Age
7-10
Grade
3-4
Joan Holub, Cheryl Kirk Noll
Doll Hospital #02: Goldie's Fortune : A Story Of The Great Depression
Paperback
(Scholastic Paperbacks Oct. 1, 2002)
, 1st Scholastic edition
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.)
- Series
- Doll Hospital (Book 2)
- ISBN
- 0439401798 / 9780439401791
- Pages
- 128
- Weight
- 4.8 oz.
- Dimensions
- 5.0 x 0.2
in.