Skip to content

Daisy and the doll

by Michael Medearis, Angela Shelf Medearis

Cover of Daisy and the doll
Popularity 2

Daisy, an eight-year-old black girl living in rural Vermont in the 1890s, is given a black doll by her teacher and becomes uncomfortable that her skin is a different color from that of her classmates, until she finds the courage to speak from her heart.

African AmericansDollsFictionJuvenile fictionPrejudicesSchoolsSelf-esteemPicture booksChildren: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)Children's Books/Ages 4-8 FictionShort StoriesGeneral