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The Friendship Doll

Kirby Larson

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.

GenresJuvenile FictionFamilyMultigenerationalHistoricalUnited States20th Century

208 pages, 6 editions

English edition · First published 2011 by Random House Children's Books · ISBN 9780375850899

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Editions

6 editions

English

  • The Friendship Doll · Random House Children's Books · 2012 · ISBN 9780375850899 This page
  • The Friendship Doll · Scholastic · 2012 · ISBN 9780545492331
  • The Friendship Doll · Perfection Learning Corporation · 2012 · ISBN 9781627659208
  • The Friendship Doll · Delacorte Press · 2011 · ISBN 9780385906678
  • The Friendship Doll · Delacorte Press · 2011 · ISBN 9780375899515
  • The Friendship Doll · Delacorte Press · 2011 · ISBN 9780385737456

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