Ship Of Dolls

Author: Shirley Parenteau

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General Fields

  • : $14.99 AUD
  • : 9780763697792
  • : Candlewick Press
  • : Candlewick Press
  • : 0.5
  • : 14 November 2017
  • : 197mm X 140mm
  • : 14.99
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  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Shirley Parenteau
  • : Friendship Dolls
  • : Paperback
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  • : 272
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Barcode 9780763697792
9780763697792

Description

It's 1926, and eleven-year-old Lexie Lewis wants to leave Portland, Oregon, where she has been staying with her strict grandparents, and rejoin her mother, a singer in San Francisco. 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 will be chosen to go to the farewell ceremony in San Francisco, she knows she just has to be the winner. Inspired by a project 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 readers who enjoy historical fiction and for doll lovers of all ages.

Author description

Shirley Parenteau is the author of many books for young people, including the picture books Bears on Chairs, Bears in Beds, and Bears in the Bath. She lives with her husband in Elk Grove, California.

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