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Saving Marissa, by Joan Holub ; illustrations by Ann Losa

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Saving Marissa, by Joan Holub ; illustrations by Ann Losa

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

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no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Saving Marissa

Oclc number

52498293

Responsibility statement

by Joan Holub ; illustrations by Ann Losa

Series statement

Holub, Joan., 4

Summary

Sisters Rose and Lila, ages 10 and 8, are spending the year with their grandmother (who runs a doll hospital) while their parents are working out of the country. Their grandmother has a special power to communicate with dolls, and to tell their stories.In this book, the girls visit a Shaker village and their grandmother tells them the story of Charlotte, a doll owned by a girl named Daisy. In 1832, Daisy's family died in a cholera epidemic that hit New York. Daisy and Charlotte were sent to live with the Shakers, who often took in orphans, until Daisy was retrieved by an old family friend

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