American Girl Doll News

I found a new American Girl DK book while looking for the GOTY 2017 descriptions. It is called "American Girl: The Story of America" and it has a REAL SUMMARY! Balloons! Balloons! The release date is February 7, 2017. Here's the description: "Discover history with American Girl®. Step into key moments from America's history with the American Girl BeForever™ characters in American Girl: The Story of America. Travel back in time-from the 1750s to the groovy '70s. Find out how the Nez Perce tribe lived, what it was like to grow up on the wild frontier, how girls helped the war effort during WWII, and much more. Fascinating facts are paired with historically accurate items from the American Girl Doll collections to illustrate important eras in American history. Young readers will engage with history as they meet each character and discover her incredible story. © 2016 American Girl. All rights reserved. American Girl and associated trademarks are owned by and used under license from American Girl." I can't wait to read it! WAHOO FOR HISTORY! AMERICAN GIRL TRIVIA: Melody's whole world costs $900. COMMENT DISCUSSION QUESTION: What's the weirdest dream you've ever had? MY ANSWER: Tonight! It was where we were all wrong about Girl of the Year 2017. It ended up being a white ballerina doll named Arizona.

Yeah, that's pretty much all I have to say! American Girl World 2.0 is OUT! Who's playing?

Yes, American Girl World is coming! It's DONE! And, because you guys are so nice, I will let you guys play it starting TOMORROW at 7 am Eastern time! CLICK HERE IF YOU WANT TO COUNT DOWN. MY ANSWER: I get up at 5:30 AM, so yeah!

One of the highlights of this week was the Girl of the Year 2017 books going on pre-order. Even though there was a fake description only, it made me feel happy. It will make me feel even happier when the descriptions leak out! I will go on a full-on hunt next week. Anyways, this week's shoutout is going to... TURLOCK, CALIFORNIA! What if GOTY 2017 is going to be from Turlock? We'll see.... AMERICAN GIRL TRIVIA: 3 American Girl dolls live in Illinois. COMMENT DISCUSSION QUESTION: What accessory do you want American Girl to make next? MY ANSWER: A Cavachon. A Cavachon is a breed of dog, and my dog is a Cavachon. This is my dog:

I was bored, so I made a map of all the places the Girls of the Year dolls live. AMERICAN GIRL TRIVIA: Marisol was the first Girl of the Year to be called a Girl of the Year. COMMENT DISCUSSION QUESTION: Where do you hope Girl of the Year 2017 lives? MY ANSWER: Charlotte! Or Alaska. They did a doll from Hawaii, don't you think it's Alaska's turn?

There are some exciting book leaks today, including the Girl of the Year 2017 books and the new American Girl contemporary books! Come on and hit that "Read More button!" You'll want to! The new American Girl contemporary middle grade books are listed for a January 31, 2017 release date! WAHOO! Two of them are by Kellen Hertz, who co-wrote Lea And Camila with Lisa Yee. I'm happy for her, because Lea And Camila is my favorite Lea book! There are no covers yet, and the only description is "A new middle grade series featuring contemporary characters!" And, finally, let's get to the reason I made this post- THE GIRL OF THE YEAR 2017 BOOKS ARE UP! Let's do the WAVE! WAVE! WAVE! I cheered and screamed when I found out at 5 in the morning. It woke up my sister. Sorry, Sierra! It also woke up my puppy, too. Sorry, Snick! They are by Teresa E. Harris, who has never written a AG book before. Let's hope she does GOOD! The first one has the release date of December 27, 2016. OK, let's start the petition, MOM: GET MY BUTT OVER TO BARNES AND NOBLE ON DECEMBER 27! The description says this: "Introducing American Girl's 2017 Girl of the Year! Find out how the girl's story began in this first of four novels." FOUR? OMGOMGOMGOHMYCOWSPOTATOES FOUR! The second one is going to come out on March 28, 2017. I'll be dead waiting, but at least I have the new contemporary books to keep me going! This is also a possible spring release date for next year. The third and the fourth one aren't up yet, but I am speculating the third one would be released during the summer release and the fourth one around the holidays. At least we get a conformation that there will be a Girl of the Year this year! Making it through June without a movie worried me a bit. I guess I'm accustomed to patterns. Now watch as Super Sydney (I know, what a cheesy superhero name, but I made that up when I was 3 and beating my whole preschool into knowing how to read while watching Super Why) leaks the descriptions to the Girl of the Year 2017 books and everyone knows her story, and boom! I leak the doll! Cue the fireworks! OK, maybe not fireworks. They are a bit too loud for my autistic ears. Maybe confetti will do. AMERICAN GIRL TRIVIA: The first Girl of the Year was Lindsey, but Nicki was the first doll to come out on January 1st. COMMENT DISCUSSION QUESTION: What was the most embarrassing thing you did when you were little? MY ANSWER: I watched a lot of preschool TV. Probably at least 2 hours a day. I cut down on it a little when I went to kindergarten, and then I didn't stop until third grade. Hey, third grade is the same year I got interest in American Girl dolls!

