5TH Day Of Christmas – Saige Books!
Dec 29
Hi everyone,
Welcome to Day 5 of our 12 Days Of Christmas celebration!
[Giveaway ended - The winners are Lora, Wesley, Margaret, Emily, and Jennifer. Congratulations!!]
Are you excited for the release of the GOTY 2013 Doll – Saige? We are… and we thought it would be fun to highlight her in today’s giveaway. Just three days until she will be on shelves – So fun!
Today we are giving away … 5 copies of the new Saige Paints The Sky book to 5 lucky winners! (each winner will receive one copy of book #2) We thought it would be best to giveaway book #2 since the doll comes with book #1…
One of the best parts of the American Girl Product line is the character descriptions and story lines for the dolls. We love to come up with our own names, personality descriptions, and stories for the dolls too – don’t you? So for today’s entry we thought it would be fun to get your creative juices flowing… If you could create a new character, who would she be? What would she look like, what would her plot line include?
To enter simply respond to this post and complete this sentence, (doesn’t have to be word for word):
“My new doll character would be [insert here] and her story would be [tell us about it ] … “
Comments must be left (on this blog post) by midnight (pacific), today, 12/29/2012.
One entry per person.
No purchase necessary, void where prohibited.
The winner will be chosen randomly from the comments received and contacted through the email provided in the comment.
We will choose a winner and modify this post tomorrow to let everyone know who won.
Okay, good luck, and if we’ve forgotten anything we will modify and/or update this post as needed.
Merry Christmas,
Cinnamon, & The Liberty Jane Team
Ps. Thank you to everyone who participated in yesterday’s giveaway. The winner of yesterday’s give-away is Rachel Nicole. Congratulations!!
My new doll character would be Alexis (her name) and her story would be about a girl who struggles at school in mathematics topic and wants to see her dad again since he is in the military. Alexis gets bullied at school and no one knows who she really is and her life story. Soon, she overcomes her fears, becomes who she wants to be, creates a new best friend, gets help in math from her tutor and finally gets to see her dad for her birthday!
my new doll character’s name would be Cassidy..and she would be a 16 year old girl in 2013 who is very tech savvy and a fashionista.
“My new doll character would be Marianne and her story would be about life in the 17th century New France (we live in Quebec) so we could see better the life of the first courageous ihnabitants of North America … “
She would be in immigrant from India. Her story would be about prejudice and over coming it 2013. She would be a girl caught between old world parents and wanting to be a modern American. A striking girl with long black hair and dark eyes that sparkle when she goes dance class because dance both the old and new is her way to express herself.
My new doll character would be a Texas cowgirl named Sally. dark hair in braids, freckles, and loves to ride the barrel races. (just like my cousin!)
My new doll characternwould be Kit. She would be a crafted of many arts and her goal is to teach the different arts.
My new doll character would be Amber Reed who is a young girl training at a dance boarding school with dreams of being a proffecional dancer. When she is set back by an injury and she recieves a letter from her mother at home with live changing news Amber starts to wonder if this is the path she wants to take in life. She has long light golden brown curly hair, brown eyes, and a spunky personality.
Hi Wesley! You have been selected as one of the winners of the day 5 giveaway, congrats! We will contact you by email with all the details
My new doll character would be named Skylar and her story would be how she helped other families who were victims of shootings such as the Sandy Hook incident and helped the school systems have a safer atmosphere so children were not afraid to go to school.
My new doll character would be Anna, and she would be from Victorian England. It would have a steampunk theme to the story.
My new doll character would be Melanie and her story would be of a young girl growing up in 2012 with a split family…mom/dad divorced and remarried. Living with stepbrothers and sisters. I think this would be a story many many young girls could relate to.
My new doll character would be Annette and her story would be about growing up in the ’50s. New music, American Bandstand, Sock Hop at school dances, Drill teams and bands at school ball games. I guess you can tell what era I grew up in!
My new doll character would be Sydney. She would be a girl growing up in northern new england(NH VT ME) on a farm. Probably in the early 1800s or so. She would have many farm animals and duties for such a young girl.
