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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Pamela Dorman Books
Publication date
July 3, 2014
Pages
337
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9780670014736
ISBN-10
0670014737
Dimensions
1.25 by 6.25 by 9.25 in.
Weight
1.20 lbs.
Availability§
Publisher Out of Stock Indefinitely
Original list price
$26.95
§As reported by publisher
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Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: A Top Ten Finalist for Best Historical Novel, Goodreads Choice Awards, and a LibraryReads and Okra Pick
A big-hearted coming-of-age debut set in civil rights-era New Orleansâa novel of Southern eccentricity and secrets
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When Ibby Bellâs father dies unexpectedly in the summer of 1964, her mother unceremoniously deposits Ibby with her eccentric grandmother Fannie and throws in her fatherâs urn for good measure. Fannieâs New Orleans house is like no place Ibby has ever beenâand Fannie, who has a tendency to end up in the local asylumâis like no one she has ever met. Fortunately, Fannieâs black cook, Queenie, and her smart-mouthed daughter, Dollbaby, take it upon themselves to initiate Ibby into the ways of the South, both its grand traditions and its darkest secrets.
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For Fannieâs own family history is fraught with tragedy, hidden behind the closed rooms in her ornate Uptown mansion. It will take Ibbyâs arrival to begin to unlock the mysteries there. And it will take Queenie and Dollbabyâs hard-won wisdom to show Ibby that family can sometimes be found in the least expected places.
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For fans of Saving CeeCee Honeycutt and The Help, Dollbaby brings to life the charm and unrest of 1960s New Orleans through the eyes of a young girl learning to understand race for the first time.
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By turns uplifting and funny, poignant and full of verve, Dollbaby is a novel readers will take to their hearts.
A big-hearted coming-of-age debut set in civil rights-era New Orleansâa novel of Southern eccentricity and secrets
Â
When Ibby Bellâs father dies unexpectedly in the summer of 1964, her mother unceremoniously deposits Ibby with her eccentric grandmother Fannie and throws in her fatherâs urn for good measure. Fannieâs New Orleans house is like no place Ibby has ever beenâand Fannie, who has a tendency to end up in the local asylumâis like no one she has ever met. Fortunately, Fannieâs black cook, Queenie, and her smart-mouthed daughter, Dollbaby, take it upon themselves to initiate Ibby into the ways of the South, both its grand traditions and its darkest secrets.
Â
For Fannieâs own family history is fraught with tragedy, hidden behind the closed rooms in her ornate Uptown mansion. It will take Ibbyâs arrival to begin to unlock the mysteries there. And it will take Queenie and Dollbabyâs hard-won wisdom to show Ibby that family can sometimes be found in the least expected places.
Â
For fans of Saving CeeCee Honeycutt and The Help, Dollbaby brings to life the charm and unrest of 1960s New Orleans through the eyes of a young girl learning to understand race for the first time.
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By turns uplifting and funny, poignant and full of verve, Dollbaby is a novel readers will take to their hearts.
Editions
Hardcover
Large print edition from Thorndike Pr (December 17, 2014)
9781410473929 | details & prices | 545 pages | 5.50 × 8.50 × 1.00 in. | 1.40 lbs | List price $30.99
About: A big-hearted coming-of-age debut set in civil rights-era New Orleans--a novel of Southern eccentricity and secrets When Ibby Bell's father dies unexpectedly in the summer of 1964, her mother unceremoniously deposits Ibby with her eccentric grandmother Fannie and throws in her father's urn for good measure.
About: A big-hearted coming-of-age debut set in civil rights-era New Orleans--a novel of Southern eccentricity and secrets When Ibby Bell's father dies unexpectedly in the summer of 1964, her mother unceremoniously deposits Ibby with her eccentric grandmother Fannie and throws in her father's urn for good measure.
The price comparison is for this edition
from Pamela Dorman Books (July 3, 2014)
9780670014736 | details & prices | 337 pages | 6.25 × 9.25 × 1.25 in. | 1.20 lbs | List price $26.95
About: A Top Ten Finalist for Best Historical Novel, Goodreads Choice Awards, and a LibraryReads and Okra PickA big-hearted coming-of-age debut set in civil rights-era New Orleansâa novel of Southern eccentricity and secrets When Ibby Bellâs father dies unexpectedly in the summer of 1964, her mother unceremoniously deposits Ibby with her eccentric grandmother Fannie and throws in her fatherâs urn for good measure.
About: A Top Ten Finalist for Best Historical Novel, Goodreads Choice Awards, and a LibraryReads and Okra PickA big-hearted coming-of-age debut set in civil rights-era New Orleansâa novel of Southern eccentricity and secrets When Ibby Bellâs father dies unexpectedly in the summer of 1964, her mother unceremoniously deposits Ibby with her eccentric grandmother Fannie and throws in her fatherâs urn for good measure.
Paperback
Reprint edition from Penguin USA (June 23, 2015)
9780143127499 | details & prices | 337 pages | 5.25 × 8.25 × 0.75 in. | 0.70 lbs | List price $16.00
About: A big-hearted coming-of-age debut set in civil rights-era New Orleansâa novel of Southern eccentricity and secrets When Ibby Bellâs father dies unexpectedly in the summer of 1964, her mother unceremoniously deposits Ibby with her eccentric grandmother Fannie and throws in her fatherâs urn for good measure.
About: A big-hearted coming-of-age debut set in civil rights-era New Orleansâa novel of Southern eccentricity and secrets When Ibby Bellâs father dies unexpectedly in the summer of 1964, her mother unceremoniously deposits Ibby with her eccentric grandmother Fannie and throws in her fatherâs urn for good measure.
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