8 days ago, I (or Dad, because I can't drive yet) finally got myself over to the AGP Charlotte so I could take pictures of the new releases from American Girl. Even though the American Girl store was 4th of July weekend crowded, I got to take photos easily even though a few mothers questioned what I was doing. So, without further ado, THE PHOTOS! This is the Truly Me stuff only. I did take some pictures of the Wellie Wishers, but there were a few toddlers running around that area so most of them were blurry. When I come to the AGP again I'll take better photos of the Wellie Wishers. AMERICAN GIRL TRIVIA: With the exception of the January 1st release, all AG stuff comes out on Thursdays. COMMENT DISCUSSION QUESTION: What's your favorite AG store visit? If you haven't been to one, then what's your favorite vacation? MY ANSWER: My favorite time I went to the American Girl store was when I got Grace and the manager quizzed me on American Girl. That was awesome! P.S: Someone joined the Melody Release Team who will be covering the Boston/Natick store! Please email sydneymadisonnetwork@gmail.com to sign up. Charlotte, Boston and Houston are now taken!

It seems like forever we've been waiting for Melody to come out. I have been waiting for 558 days for her, to be exact. That's how long it's been since I posted my first post about Melody. On December 30, 2014. WOW. And now, I found out her release date. It's on the American Girl store website. A "block party" to celebrate Melody's release is on August 26, 2016. August 26 falls on a Friday, and AG stuff usually comes out on Thursdays, so her release date is... AUGUST 25, 2016! I am so happy that my county is starting school on August 29th so I can go to the AG store, take pictures and go get Melody on the 25th! MELODY RELEASE TEAM UPDATE: Someone that will cover the Houston store just joined! Email me at sydneymadisonnetwork@gmail.com if you are interested in covering a store that's not Charlotte or Houston. AMERICAN GIRL TRIVIA: American Girl had a "Real Girl of the Year" contest in 2007 and 2008. COMMENT DISCUSSION QUESTION: What doll do you want next? MY ANSWER: Melody! P:S- I made a Melody countdown!

The Indianapolis store just opened, but I just stumbled upon details for the grand opening of the temporary store in Detroit, Michigan! Wahoo! The grand opening will be on Saturday, August 6 2016 at 10 am Eastern time. The store will close on January 31, 2017, just like the Indianapolis store. These are the facts you need to know to be prepared to go to the grand opening, simplified from a paragraph on American Girl's website: -Tickets are required for entry into the store during grand-opening weekend. If we reach capacity for the day, no more entrace tickets will be distributed. -Beginning one hour before store opening on Saturday and Sunday, American Girl will distribute entrance tickets for that day. Entrance tickets can be obtained near the store entrance and are valid only on the day they're issued. -Entrance tickets for Saturday will only be good for Saturday, same for Sunday. -Each child that visits American Girl will receive a complimentary gift, while supplies last. -American Girl will be hosting a craft, while supplies last. -American Girl will be hosting a drawing for a free Lea Clark Girl of the Year doll and book. There will be one giveaway on Saturday and one giveaway on Sunday. Customers do not need to be present to win. -The closest mall entrance to American Girl is located Upper Level near Nordstrom. AMERICAN GIRL TRIVIA: The American Girl store in New York City opened on November 7, 2003. COMMENT DISCUSSION QUESTION: Have you ever been to a AG store grand opening or a doll debut? MY ANSWER: I went to the Lea debut. If you are worried about crowds, go after the party's over! You can get the free gift later in the year, like I did!

