Each American Girl character had a series of books, and corresponding dolls, that explored her story in a particular time ...

In February, the American Girl brand, beloved for its expansive (and expensive) line of books, toys ... it was the board that made the decision to set Addy’s story amid the end of slavery ...

One other aspect that set the American Girls dolls apart ... At the beginning of the book series, penned by author Connie Porter, Addy is enslaved on a plantation alongside her family.

Then the company introduced their first Black American Girl doll, Addy Walker, in 1993. On the cover of the first book in her collection ... Her harrowing backstory set in the Civil War, she ...

Addy is the fifth most popular doll in the American Girl doll series ... to learn about the similarities and inspirations for the book with activities, games and refreshments.

Founded by entrepreneur Pleasant Rowland in 1986, American Girl dolls were a way to teach girls ages 8 to 11 about U.S. history, via a series of dolls with accompanying books and elaborate ...

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 ...