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Books in The American Girls Collection, Book 1 series

  • Meet Felicity

    Valerie Tripp, Dan Andreasen

    Paperback (American Girl, Sept. 1, 1991)
    Felicity falls in love with a beautiful horse named Penny. When she discovers that the owner is cruel, she is determined to find a way to save Penny.
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  • Molly: An American Girl : 1944

    Valerie Tripp

    Paperback (Amer Girl Pub, Sept. 1, 1990)
    Molly has a feud with her brother, helps the war effort, celebrates Christmas without her father, meets an English girl, fights in a camp war, and awaits her father's return from overseas
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  • Kirsten: An American Girl : 1854

    Janet Beeler Shaw

    Paperback (Amer Girl Pub, Sept. 1, 1990)
    Includes six paperback books in a cardboard slipcase: Meet Kirsten, Kirsten Learns a Lesson, Kirsten's Surprise, Happy Birthday Kirsten, Kirsten Saves the Day and Changes for Kirsten.
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  • Meet Samantha an American Girl Book One

    Susan S. Adler

    Paperback (Pleasant Company, March 15, 1986)
    Samantha Parkington is an orpan who lives with her rich grandmother in 1904. There are many servants in Grandmary's busy, bustling household, but there is no one for Samantha to play with. That's why she's so excited when Nellie moves in next door. Nellie has come to work so that she can send money back to her family in the city. Even though their lives are different, the two girls become good friends. One day Samantha discovers that Jessie, the seamstress, is leaving. No one will tell her why. So she and Nellie plan a secret midnight adventure to find out.
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  • Kit Saves The Day

    Valerie Tripp, Walter Rane

    Paperback (American Girl, Sept. 1, 2001)
    Kit meets a young hobo who shares his exciting life on the road. When Kit decides to pursue some adventures of her own, her curiosity gets her into trouble!
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  • Happy Birthday, Kit!

    Valerie Tripp, Walter Rane

    Paperback (American Girl, Sept. 1, 2001)
    With no time or money to spare, the chances of Kit having a birthday party are pretty slim. But when Aunt Millie comes for a visit, Kit finds new reasons to hope.
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  • Meet Marie-Grace

    Sarah M Buckey, Christine Kornacki

    Paperback (American Girl, Aug. 30, 2011)
    Marie-Grace Gardner has just arrived in New Orleans, and she hopes she never has to move again. The lively city is unlike any other place Marie-Grace has lived. When she meets Mademoiselle Océane, a talented opera singer, Marie-Grace longs to take lessons. She loves to sing, and she would like to get to know Cécile Rey, the confident girl who is Mademoiselle's student. But Marie-Grace is shy, and starting school reminds her how hard it is to make friends and fit in. Can an unexpected adventure help her feel as if she belongs in New Orleans?
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  • Meet Caroline: An American Girl

    Kathleen Ernst

    Paperback (American Girl, Sept. 4, 2012)
    Caroline Abbott is doing what she loves most--sailing on Lake Ontario with Papa--when her world turns upside down. A British officer boards their sloop, announces that Britain and America are once again at war, and takes her father prisoner. As Papa is led away, Caroline promises him that she will be brave until he returns. Then the British attack her village, and it looks as if the Americans are in trouble. Can she stay steady enough to help win the day? The illustrated "Looking Back" section explores the beginning of the War of 1812.
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  • Happy Birthday, Kirsten: A Springtime Story

    Janet Shaw

    Paperback (Pleasant, Aug. 16, 1987)
    Kirsten a pioneer girl of strength and spirit who settles on the frontier.
  • Addy Learns a Lesson: A School Story

    Connie Porter, Melodye Porter

    Paperback (Scholastic Inc, Jan. 1, 1993)
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  • Welcome to Felicity's World, 1774: Growing Up in Colonial America

    Pleasant Company, Camela Decaire, Jodi Evert, Catherine Gourley, Jamie Young, David Henderson

    Hardcover (Amer Girl Pub, Sept. 1, 1999)
    Through the eyes of nine-year-old Felicity Merriman, provides an in-depth look at daily life and historical events in the American colonies during the Revolutionary War, including home life, work, medicine, and play.
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  • Kirsten's Surprise

    Janet Shaw

    Paperback (American Girl, March 1, 1988)
    Kirsten and her family will be celebrating their first Christmas in America. Kirsten wants to keep some of their old Swedish traditions alive in the new country, so she secretly plans a Saint Lucia celebration. But everything depends on a trip to town with Papa, and he's too busy to leave the farm. At last they go--and get caught in a terrible blizzard. It's up to Kirsten to keep herself and Papa safe through the night. When she finally gets home, the candles in the little cabin glow with a special holiday warmth.
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