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Title: The Birthday Dolly
Review: This is a lovely story which teaches the brotherhood of all races without being didactic or heavyhanded. It is a doll's story, and is told from her point of view. First, a financially struggling white mother sacrifices to buy the white Dolly for her daughter; later, the daughter paints Dolly brown and gives her to an African-American friend; and finally Dolly is sold to an antiques dealer, through whom she is reunited with her now-grown original owner. Dolly's story is interspersed with details about the struggles and joys of the two families: black lung disease, poverty, segregation, discrimination; and playtime, birthdays, holidays, and the progress made by the Civil Rights Movement.
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