partner to be her Brawn, the human element every brainship requires. And when the disease that debilitated Tia threatens thousands more, selecting a Brawn who is her true soul mate may allow Tia to find the origin of the terrible plague¾and perhaps even a cure. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).
Publisher: Baen Publishing Enterprises
ISBN: 1618249894
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 271
Book Description
A young woman becomes paralyzed and must become a brainship¾and find her Brawn, her human soul mate, so that she can discover a cure for her illness. Tia Cade is a headstrong, smart, and very normal girl until she contracts a terrible illness that leaves her with the bare semblance of life. Tia's only hope: to become the oldest person ever to train to be one of the legendary star travelers, the brainships. But now that Tia is free of her ravaged body, there still remains the task of finding the right partner to be her Brawn, the human element every brainship requires. And when the disease that debilitated Tia threatens thousands more, selecting a Brawn who is her true soul mate may allow Tia to find the origin of the terrible plague¾and perhaps even a cure. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).
The Family Dolls
Author: John Reed
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781944853792
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781944853792
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Madame Alexander Dolls
Author: Stephanie Finnegan
Publisher: Portfolio Press (NY)
ISBN: 9780942620221
Category : Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A full-color, illustrated, comprehensive book on the legendary American doll-maker and the company she founded in 1923, is also the first ever produced with the co-operation of the Alexander Doll Company and Madame Alexander's family. This book features a rich compilation of photographs, which bring to life the magical legacy of Madame Alexander. Collectors of both historical and contemporary dolls will be happy with the book's collection of 758 mint dolls dating from 1930-1998.
Publisher: Portfolio Press (NY)
ISBN: 9780942620221
Category : Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A full-color, illustrated, comprehensive book on the legendary American doll-maker and the company she founded in 1923, is also the first ever produced with the co-operation of the Alexander Doll Company and Madame Alexander's family. This book features a rich compilation of photographs, which bring to life the magical legacy of Madame Alexander. Collectors of both historical and contemporary dolls will be happy with the book's collection of 758 mint dolls dating from 1930-1998.