My new doll character would be Melody, a sweet girl from Southern California. With shoulder length strawberry blonde hair, crystal blue eyes, and a sunny disposition. Melody would face challenges and rewards of being a pre-teen with Down Syndrome!
My new character would be Isabelle and her story would be that she loved to read and her library was going to be shut down in her town but she starts a fundraiser to save it.
My new doll’s name would be Katie and she would be traveling from the East to Oregon on a wagon train. She would have long brown hair and dark brown eyes and be adventurous.
My new doll character would be Siobhan and her story would be of an Irish immigrant to America during the potato famine. Pale skin, bright red curly hair, lots of freckles and sparkling green eyes.
My doll character would be Rhiannon. She would love reading and learning. She would be ADHD, but would learn ways to overcome her disability and she would share those with friends who had similar areas of difficulty. She would turn her energy into positive ideas for helping others. She would have curly, honey-blonde hair and would have hazel eyes.
My new doll character would be Lauren and her story would be her love for science/math related school education with dreams of becoming a nurse and helping pediatric patients with various illness and cancers.
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Good choices. I think I would like to see a young girl named Gabriela. She is from the bijous of Louisiana and is of Creole heritage. Her hair is a wavy reddish auburn and she has emerald green eyes. Her skin always has a golden tannish glow. Time frame doesn’t really matter because the Creole’s live in their own time.
My New Character would be Francie, born in 1904 to immigrant parents from Germany. Francie lives in Oakland, CA with her Father, Mother, Sister and Brother. The year is 1914 and the family has just moved from San Francisco to Oakland. The family runs a thriving exotic pet business and has circus connections. Francie has a pet monkey. She lives a wildly exciting life, but her sister gives her a really hard time and they struggle with their relationship. The story would be about relationship struggles and how Francie comes to terms with her sister and learns to really love her as well as stick up for herself.
Frances Hegar. She was such an inspiration, although I don’t think she and her sister ever did figure it out. My characters would. That’s for sure!
This story is really my grandmother’s story
My American girl doll would be an eskamo and tell of her life whale hunting in Alaska.
My new doll character would be adelaide and her story would be about growing up in a household full of males. All brothers and a single father.
My new doll would be named Parker and she would be all about what it’s like to be a triplet. Two other sisters make for an interesting life.
My new doll character would be Bailey and her story would be about her dreams to be a star. She would be based on my daughter who loves singing and theater and has never had a shy bone in her body and has never been afraid to let her presence be known. Some times that is a good thing, some times it is not so good!
My american girl doll would be Kenlee who lives in a small town and has parents who are mixed nationalities. She would be kind and a free spirit who likes to do charitable activities. She would have brown almond eyes and dark wavy hair.
My new doll character would be named Zoe. Her story would
be that of my grandaughter Zoe. She was born in NYC and moved with her family to Siberia then Kazakhstan when she was 2 yrs old. Living in remote villages in 19th century conditions she was potty trained in outhouses and watched her mother haul water for the family in buckets from a well. Preschool was Russian speaking only and she quickly became fluent. Living in Muslim countries gave her an appreciation of other cultures and peoples…. Now living back in America she appreciates everything and takes nothing for granted.
My new doll would be Renata and I world be born in1910 in a small village in Italy. I would travel with my parents on a ship to my new home in the United States. My mother would be a seamstress for the professors wives at Yale University and I would live on a small farm NewHaven ,Ct. I would struggle through the depression and become the most amazing seamstress.
Such fun ideas everyone has! I love the Oregon Trail storyline and also have hoped for a 50′s girl. Let’s see…my girl would live in a small town on the Oregon coast with her artist parents – a sculptor and a musician. They live simply on a small income, so she can’t always have alot of the material things her schoolmates have – something she sometimes struggles with. But she finds the richness in her life through her family, friends and her experiences – beachcombing, hiking, and discovering her own creative expression. She’d have a natural beauty and her name would be Grace.
