Books for An American Girl Readers

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74 reviews

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Explanations: aspirit: 1847, among Ojibwa, Lake Superior

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The Game of Silence

525 members

17 reviews

4

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Chickadee

275 members

11 reviews

3.9

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The Porcupine Year

336 members

19 reviews

4

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Makoons

Hope in My Heart : Sofia's Immigrant Diary, Book One

158 members

2 reviews

½ 3.5

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Lumber Camp Library

by Natalie Kinsey-Warnock

456 members

2 reviews

3.8

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Explanations: aspirit: 1920s, rural Vermont

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A Place for Joey

by Carol Flynn Harris

12 members

4

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Explanations: aspirit: 1920s Boston, Massachusetts (Italian immigrant)

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by Kathryn Lasky

154 members

4 reviews

½ 3.7

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Explanations: aspirit: 1903, in New York (Italian immigrant)

9

Home at Last : Sofia's Ellis Island Diary, Book Two

by Kathryn Lasky

131 members

2 reviews

½ 3.6

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An American Spring : Sofia's Immigrant Diary, Book Three

by Kathryn Lasky

67 members

1 review

3.8

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11

Freedom's Wings : Corey's Underground Railroad Diary, Book One

by Sharon Dennis Wyeth

534 members

9 reviews

4

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Explanations: aspirit: 1857

12

Flying Free : Corey's Underground Railroad Diary, Book Two

by Sharon Dennis Wyeth

243 members

2 reviews

4.1

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Message in the Sky : Corey's Underground Railroad Diary, Book Three

by Sharon Dennis Wyeth

143 members

2 reviews

4

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14

Westward to Home

by Patricia Hermes

591 members

8 reviews

4.1

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A Perfect Place

by Patricia Hermes

218 members

1 review

3.8

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Explanations: aspirit: 1848, Western expansion; in Willamette Valley, Oregon

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The Wild Year

by Patricia Hermes

129 members

1 review

½ 4.5

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As Far as I Can See : Meg's Prairie Diary, Book One, St. Louis to the Kansas Territory, 1856

by Kate McMullan

197 members

1 review

½ 4.4

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Explanations: aspirit: 1856, settlement of Kansas Territory

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A Fine Start: Meg's Prairie Diary

by Kate McMullan

121 members

1 review

½ 4.5

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For This Land: Meg's Prairie Diary

by Kate McMullan

140 members

½ 4.3

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Meet Samantha: An American Girl

by Susan S. Adler

3,355 members

28 reviews

4

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Explanations: aspirit: 1904 in Mount Bedford, New York

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Samantha Learns a Lesson (American Girl: Samantha, 1904)

by Susan S. Adler

1,906 members

9 reviews

4

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Samantha's Surprise: A Christmas Story

by Maxine Rose Schur

1,550 members

8 reviews

4

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Happy Birthday, Samantha!: a Springtime Story

Samantha Saves the Day: A Summer Story

1,593 members

5 reviews

4

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Changes for Samantha: A Winter Story

1,531 members

4 reviews

4.2

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1,517 members

4 reviews

4

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26

Meet Kaya

Meet Molly: An American Girl

1,430 members

15 reviews

3.9

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Explanations: aspirit: 1764 among the Nez Perce

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Meet Addy: An American Girl

2,730 members

17 reviews

3.8

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28

Addy Learns a Lesson: A School Story

2,216 members

21 reviews

4

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Explanations: aspirit: 1864, on North Carolina slave plantation

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Addy's Surprise: A Christmas Story

1,377 members

11 reviews

3.9

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Explanations: aspirit: 1864; in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Addy Saves the Day: A Summer Story

1,153 members

9 reviews

4

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Changes for Addy: A Winter Story

905 members

6 reviews

4.1

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Meet Kirsten: An American Girl

955 members

5 reviews

4.2

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Kirsten Learns a Lesson: A School Story

2,933 members

26 reviews

4

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Explanations: aspirit: 1854; Minnesota (Swedish immigrant)

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Kirsten's Surprise: A Christmas Story

1,653 members

9 reviews

3.9

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Happy Birthday, Kirsten!: A Springtime Story

1,629 members

7 reviews

3.9

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Kirsten Saves the Day: A Summer Story

1,460 members

6 reviews

3.8

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Changes for Kirsten: A Winter Story

1,441 members

4 reviews

½ 3.7

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Meet Rebecca (American Girl Collection)

1,317 members

5 reviews

½ 3.7

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680 members

3 reviews

½ 3.6

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Explanations: aspirit: 1914; in New York City (Russian immigrant, Jewish)

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Rebecca and Ana

Candlelight for Rebecca (American Girls Collection)

223 members

1 review

½ 3.7

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Rebecca and the Movies (American Girls Collection)

250 members

½ 3.7

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Rebecca to the Rescue (American Girls Collection)

201 members

½ 3.5

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Changes for Rebecca (American Girls Collection)

172 members

½ 3.4

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Meet Felicity: An American Girl

162 members

½ 3.6

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Prairie Lotus

by Linda Sue Park

360 members

24 reviews

½ 4.4

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Explanations: aspirit: 1880(s) in Dakota Territory; 15-year-old protagonist (but Chinese-American historical fiction set on this continent is very scarce).

