Author(s): Mariko Ando
Format: Paperback
No. of Pages: 148
Publisher: Tradewind Books
Language: English
Date Published: 2018-09-20
Dimensions: 150 x 210 x 17.78mm
Publication City/Country: BC, Canada
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Illustrations: 1 Illustrations, unspecified

Vancouver, 1942. When best friends Esther and Michiko spot beautiful Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret dolls, in vogue at the time, in the local toy-store window, they long to get the dolls for their shared birthday. But when Esther receives a doll and Michiko doesn't, their friendship starts to unravel. The story is set against the backdrop of an atmosphere of increasing hostility and racist attacks upon the Japanese community that culminates in the internment. Then Michiko and her family are sent away. With such enormous barriers between them, Esther and Michiko are left to their own devices as to how to mend their friendship.