Goldie's Fortune: A Story of the Great Depression

Goldie's Fortune: A Story of the Great Depression

128 pages
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Published: 1 Oct 2002
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ISBN: 9780439401791

Format: Paperback

Language: English

Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks

Publication date: 1 October 2002

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Description

The 2nd book in the Doll Hospital series, GOLDIE'S FORTUNE weaves together the story of a beloved doll from the era of the Great Depression with the ongoing modern-day tale of sisters Rose and Lila.Sisters Lila and Rose, ages 7 and 10, are spending the year with their eccentric grandmother (who runs a doll hospital) while their parents are working out of the country. The girls are initially unhappyt, but they begin to enjoy themselves when they learn that their grandmother has a special power to "read" the lives of the dolls she is working to restore. In each book in this series, their grandmother tells the girls the story of a different doll.In this book we meet Goldie, the beloved doll of a girl named Eliza whose family lost their fortune during the Great Depression. (cont.)