American Girl Book Club

I’m reading the American Girl books in the wrong order… join me!

I am on a quest to “meet” every girl in the American Girl franchise. 14 of these young ladies invite us to meet them,

For those of you who are new to the American Girl franchise or who only know the collectable doll line: American Girl used to be a franchise focused on telling stories about girls throughout American history. It did this through a series of books and dolls to ‘bring history to life’… hey, for a nine year old, dolls may as well be real life

The series was created by Pleasent Company which released six girls. Two more girls, Kit and Kaya, were in pre-production when the brand was bought by Mattel in 1998. Kit and Kaya were released in the early 2000s, and Mattel has released several more girls over the years.
So let me define exactly what I mean when I say I’m going to “Meet” the American Girls. I am going to read every book in the Historical Characters lineup that kicks off a book series for the girl and has the title “Meet ___” so while there is the Girls of Today line and other Historical Characters I will not be covering, I will still be reading 14 characters!

I will also be reading them in release order to get an idea of how the brand changed overtime.

First up is Meet Samantha.