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Felicity Learns a Lesson: A School Story

2,839 members

24 reviews

3.9

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Felicity's Surprise: A Christmas Story

1,642 members

9 reviews

4.1

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Happy Birthday, Felicity!: A Springtime Story

1,461 members

9 reviews

4

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Felicity Saves the Day: A Summer Story

1,320 members

8 reviews

3.9

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Changes for Felicity: A Winter Story (American Girls Collection)

1,401 members

8 reviews

4

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Happy Birthday, Addy!: A Springtime Story

1,326 members

7 reviews

4.1

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52

No Ordinary Sound: A Classic Featuring Melody (Beforever: Melody Classic)

1,045 members

5 reviews

4

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by Denise Lewis Patrick

111 members

3.8

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Explanations: aspirit: 1964; in Detroit, Michigan

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The Silent Stranger

Never Stop Singing: A Melody Classic 2 (American Girl Melody Classic)

387 members

4 reviews

4

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Explanations: aspirit: Nez Percé

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by Denise Lewis Patrick

38 members

½ 3.7

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Explanations: aspirit: 1964

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The Lady's Slipper: A Melody Mystery (American Girl Beforever Mysteries)

by Emma Carlson Berne

26 members

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Explanations: aspirit: 1964

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Courtney Friendship Superhero (Courtney 1986)

by Kellen Hertz

14 members

1 review

4

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Explanations: aspirit: 1986

58

Bound for Oregon

by Jean Van Leeuwen

1,056 members

2 reviews

3.8

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Molly Learns a Lesson

Meet Kit: An American Girl

1,531 members

7 reviews

3.8

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Meet Josefina: An American Girl

2,125 members

23 reviews

3.9

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Happy Birthday, Molly!: A Springtime Story

2,067 members

7 reviews

3.8

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Molly's Surprise: A Christmas Story

1,369 members

7 reviews

3.9

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Molly Saves the Day: A Summer Story

1,360 members

12 reviews

4

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Changes for Molly: A Winter Story

1,285 members

5 reviews

3.9

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Josefina's Surprise: A Christmas Story

1,231 members

5 reviews

3.8

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Josefina Learns a Lesson: A School Story

1,006 members

8 reviews

4

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Happy Birthday, Josefina!: A Springtime Story

1,153 members

5 reviews

3.9

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Kit's Surprise: A Christmas Story

712 members

5 reviews

3.9

69

Changes for Josefina: A Winter Story

781 members

5 reviews

4

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Kit Learns a Lesson: A School Story

639 members

6 reviews

3.9

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892 members

1 review

3.8

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Very Funny, Elizabeth!

714 members

4 reviews

4

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Kaya's Escape

Josefina Saves the Day: A Summer Story

773 members

6 reviews

3.9

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Kaya and Lone Dog: A Friendship Story (American Girls Collection)

697 members

8 reviews

4.1

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by Janet Shaw

563 members

8 reviews

3.9

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Kaya's Hero: A Story of Giving

by Janet Shaw

551 members

4 reviews

4

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A Reward for Josefina

Meet Julie: An American Girl

413 members

3 reviews

½ 3.6

78

by Megan McDonald

985 members

10 reviews

3.8

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Kaya Shows the Way: A Sister Story

by Janet Shaw

503 members

3 reviews

3.9

80

Changes for Kaya: A Story of Courage

482 members

2 reviews

4

81

Samantha's Cook Book

by Terri Braun

198 members

1 review

4

82

Nellie's Promise

662 members

6 reviews

4

83

Felicity's New Sister

Welcome to Kirsten's World, 1854

456 members

5 reviews

½ 3.7

84

by Susan Sinnott

333 members

5 reviews

4

85

Welcome to Samantha's World, 1904: Growing Up In America's New Century

by Catherine Gourley

331 members

6 reviews

3.9

86

Kirsten on the Trail

453 members

2 reviews

3.8

87

Samantha's Winter Party

433 members

7 reviews

4

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Really Truly Ruthie

Welcome to Molly's World, 1944: Growing Up in World War Two America

329 members

1 review

½ 4.3

89

by Catherine Gourley

301 members

6 reviews

3.8

90

Felicity's Cookbook

by Polly Athan

211 members

4

91

Kaya and the River Girl (American Girl)

Samantha's Blue Bicycle (American Girls Short Stories)

141 members

3.9

92

Samantha's Special Talent

133 members

½ 3.7

93

by Sarah Masters Buckey

126 members

1 review

4.1

94

Happy Birthday, Kit!: A Springtime Story

Changes for Kit: A Winter Story

594 members

3 reviews

4

95

Kit Saves the Day: A Summer Story

525 members

2 reviews

4

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512 members

4 reviews

4

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Brave Emily

456 members

3 reviews

½ 3.7

98

Molly Takes Flight