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Shirley Parenteau - Author
A historical story about a girl’s attachment to a Japanese doll during wartime, and the pressure to choose between that personal bond and national loyalty.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceA historical story about a girl’s attachment to a Japanese doll during wartime, and the pressure to choose between that personal bond and national loyalty.
The story includes a recently deceased mother, a brother enlisting in the Navy, distressing wartime news, neighbours calling for a doll to be burned, and Japanese-American neighbours being rounded up by the government.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: the book’s treatment of its main themes is not yet firm enough; some draft conclusions still depend on unresolved evidence.
Anything not established here remains open; it is not being treated as absent or safe.