Shirley Parenteau. (2014). Ship of Dolls. Candlewick Press.

Shirley Parenteau. 2014. Ship of Dolls. Candlewick Press.

Shirley Parenteau, Ship of Dolls. Candlewick Press, 2014.

Shirley Parenteau. Ship of Dolls. Candlewick Press, 2014.

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     Shirley Parenteau gained an adventurous nature by growing up on the northern Oregon coast, the next to youngest of five brothers and sisters. After years of writing outdoor magazine articles, she discovered she loved connecting with children, especially through picture books. Her six granddaughters are a continuing source of inspiration. So are preschool and primary grade children, whose enthusiastic answers to "What should the bears do next?" give interesting insights into their worlds.
     Bears on Chairs sprang from a granddaughter's play in a bookstore. This book led to Bears in Beds in 2012, Bears an a Bath in 2014, and Bears and a Birthday in 2015. Shirley's daughter-in-law Miwa is from Japan, so it was especially fun when a Japanese publisher printed the first two bears books in that languageThe first was ranked ninth among favorite children's books published in Japan in 2011. A performer read the book to a teddy bear during a popular children's television show in Australia, and TV rights have been sold in Japan.
     Three Things You Might Not Know About Me:
     1. My father was an Oregon logger. When I was in the third and fourth grades, we lived in temporary housing on the Siletz Indian Reservation while Dad worked nearby. My mother, who wrote for newspapers, became good friends with many of the Siletz women, some of whom wove her name (Olive) into beautiful baskets they made from reeds.
     2. When my husband and I moved from Oregon to California, we lived on a crowded street, but a few years later discovered a hundred-year-old farm for sale. We spent months repairing and restoring and have been here long enough that it's time to do most of it all over again. My office is in the one-time parlor with a big bay window taking up most of one wall overlooking a pomegranate orchard. If this old house is surprised to have a computer and printer installed in the parlor, it does a good job of putting up with them.
     3. I once won a hot-air balloon ride from a drawing at a shopping mall. The balloon, named Rainbow, carried my husband and me from a nearby park right over our old farm. I took some great pictures looking down at our house and surrounding tree-filled forty acres (seven of them ours) surrounded by blocks of new houses. It didn't feel as if the balloon was rising, but looked from the balloon as if the park was falling away from us. We rode like a cloud on the wind and when we sailed into the country, sent cows below racing for their barn.

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Can a ship carrying Friendship Dolls to Japan be Lexie's ticket to see her fun-loving mother again? A heartwarming historical novel inspired by a little-known true event.
It's 1926, and the one thing eleven-year-old Lexie Lewis wants more than anything is to leave Portland, Oregon, where she has been staying with her strict grandparents, and rejoin her mother, a carefree singer in San Francisco's speakeasies. But Mama's new husband doesn't think a little girl should live with parents who work all night and sleep all day. Meanwhile, Lexie's class has been raising money to ship a doll to the children of Japan in a friendship exchange, and when Lexie learns that the girl who writes the best letter to accompany the doll will be sent to the farewell ceremony in San Francisco, she knows she just has to be the winner. But what if a jealous classmate and Lexie's own small lies to her grandmother manage to derail her plans? Inspired by a project organized by teacher-missionary Sidney Gulick, in which U.S. children sent more than 12,000 Friendship Dolls to Japan in hopes of avoiding a future war, Shirley Parenteau's engaging story has sure appeal for young readers who enjoy historical fiction, and for doll lovers of all ages.

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     May 12, 2014
     Parenteau (Bears in the Bath) deftly incorporates the 1926 Friendship Dolls project—in which American children collected and sent more than 12,000 dolls to Japanese children as a gesture of friendship—into the story of 11-year-old Lexie Lewis, who has been sent to live with her strict paternal grandparents in Portland, Ore. Her father dead in a car crash and her insouciant flapper mother remarried, Lexie is struggling to adapt to her new circumstances. Her class has contributed a doll to send to Japan, and when Lexie learns she has a chance to rejoin her mother at a farewell party for the dolls in San Francisco, she’s determined to win that opportunity. While Lexie encounters more than her share of bad luck, she never stops persevering. In Parenteau’s well-conceived story, transformations come slowly and believably; Lexie warms to her grandparents and mischievous neighbor, Jack; her grandmother comes through for her in unexpected ways; and even her nemesis, a snotty classmate, shows some character. Parenteau weaves in information about the Friendship Dolls so subtly that it never overshadows Lexie’s story; an author’s note explains the project in full. Ages 8–12.