My new character would be Haily and her story starts in 2002. She is a bright 10 year old in fifth grade with exceptional reading skills, so-so math skills and anti-social behavior. An only child, Haily comes from a broken home and has struggled going back and forth between parents; a gentle mother who provides stability, consistent routines and boundaries versus an in-the-moment dad who is adventurous without regard to a child’s need for structure and parenting. Like so many girls she’s on the brink of puberty without a clear sense of acceptance by her peers so she is quite often inappropriate in her interactions with her school mates making her stand out in all the wrong ways. She is taught by her Mamaw to sew clothes for her AG doll that looks just like her; “Belle” has blue eyes, long curly brown hair,and wears glasses. Haily finds comfort in her creativity and is now designing fashions to make and sell to her new friends…the same girls who just a short while ago made fun of her because she was still playing with dolls!
My doll would be Lottie Jane O’Dell who is named after her Great great Grandmother. LJ (which is what her family calls her) is helping her mother, Sharon, with a genalogy project. LJ learns about her families struggles in the small town of Northcott (now a ghost town in Eastern Kansas), and how her great great grandmother died while with child and was brought back to life and her great grandmother was born and lived to be 93. She is learning so much about her family history and learning that God has control over our lives and can help us learn to deal with everyday life.
She has medium length black hair with hazel eyes.
Hi Lora! You have been selected as one of the winners of the day 5 giveaway, congrats! We will contact you by email with all the details
Thank you so much!!! I have emailed you back with my address. Happy New Year!
If I could create a new doll character, I would be so excited! I would create a girl who loved math; she would be a tutor to other kids who had a hard time with math and she would show them just how cool math really is! She would have wavy, caramel brown-colored hair with hot pink highlights. Her eyes would be violet. Some of her books might tell about how she thought she wasn’t any good at math, but then a friend helped her learn to love it; how she became a tutor and some of the types of kids she helps; and how she came up with her own game, to make learning math fun.
My new doll character would be Anna and her story would be surviving the New Madrid Earthquakes of 1811 and having to travel to central Missouri with her family to start a new farm when they bought land under the New Madrid Relief Act, the first federal disaster relief act in U.S. history.
My new doll characters would be an African-American girl and a white girl from the 1960s. Sort of like Cecile and Marie-Grace, but not the same exact story from two different points of view. It would be a mixed-race neighborhood. The girls live next door to each other, but their parents forbid any friendship or communication. They end up meeting in secret regularly, and eventually both sets of parents allow them to interact.
My new doll character would be Selah and her story would be set during colonial times. She would have red curly hair and learn to raise crops, live with native Americans and wild animals and struggle to survive the first few winters with her family. The series could include religious persecution in Europe, followed by the ship ride across the ocean and living in America. That would be fun!
That would be a huge step for AG to put out a doll like that. Maybe even have them confined to a wheelchair or with leg braces, etc. It would be a great way to educate girls on how special those children are too. 
I also like the idea of having a doll character who is special ed — those children are so special, they deserve to be a doll of the year too!
My new doll character would be Mary Ernestine Brown and her story would start in 1900 when she was born in Ohio on a farm. She loves reading and someday wants to be a teacher although she isn’t very good at math.
My new character would be named Lisa. She’s 10 years old and lives with her (single parent ) dad. After he is downsized by his San Francisco firm, they relocate to Tennessee to live with her grandparents. The story would highlight the changes she faces in a new town, type of life and moving in with her grandparents. This is a focus of todays new living and I think it would hame a good story line
My doll would be a GOTY Taylor. She has dark brown-red hair, that is short and curly. Her eyes are a dark blue. She is from California, but just moved to Wyoming. She’s having a hard time adjusting to the move, she really misses the ocean and sun of San Diego. As she adjust to life on her new family ranch she learns about raising sheep for wool. She learns to spin and weave. She grows attached to one of ranch dogs Jack, an australian Shepard. Some of the family’s heard are attacked by wolves, in the process Jack is injured. Taylor struggles to learn the importance of balancing natural ecology, human needs, and personal responsibility.
