| Soldier Doll Contributor(s): Gold, Jennifer (Author) |
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ISBN: 1927583292 ISBN-13: 9781927583296 Publisher: Second Story Press OUR PRICE: $10.76 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Historical - Military & Wars - Young Adult Fiction | Historical - Holocaust - Young Adult Fiction | Action & Adventure - Survival Stories |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 600 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.6" W x 8.2" (0.65 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Holocaust - Cultural Region - Canadian - Geographic Orientation - Alberta - Locality - Calgary, Alberta - Topical - Hi Interest/Low Vocabulary |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 166330 Reading Level: 4.3 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 10.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Fifteen-year-old Elizabeth Bryant is not happy. She's had to leave all her friends behind and move across the country for her dad's job in the military. One hot summer evening during her first week in her new city, she's out killing time at a local garage sale when she spots a little soldier doll amid the junk. She thinks only that it might be a good last-minute birthday gift for her dad, who's about to ship out to Afghanistan. She doesn't realize that it might be a missing (and very valuable) historical artifact. With the help of Evan, the cute guy she's just met at a local used book store, Elizabeth discovers that the doll might be THE soldier doll: the inspiration for a famous World War I poem of the same name. Elizabeth's story is interwoven with the amazing, tumultuous story of the soldier doll itself. Fashioned with love by a father for his only child in England years ago, we follow the doll back to England during World War I, then on to Nazi Germany in the 1930s, a Czech concentration camp during World War II, Vietnam in 1970 and through the aftermath of 9/11. |
Contributor Bio(s): Gold, Jennifer: - Jennifer Gold is a lawyer and mother of two and the author of the YA historical fiction book Soldier Doll. A history buff, she also has degrees in psychology, law and public health. She lives in Toronto, Ontario. For more information, visit www.jennifergold.ca. |