Written by Shirley Parenteau, this is a historical fiction story based on a true event. Before World War II, the tensions between the United States and Japan were high. In order to ease those tensions and create good feelings of friendship, communities all over the country raised money to buy a doll to send to Japan. This book tells the story of a girl in the Northwest U.S, whose school raised the money and bought a doll to send. Lexie has been sent to live with her grandparents there while her mother is far away. She has a special bond with the doll and a special reason for wanting to go to San Francisco to see the 12.000 dolls sail for Japan.
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