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     July 1, 2014
     

     Gr 3-6-The year is 1926, and 11-year-old Lexie is having a difficult time adjusting to her new life with her grandparents in Portland, Oregon, after her widowed mother remarries. She still grieves for her father who died in a car accident and misses her fun-loving, free-wheeling (and somewhat neglectful) flapper mother. In addition, she has trouble making friends at school and finds conforming to her grandmother's "old-fashioned" set of rules a challenge. When Lexie's school offers a writing contest in which the winning student will accompany a handmade "friendship doll" to a celebration in San Francisco, she is determined to win and reunite with her mother. However, a series of white lies, a stolen contest entry, and an unexpected trip to San Francisco throw Lexie's own life into turmoil as she struggles to find happiness and do the right thing. The story is based on a historical occurrence amid growing international tensions, when more than 12,000 dolls were created by school children nationwide and shipped to Japan as a gesture of peace. Tender and funny, this story of friendship and family is reminiscent of Beverly Cleary's work. Fans of Ramona will have no trouble connecting with and rooting for lively and likable Lexie, and doll aficionados will also enjoy this engaging title.-Madeline J. Bryant, Los Angeles Public Library

     Copyright 2014 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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     June 1, 2014
     An 11-year-old girl living in Portland, Oregon, in 1926 learns about love when she plans to leave her protective grandparents to join her unconventional mother.Following her father's death and her mother's remarriage, Lexie was sent to live with her strict paternal grandparents, who don't approve of her free-spirited, flapper mother. When her class participates in a project to buy a doll to send with thousands of other dolls from across America to Japan for the Hinamatsuri festival, Lexie's determined to win a contest for the best letter to accompany the doll, as the winner will attend a send-off party in San Francisco, where her mother will be singing. In her frenzy to win, Lexie disappoints her teacher, grandmother and best friend, Jack, with her thoughtless acts, mishaps and half-truths. Learning from her mistakes, Lexie drafts the perfect letter-which a classmate surreptitiously steals and successfully passes off as her own. When her grandparents sacrifice to send her to San Francisco anyway, Lexie must choose between their steady love and her mother's frivolous affection. Period details from the actual 1926 exchange of Friendship Dolls provide fascinating context for this old-fashioned heroine's journey of personal growth.Historically inclined readers will enjoy this heartwarming story and its feisty heroine. (author's note) (Historical fiction. 8-12)

     COPYRIGHT(2014) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

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     August 1, 2014
     Grades 3-6 Unhappily living with her grandparents in Portland, Oregon, 11-year-old Lexie Lewis longs for a chance to get to San Francisco, where her songbird mother is performing. Her school's letter-writing contest to participate in a Japanese doll exchange might be her ticket, but privileged mean-girl classmate Louise Wilkins can't afford to lose. Set in 1926, this moving description of a child's coming to terms with a new family arrangement includes a real event: an exchange of dolls between Japanese and U.S. schoolchildren conceived as a message of peace. Period details abound, but what rings most historically true is the 11-year-old's relationship with dolls: Emily Grace, who will carry goodwill messages to Japan; and Annie, recipient of confidences and not a few tears. Small lies play a big part in Lexie's troubled adjustment, and friend Jack Harmon provides support. The third-person narrative reflects Lexie's point of view, justifying her actions and revealing her growth. For doll lovers, pair this satisfying story with Kirby Larson's The Friendship Doll (2011).(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2014, American Library Association.)

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     September 1, 2014
     The true story of how American children sent more than twelve thousand dolls to Japan in 1927--to promote friendship, trust, and future peace--serves as backdrop to this well-crafted, involving story. Eleven-year-old Lexie must win the letter-writing contest that will earn her a trip to San Francisco to attend the dolls' farewell ceremony. She's been sent to live with her paternal grandparents in Oregon because her singer mother's new sax-playing husband doesn't want kids around, and she's desperate to see her mother, who will be in San Francisco performing at the ceremony. Lexie works hard on her letter, only to have it swiped by wealthy classmate Louise--who wins the trip. Louise's need to please her mother matches Lexie's, and the girls eventually earn each other's trust and friendship. Grandma and Lexie do the same, as it becomes clear that Lexie has inherited many qualities from both sides of her family: she has Grandma's nerves of steel and Mama's ability to make the best of things. Parenteau gives Grandma depth: she's stern and strict but highly perceptive and willing to change. Even Mama is more than a self-centered, happy-go-lucky flapper--she's merely reacting to her own rule-bound childhood and does truly love her daughter. The novel ends with a conflicted Lexie pressed to decide which relative she most trusts; by then, readers will have faith that their new friend will make a wise choice. jennifer m. brabander

     (Copyright 2014 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)

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     January 1, 2015
     Eleven-year-old Lexie must win a trip to the San Francisco send-off for Friendship Dolls bound for Japan: her mother, who has sent Lexie to live with her grandparents, will be singing at the farewell ceremony. After a classmate swipes Lexie's contest-entry letter--and wins--the girls navigate a friendship. Fully realized characters and a historical backdrop make for an involving story.

     (Copyright 2015 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)

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It's 1926, and the one thing eleven-year-old Lexie Lewis wants more than anything is to leave Portland, Oregon, where she has been staying with her strict grandparents, and rejoin her mother, a carefree singer in San Francisco's speakeasies. But Mama's new husband doesn't think a little girl should live with parents who work all night and sleep all day. Meanwhile, Lexie's class has been raising money to ship a doll to the children of Japan in a friendship exchange, and when Lexie learns that the girl who writes the best letter to accompany the doll will be sent to the farewell ceremony in San Francisco, she knows she just has to be the winner. But what if a jealous classmate and Lexie's own small lies to her grandmother manage to derail her plans? Inspired by a project organized by teacher-missionary...

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