Doll Hospital Books in Order

At their grandmother’s doll hospital, Rose and Lila hear the history of Goldie, a doll owned by Eliza. Her family’s loss of wealth during the Great Depression links the doll’s past with the sisters’ present-day discoveries.

Rose and Lila reluctantly stay with their grandmother until her doll hospital reveals Tatiana’s story. The doll accompanied a Russian girl named Anya on a difficult journey to America, where arriving at Ellis Island brought new uncertainty.

Rose and Lila help their grandmother restore a Parisian dollhouse for a museum. Her ability to hear dolls' stories reveals the connection between its miniature family and a student at an 1890s boarding school.

Their grandmother's doll hospital introduces Rose and Lila to Glory, a doll given to an enslaved girl named May. Glory's story follows May's journey on the Underground Railroad as she seeks freedom from slavery.

Rose and Lila find a damaged baby doll at their babysitter Jill's home and ask their grandmother to restore it. Hearing Marissa's story reveals her place in Jill's childhood and the aunt who gave her.

A visit to a Shaker village leads Rose and Lila to hear Charlotte's story. The doll belonged to Daisy, an orphan taken in by the Shakers after a cholera epidemic devastated her family in 1832.