Books in American Girl: Girl of the Year 2019 series

Meet Blaire Wilson! She's a creative girl with bold ideas and a big heart.Get to know American Girl's 2019 Girl of the year, Blaire, in this first book in her series!Chef. Decorator. Chicken wrangler. Blaire does it all at her family's restaurant, inn, and farm. Her recent food sensitivity has made her time in the kitchen -- and time with friends -- a little tough. But now she's got the perfect distraction -- a wedding to plan! With her BFF by her side, and a million creative ideas saved on her tablet, Blaire is sure she can make the farm's first wedding an epic celebration.But between dress disasters, texting mix-ups, and more than one incident with a mischievous goat, Blaire soon learns that wedding planning is a tricky business . . . and that balancing friendships is even trickier. Can Blaire find a way to make things right, or will this wedding -- and her friendship -- turn into epic fails?

The second book in American Girl's 2019 Girl of the Year series! Blaire Wilson is a creative girl with bold ideas and a big heart.See how the story of American Girl's 2019 Girl of the Year continues in this second novel! A goat that does tricks. A lamb in pajamas. A celebrity who offers Blaire the opportunity of a lifetime. Things are never boring at Pleasant View Farm!Things get interesting at school, too. Blaire's determined to find a BIG idea for the Community Service Challenge. Her project becomes personal when she befriends a young girl at the local food pantry. With a love of cooking and a farm full of fresh ingredients, Blaire soon has a plan for making a difference. But it's going to take help from her whole class-including a mysterious new kid, Eli-to keep Blaire's creativity from becoming a catastrophe. . . .

Collect all three books about American Girl's 2018 Girl of the Year, Luciana, in this beautifully designed box set.Meet the 2018 Girl of the Year, Luciana Vega! She's an aspiring astronaut ready to take the next giant leap to Mars. This box set contains paperbacks of the three novels in her series.Luciana: Luciana is picked to lead her Space Camp team in a robot challenge, but instead of rocketing her crew to success she steers them straight into trouble. Can she prove to her crew they can depend on her?Luciana: Braving the Deep: At youth astronaut training camp, Luci hopes to dive to an underwater habitat where real astronauts train for life in space. But then an underwater crisis turns her world upside down. Will she have to kiss her dreams of becoming an astronaut good-bye?Luciana: Out of This World: Luci travels to Chile where she gets to spend two days in the Atacama Desert beside real NASA scientists. . .and her rival from astronaut training camp, too. When disaster strikes, Luci's ability to work with and listen to others is put to the ultimate test.

In her third story, Luciana and her family are headed to Chile for winter break. Luci can't wait to see her cousins - but the reunion doesn't go as planned, and Luci feels like an outsider in her own family. Just then she receives a surprise invite from Claire Jacobs, her frenemy from astronaut training camp, to join her at the Mars habitat in the desert and watch NASA scientists at work. It's an offer too good to refuse, so Luci decides to leave her cousins and give her friendship with Claire a second chance. But what if Luci has made the wrong decision? What if she still can't trust Claire? When disaster strikes in the desert, Luci finds out the truth.

American Girl's 2018 Girl of the Year, Luciana, continues her quest to be the first kid on Mars in this second book in her series!In her second novel, Luciana is off to youth astronaut training camp! She hopes to be chosen to dive to an underwater habitat where real astronauts train for life in space. But when Luci accuses her diving partner of sabotage, no one believes her and her chances of making the diving team sink fast. Things hit rock bottom when Luci has an underwater crisis. Suddenly, making the dive team isn't her biggest worry. She'll have to conquer her fears if she ever wants to make it to Mars. If she can't, will she have to kiss her dreams of becoming an astronaut good-bye?

In this second book in her series, Grace is excited to start a new French baking business with her friends, and to have an adorable new dog to train, too! But she quickly learns that both the business and the dog are big responsibilities, especially when her energetic pup has difficulty adjusting to her new home. Grace does her best to give her pet what she needs to be happy. Can she also help her friends blend their unique talents, and whip up a recipe for a successful business?

Meet the 2017 Girl of the Year, Gabriela McBride! She's a true talent who gets creative for a cause. This box set contains paperbacks of the three novels in her series.Gabriela: Gabby loves expressing herself -- especially in the dance studio -- but lately, poetry is becoming her art form of choice. Can Gabby use the power of her words to save her beloved community arts center from shutting down?Gabriela Speaks Out: Gabby hopes to win the school election so she can speak out for change. Can she beat her rival, the confident and intimidating Aaliyah Reade-Johnson?Gabriela Novel 3: Gabby is juggling rehearsals for a poetry competition and a new dance opportunity. But is it possible to do both...and be a good friend, too?

Nine-year-old Grace Thomas is always thinking up big ideas, like starting a business with her friends over the summer! When her mom announces a trip to Paris instead, Grace gets on board, but it quickly seems as if none of her plans are working out the way she'd hoped. She and her French cousin aren't getting along, and Grace's friends back home have started a business without her. Can she find the courage to stay open to new ideas and turn the summer around?

As Isabelle rehearses her ballet routine for The Nutcracker, she wonders if she'll ever master her pirouettes, especially with her classmate Renata pointing out her every mistake. She tries focusing on the other parts of the production she enjoys: exploring the costume and props room and helping out with costumes for some of the younger dancers. But when Jade, her big sister who also attends Anna Hart School of the Arts, becomes moody and withdrawn, Isabelle taps into her design skills to try to find a solution for Jade. In the meantime, can Isabelle find the confidence to tune out Renata and perfect her own performance, too?

For spring break, Lea has invited her friend Camila to St. Louis for a stateside adventure. They find a stray kitten and make a mysterious discovery while visiting a grand but crumbling mansion. Lea is determined to uncover the secrets of her discovery, but in her search for clues she forgets to be a good host to Camila. And when Lea's best friend, Abby, becomes fast friends with Camila, Lea feels a little left out. Can she find a way to reconnect with her friends and solve the mystery, too?

Get to know American Girl's 2017 Girl of the Year, Gabriela, in this first book in her series! Gabby loves expressing herself--especially in the dance studio--but lately, poetry is becoming her art form of choice, and for good reason: Gabby struggles with stuttering, and spoken word poetry helps her speech flow more freely. Still, compared to how confident she feels on the dance floor, speaking up can be scary. When the city threatens to close her beloved community arts center, Gabby is determined to find a way to help. Can she harness the power of her words and rally her community to save Liberty Arts?