The American Girl temporary store at the Castleton Square Mall in Indianapolis, Indiana is now open! If you are going to the new store today, there will be a entrance ticket system to avoid overflow. You will get a free gift if you go, but I don't know what the gift is because I'm not there. Also, while you wait, there is a mystery craft and a raffle for a free Lea doll. The store will be open until January 31, 2017- so the Girl of the Year for next year will be there for a month, too! Also, I want to organize a Melody Release Team for people willing to go to their local American Girl stores on Melody's release weekend, take pictures of Melody and her world, and send them to me so I can post them. If you are interested, e-mail me at sydneymadisonnetwork@gmail.com. Put Melody Release Team as your subject line and mention the store you'll go too. Anywhere but Charlotte! (I'm covering Charlotte, like usual.) AMERICAN GIRL TRIVIA: Melody is the only doll to date that had her books out before the doll. COMMENT DISCUSSION QUESTION: 500 dollar American Girl gift card or trips to every AG store? MY ANSWER: I can't choose!

Much in the style of the new Truly Me kitchen, a mall that is going to have an American Girl temporary store has accidentally leaked a new American Girl salon chair, and AGDN has the scoop first! This photo is a mix of old and new stuff. The dolls are all old, but the salon chair, cape and center is ALL NEW! I am so proud of myself for randomly browsing the American Girl Facebook page and finding this big scoop. The American Girl fandom will go to my site like crazy! VIEWS! AMERICAN GIRL TRIVIA: American Girl had a doll hospital since the company started. COMMENT DISCUSSION QUESTION: Have you ever had to send a doll to the Doll Hospital, and did you have to ever go to the real hospital? MY ANSWER: I haven't had to send a doll to the hospital, but I have gone to the real hospital twice! (Once when I was 7 for a really bad strep throat, and once when I was 10 for my diabetes diagnosis.) MY

The 29th annual American Girl Benefit Sale for the Madison Children's Museum in Madison, Wisconsin is in 8 days, people! 8 DAYS! And, with that, the prices for the Saturday part of the sale have been posted. The sale usually has retired dolls, and there is no exception for that tradition this year. Isabelle Palmer, who is Girl of the Year 2014, Grace Thomas, who is Girl of the Year 2015 and Caroline Abbot, who is a BeForever doll from 1812 that got retired last year, are all available at the main part of the sale, as well as some other dolls that are on silent auction. Let's go! Truly Me outfits are limited to 3 per person. The outfits available for the Truly Me dolls are down below. Truly Me furniture sets are limited to 1 per person. The furniture sets available are down below. Bitty outfits are limited to 4 per person. The outfits available are down below. Bitty accessory sets are limited to 1 per person. The accessories available are down below. BeForever outfits are limited to 1 per person. The outfits available are down below. These next 2 BeForever sets are unlimited. The sets are down below. The Corgi Puppy is limited to 1 per person and costs $12 at the sale. Truly Me dolls cost $57.50 and are limited to 8 per person. BeForever dolls are limited to 1 per person. There are varying prices depending on who you get. The prices are shown below. There are two Girl of the Year dolls available. Each doll is limited to 3 per person. The dolls available are shown below. All Bitty dolls are limited to 1 per person. They cost $40. And, that's it! While you are waiting in line for the sale, there is a play area complete with crafts, a photo booth and a doll diner, a silent auction for older dolls not available at the sale, a craft sale, and a raffle for American Girl items, 7 am tickets for the 2017 Benefit Sale and a Bitty Baby signed by Pleasant Rowland. This post was so long I won't do American Girl Trivia! COMMENT DISCUSSION QUESTION: What was the cheapest you've got a doll for? MY ANSWER: Free! I actually got 3 dolls for free. It was awesome!