Tatiana Comes to America: An Ellis Island Story (Doll Hospital, No. 1) [Paperback]

Joan Holub (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 7 and up | Series: Doll Hospital

In the tradition of American Girl, each book in this series is a clever mix of past and present that brings a different era to life through a story told from the perspective of a beloved doll.

Sisters Lila and Rose, ages 8 and 10, are spending the year with their eccentric grandmother (who runs a doll hospital) while their parents are working out of the country. The girls are not pleased with this arrangement, but they begin to enjoy themselves when they learn that their grandmother has a special power to "read" the lives of the dolls she is working to restore. In each book in this series, their grandmother tells the girls the story of a different doll.

In this book we meet Tatiana, a doll who travels to Ellis Island with her owner, a Russian girl named Anya. (continued)

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 7 and up
  
• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks (July 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 043940178X
• ISBN-13: 978-0439401784
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,454,961 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Author of 130+ books including 12 in the GODDESS GIRLS series: Athena the Brain, Persephone the Phony, Aphrodite the Beauty, Artemis the Brave, Athena the Wise, Aphrodite the Diva, Artemis the Loyal, Medusa the Mean, The Girl Games (Super Special) for ages 8-12 co-written with Suzanne Williams. OTHER POPULAR TITLES: Groundhog Weather School; Vincent van Gogh Sunflowers and Swirly Stars; The Gingerbread Kid Goes to School; Wagons Ho! (co-written with G. Hallowell); Who Was Babe Ruth?; Zero the Hero (picture book illus by Tom Lichtenheld, Henry Holt/Macmillan). COMING IN 2012: Ballet Stars (Random House).

I'm at http://www.joanholub.com and http://joanholub.blogspot.com

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Doll Story with Historical Info, October 23, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Tatiana Comes to America: An Ellis Island Story (Doll Hospital, No. 1) (Paperback)

My daughter Emily and I enjoyed Doll Hospital together. The two interwoven plot lines worked well. One tells the modern-day tale of Rose and Lila who live with their grandmother and discover her doll hospital. The other is the story the doll that is being repaired in the doll hospital tells about her history and how she came to be damaged. It's funny, but has sad moments as well. We were both sorry when the book ended. Looking forward to more books in the series.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great book, December 8, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Tatiana Comes to America: An Ellis Island Story (Doll Hospital, No. 1) (Paperback)

My daughter and I loved these books. I thought it was right up there with American Doll books. Great story and great historical/educational infomation.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An amazing book!, March 22, 2006

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Maria N. Greene (Massachusetts) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tatiana Comes to America: An Ellis Island Story (Doll Hospital, No. 1) (Paperback)

At first, it didn't look that good, but after I started to read it, it got really, really good. I think my Mom would like this book too. (By Katrina, age 8.)