I loved this book and can vaguely picture the cover - a girl playing with her dolls, looking sad possibly - but can't remember the title or author for the life of me. I read the book probably anywhere between 1994 and 1998.It's set in the US, I think New York state or city. I think her parents had split up. She has these dolls that are maybe colonial dolls, or Little House on the Prairie-era potentially, and she created these vivid stories for them all in her head. If I recall correctly, she was deemed a bit too old to be playing with dolls. One of her parents, or perhaps the new love interest of a parent, tried to connect with her by buying her some doll related item but it was too modern to go with the stuff she had. I think a parent takes her to FAO Schwarz where she buys something small but more fitting. I thought the title was The Secret Family, but all my searches with that title have been fruitless.Can anyone help??
Miranda Tagliotti is a 12-year-old girl whose world is turned upside down when her parents decide to divorce. Everyone wants Miranda to be in the family that makes her feel happy, but Miranda turns more and more to the "secret family" of dolls kept in the drawer. Miranda Tagliotti is a 12-year-old girl whose world is turned upside down when her parents decide to divorce. Everyone wants Miranda to be in the family that makes her feel happy, but Miranda turns more and more to the "secret family" of dolls kept in the drawer. ...more