American Girl (book series)

American Girl

Author
Various, including
  • Susan S. Adler
  • Dan Andreasen
  • Chryssa Atkinson
  • Emma Carlson Berne
  • Sarah Masters Buckey
  • Mary Casanova
  • Evelyn Coleman
  • Kathleen Ernst
  • Erin Falligant
  • Jacqueline Dembar Greene
  • Alison Hart
  • Elizabeth McDavid Jones
  • Amy Goldman Koss
  • Jane Kurtz
  • Kirby Larson
  • Megan McDonald
  • Denise Lewis Patrick
  • Connie Porter
  • Kathryn Reiss
  • Janet Beeler Shaw
  • Valerie Tripp
  • Lisa Yee
  • Laurence Yep
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreHistorical fiction
PublisherAmerican Girl
Published1986 - current
Media typePrint (Hardcover and Paperback)

The American Girl series, by various authors, is a collection of novels set within toy line's fictional universe. Since its inception, American Girl has published books based on the dolls, with novels and other media to tie in with their dolls. The books follow various American girls throughout both historical eras and contemporary settings.[1]

The historical novels that have corresponding dolls are referred to as the Central Series. There is also the Girl of the Year line of characters from contemporary settings.[2]

A related series entitled History Mysteries, also known as Mysteries Through Time and/or Mysteries through History was released by American Girl in 1999 and discontinued in 2004.

  1. ^ Wolitzer, Meg (11 November 2007). "Meet Julie - Megan McDonald - Robert Hunt - Book Review". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  2. ^ Morgenegg, Faith (21 February 2015). "Book review: American Girl of the Year 'Grace' shares her adventures in Paris". Deseret News. Retrieved 22 November 2015.