The Doll Shop Downstairs
Nine year old Anna and her sisters like helping out in their parents' doll repair shop, because once their chores are done, the fun can begin. The girls are allowed to play carefully with the dolls until they're fixed and ready to be returned to their owners. But when World War I begins, and an...
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Nine year old Anna and her sisters like helping out in their parents' doll repair shop, because once their chores are done, the fun can begin. The girls are allowed to play carefully with the dolls until they're fixed and ready to be returned to their owners. But when World War I begins, and an embargo on German-made goods threatens to put the shop out of business, it's up to Anna to come up with an idea to save the day.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780142416914 (0142416916)
Publish date: August 4th 2011
Publisher: Puffin
Pages no: 128
Edition language: English
Series: The Doll Shop (#1)
A sweet story about three girls growing up above their father's Doll Repair shop just before and during World War I. According to the author she used elements of the life of dollmaker Mme. Alexander to inform this story of a young girl helping her parents when war disrupts their business. Anna is ...
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