Let’s Call Her Barbie

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Let’s Call Her Barbie
by Renee Rosen

ISBN: 9780593953631
Hardcover, new
Publication Date: 1/21/2025

Brief Description:
“A fresh and fun take on Barbie lore…clever and satisfying.” – Shelby Van
Pelt, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Remarkably Bright Creatures
She was only eleven-and-a-half inches tall, but she would change the world.
Barbie is born in this bold new novel by USA Today bestselling author Renée
Rosen. When Ruth Handler walks into the boardroom of the toy company she
co-founded and pitches her idea for a doll unlike any other, she knows what
she’s setting in motion. It might just take the world a moment to catch up.
In 1956, the only dolls on the market for little girls let them pretend to
be mothers. Ruth’s vision for a doll shaped like a grown woman and
outfitted in an enviable wardrobe will let them dream they can be anything.
As Ruth assembles her team of creative rebels—head engineer Jack Ryan who
hides his deepest secrets behind his genius and designers Charlotte Johnson
and Stevie Klein, whose hopes and dreams rest on the success of Barbie’s
fashion—she knows they’re working against a ticking clock to get this wild
idea off the ground. In the decades to come—through soaring heights and
devastating personal lows, public scandals and private tensions— each of
them will have to decide how tightly to hold on to their creation. Because
Barbie has never been just a doll—she’s a legacy. Includes a Readers Guide
and Exclusive Vintage Barbie Photos!