My Doll character would be Madam Alexander “My Life As” Gymnast Doll. She would be competing for a charity and that would be proceeds going to a children’s Hospital for those that are misfortunate or are terminal.
My new doll character would be Melanie and she would be from the 1980s. She would be struggling with her parents divorce and her mom working full time.
Wow! I love all the ideas. I was planning a Cajun girl but someone already had a great idea. So, here’s mine…
Lehoya is a Coushatta Indian of today. She has beautiful long very dark straight hair and big brown eyes with very smooth cocoa color skin. She lives with her extended family on the SW Louisiana coastal plains. Her grandparents work with her to make sure she is learning her native language. She loves her tribal dancing class and is also learning how to make her tribe’s intricate pine needle baskets. Because her native language is unwritten and is used less and less she dreams of working to develop it into a written language so it can be preserved.
My new doll would be Joanne. She would be from the fifties. She would love to go to sock hops in her poodle skirt.
My new doll character would be Sunny from from Canada’s capital moved to Evrett, Washington. Her parents work for a big hotel chain, so she moves around a lotShe will have very short blonde hair with a blue streak. Sunny has an extreme personality and she likes to stand out. She wants to be a pilot when she grows up and saves up her money to join a flying camp and makes great friends. She is closer than ever to her dream, but her parents have made it clear that they want her to take over their hotel chain, but she wants to spend her days flying in the sky. Will she choose her dreams over family, or will she give up her own wish?
Her name would be Elizabeth and her story would be aboust life on her daddys plantation.
My new doll character would be Emma and her story would be the challenges and responsibilties she faces when her parents decide to open their home to foster children.
Great idea regarding foster family situation as environment for new American girl character!
My new character would be a girl lives in 1620′s Virginia. She would talk about her voyage to the new world and the hardships/strenghts they face in this new land.
My new doll character would be Francesca. She would be a little girl who immigrated to America with her family. She would be from Paris and the first sight she would see would be the Statue of Liberty.
Sarah, the new American Girl, has long dark brown hair in braids and green eyes. She is dressed in equestrian clothing. She competes in horseback riding. She finds out that in the next big competition, she will be competing against her best friend, Ashley. Will this hurt their friendship or help them grow in their friendship? Find out in the Meet Sarah book.
My new doll character would be Kathy, a ten year old in current time with the new diagnosis of diabetes and how she learns to cope with learning to manage her chronic disease, blood testing, an insulin pump and still play on her soccer team where she is the goalie!
My GOTY would be a girl named Victoria; 3rd generation Polish American living in Chicago. Her grandmother (Tekla) died when her mother was 9 and they know very little about her; so she and her mother(Stasia)try sleuthing in genealogy while learning more about their roots. She has golden blonde hair and hazel eyes. She also has 4 pet Americauna hens (Americauna Girls)that lay blue eggs, in her back yard and she and her Papa (Jan)also have a small garden(fertilized with chicken manure)in the back yard with veggies and herbs. Much to the delight of the neighbors!
My new doll character would be a modern day girl who loves horses and is learning to ride Dressage and working to ride in the Olympics.
My new doll character would be named Ashley. She grew up in New Jersey and has had a difficult life growing up with Domestic Violence. She learns alot and ends up a bright happy teenager. I feel all girls need to know that it really does happen and its not their fault. They should know what to do and I think this would be a great way to teach them because that is what American Girl dolls are for, to teach and to have fun.
My new doll would be an historical. She would be from Maryland in the years leading up to the Civil War. Being from Maryland, her stories would deal with families that believed differently in the slavery issue and maybe even fought on opposite sides. Her stories could also deal with some of the issues that lead up to the Civil War.
My new doll character would be Mei and her story would be about Ancient China.
My new doll character would be Candace, an African-American girl with short, curly dark hair, “cafe au lait” skin color and luminous brown eyes. Candace is frequently lonely because her father is career military, and her family moves every 2 to 2-1/2 years. Just about the time she starts to feel comfortable with a new group of friends, it’s time to move again! Then she discovers that she is a natural for girls’ basketball, which creates opportunities to meet new friends, both on and off of the base where she lives.
