Published by Delacorte Books for Young Readers on September 12, 2017
Genres: Middle Grade, Fantasy, Historical Fiction
Pages: 338
Format: ARC, eBook
ASIN: B01N36SA14
Source: NetGalley
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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. But when a strange wind spirits her away from the Land of the Dolls, she finds herself in Krakow, 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.