Author Amanda FitzSimons releases book examining the history of American Girl
Journalist Amanda FitzSimons has published a non-fiction book exploring how the American Girl doll brand shaped history and the toy industry.
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Journalist and author Amanda FitzSimons has published a new non-fiction book titled An American Girl: How a Billion Dollar Doll and Its Unlikely Founder Changed Girlhood Forever. BookPage reported that the book offers insight into the impact of the doll brand on American girlhood, history and the toy industry. [1]
BookPage reported that most dolls typically maintain popularity for only one Christmas season. However, American Girl dolls have sustained commercial success for more than 40 seasons. [1]
American Girl is a brand of 18-inch dolls owned by Mattel that features characters depicting eight to 14-year-old girls from diverse historical periods and backgrounds. The line includes accompanying books written from the perspectives of the characters, alongside modern doll lines such as Truly Me and Girl of the Year. [7]
Separately, TODAY.com and People.com reported that author Fiona Davis has released a new novel featuring the American Girl character Samantha as an adult. WBUR reported that the book is the first American Girl novel written for adult readers. [3][4][5]
In short
- Amanda FitzSimons authored An American Girl: How a Billion Dollar Doll and Its Unlikely Founder Changed Girlhood Forever.
- American Girl dolls are an 18-inch line of dolls owned by the toy company Mattel.
- Author Fiona Davis published the first American Girl novel targeted at adult readers.
Sources
Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.
- [1]An American GirlBookPage Nonfiction, 12d ago (the report this story comes from)
- [2]Owning an American Girl doll was a millennial flex. Gen Alpha is making them their own.Yahoo, 12d ago
- [3]I wrote the first American Girl novel for adults. Here’s why | CognoscentiWBUR, 11d ago
- [4]Author Fiona Davis Reintroduces Samantha From American Girl in New Adult NovelTODAY.com, 13d ago
- [5]In First-Ever American Girl Novel by Fiona Davis, Samantha Is All Grown Up (Exclusive)People.com, 11d ago
- [6]Exclusive | Meet the adults spending an ungodly amount to look like their prized American Girl dollsNew York Post, 12d ago
Background
- [7]American Girl on Wikipedia
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