the American Girl dolls and companion books (penned by various authors) originally centered on three heroines from different periods of U.S. history. There was Kirsten Larson, a Swedish immigrant ...

Unlike the other girl who was introduced and axed within that short time (my ... of grappling with American culture and building a log cabin. In the first Kirsten book, her best friend dies ...

Kirsten is an American Girl doll. She also is an icon for many Minnesota girls who grew up with the American Girl line of dolls in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, along with its catalogs and books ...

Spread out over a standard six-book series, each girl has an arc of self-discovery and resilience in the face of both historical and everyday issues. These stories made me fall in love with American ...

Children don’t read your books to do you a favor ... She is real to Shaw, too, who continues to contribute short stories about Kirsten to American Girl magazine. “She remains a 10-year ...

In honor of American Girl reintroducing its historic dolls — Samantha Parkington, Kirsten Larson ... which will also include the first paperback book (with a fun vintage cover!) ...

All three girls will come in the iconic burgundy American Girl box American Girl History is repeating itself at American Girl, and fans are here for the nostalgia. The brand announced in an ...

Millennial parents, this American Girl ... Rose couldn't get enough of Kirsten's story. As a kid I really enjoyed learning about the past through the American Girl books, and I can see how this ...

Laura Laurie mostly learned about American history from the popular American Girl books. Her favorite was Kirsten, the girl of the 1850s, who emigrated with her family from Sweden to a homestead in ...

Kirsten Larson — "a pioneer ... the latest creation to be retired by American Girl, the doll-making franchise famous for churning out wholesome dolls, books, clothing and movies steeped in ...

Kirsten is an American Girl doll. She also is an icon for many Minnesota girls who grew up with the American Girl line of dolls in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, along with its catalogs and books ...

Books like “Samantha ... the different ways that American Girl dolls would consume cannabis. (Kit Kittredge, from the 1930s, would roll joints with Bible papers, and Kirsten Larson, who was ...