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The Story of Live Dolls

Josephine Scribner Gates

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Book Excerpt: 
. . .he were only waiting for the magic word to set her marching off getting dinner. Her wig would probably fall off, as it was loose, and her leg was broken. Janie resolved to mend her at once, as it would not do to have her come alive in that condition. She peeped into the dear little pantry at the kettles, skillets and shining pans on the shelves, and at the tiny box marked “Cake.”[10] In one corner was an ice box, in another a flour barrel.

Upstairs there were dolls of all ages and sizes; papa, mamma and children. A little baby in long dresses lay in a cradle, and other dolls were sitting and standing about, some dressed and some, I am sorry to say, stark naked. Janie dressed and arranged them all in various attitudes; then, seized with a sudden inspiration, she exclaimed:

“Well, if it is true, we’ll have the best time in this little house we ever had, and I’m going to get ready for it.”

So she swept. . . Read More

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3.00
- Becky - Jan 02, 2018

First sentence: "Look, what's coming!" and with a shout of delight the children of Cloverdale village left their play and rushed into the street.

Premise/plot: Janie is super-excited one June day when she witnesses a spectacular site. The Queen of Dolls rides through town in a carriage pulled by kit

4.00
- Nancy - Jul 30, 2016

I first read this delightful fantasy as a little girl. The story has always stayed with me. How wonderful for a little girl to wake-up one morning and find her favorite doll talking and holding up her arms to be lifted up and hugged. Certainly, the story is dated and it does show the racial prejudic

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