The Dollmaker of Krakow by Abby Craden

The Dollmaker of Krakow

Abby Craden, Robert Fass, R. M. Romero

Random House Children's Books · Print & ebook · September 12, 2017

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Who it’s for
Folklore, living dolls, and World War II history meet in a story of danger and hope.
Genres
Holocaust Stories, Magic & Fantasy, War & Military Stories
Published
Random House Children's Books, September 12, 2017

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About this book

In the vein of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas and Number the Stars, this fusion of fairy tales, folklore, and World War II history eloquently illustrates the power of love and the inherent will to survive even in the darkest of times. In the land of dolls, there is magic. In the land of humans, there is war. Everywhere there is pain. But together there is hope. Karolina is a living doll whose king and queen have been overthrown.

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But when a strange wind spirits her away from the Land of the Dolls, she finds herself in Kraków, Poland, in the company of the Dollmaker, a man with an unusual power and a marked past. The Dollmaker has learned to keep to himself, but Karolina’s courageous and compassionate manner lead him to smile and to even befriend a violin-playing father and his daughter—that is, once the Dollmaker gets over the shock of realizing a doll is speaking to him. But their newfound happiness is dashed when Nazi soldiers descend upon Poland. Karolina and the Dollmaker quickly realize that their Jewish friends are in grave danger, and they are determined to help save them, no matter what the risks.

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Folklore, living dolls, and World War II history meet in a story of danger and hope.

Come here for

  • Fairy-tale magic set against the danger of wartime Poland
  • A story where courage and compassion meet the will to survive

Expect

  • A blend of fantasy and painful historical stakes
  • An emotionally weighty read about friendship and survival

Where it sits

Magic & Fantasy61%
Holocaust Stories59%
War & Military Stories40%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Country & Ethnic Folktales
  • Holocaust Stories
  • Magic & Fantasy
Authors
Abby Craden, Robert Fass, R. M. Romero
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Published
September 12, 2017
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Country & Ethnic Folktales