My new doll character would be Emma, a musician who must help her town from “losing” music by trying to keep a certain music organization from closing.
My new doll character would be Catalina Palmer and her story would be about having a [twin] brother [Carson] who has epilepsy. Sydney takes care of him and struggles to let him be independent. Always worrying and being with him starts to damage both her and her brother’s friendships with their friends. Will she be able to let go and let her brother take care of himself or with her Sister Sense take over both of their lives.
My new doll would be Melanie. She’d be a Southern belle from the antebellum South with a close friend from just north of the Mason-Dixon line.
“My new doll character would be “Jacob Elliott” and his story would be a young boy who joins the Union Army as one of Lincoln’s drummer boys.
My new doll would be Carli and she would be adopted (since my daughter is)
My new doll would be name Amanda, she was one of 8 girls and 1 boy, when her mother died in the 1920.
My new doll character would be Oliva. Her story would be about an Asian girl who was adopted by an American Family and how it is growing up in America.
My doll’s name would be Chloe and her story would be about how she takes her life back after being diagnosed with a brain tumor. Her story would show how she has changed and her struggles to be “normal” even though most people would look at her and never suspect what she has gone through.
My doll would be Juliette. She would be a Girl Scout. She would have adventures in camping, science, math, service projects and earn badges.
My character is already created.My grandaughter wanted a new story for her doll Rebecca so I wrote a story about Rebecca’s great-great grandaughter Becca. This way by g-daughter has a new doll(that can wear modern clothes) without the cost of a new doll. (She wanted an e-reader for Christmas, not a new doll).
My grand daughter Alexis would name a new doll Madison and she would be a cheerleader. She would eat healthy, exercise daily and have so much fun with her friends.
A new doll would have to be Alicia. She would be a singer and wants to make her dreams come true, but her family can’t afford for her to go make her dreams come true. She has Brown curly hair and green eyes, and braces. She tries no matter what others think of her dreams. She stays strong even in the hard times
My new doll character would be Priscilla Louisa and her story would be about what life was like during the Civil War while her father was off fighting for the Union, both the joys and hardships. She would be based on my great-grandfather’s only sister who lived through this exact experience. She would have blonde hair like her mother and blue eyes like her father. She would be the oldest of four children, only girl, and the apple of her father’s eye. Her story might include letters her father wrote home just to her telling her about interesting things he saw but leaving out the ugly parts of being a soldier or how her younger brothers had to grow up fast to help their mother on their small farm and yet found time to tease their sister. The real Priscilla Louisa’s story is much sadder than this, but this would be my way of honoring her.
My American Girl Doll would be Lydia, girl from New York (who has long straight black hair, bright green eyes,and freckles) her story would be about her trying to decide whether to follow her dreams of acting/singing or follow her parents wishes of her being a doctor
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My new doll would be named Heather she would have a short bob hair cut brown hair, blue eyes and glasses. A very smart 11 year old who has adhd, and her accomplioshments with learning how to handle things diffrenly then other girls. She would come from a blended family. Her parented divorced and have both remarried. She is in band and LOVES it, trying to judgle 5th grade along starting band, and adjusting to having new step siblings range in age from 5 to 13.
My character would be jane who lives in the 50s. Her father works in an automobile factory and her mother is a stay at home mom. She like to play with dolls, jump rope, ride her bike and play games like checkers and Monopoly.
My doll would be named Lily a southern belle from NC. She would have medium length wavy brown hair & brown eyes. Her story would be about having courage despite what others think.
My new doll character would be Myranda. She would have light brown hair with chunky blonde highlights and brown eyes. Not sure about freckles. Light skin. She lives in southern Florida and explores shipwrecks with her father and brother, who are treasure hunters. Her accessories would include a necklace with a gold doubloon pendant, a compass wristband, and binoculars, as well as a map of the Florida Keys, maybe a journal too. Her clothing collection would have a beachy, nautical feel. Brass buttons, map prints, sailing ships, marine life, etc. would be nice graphics. Definitely a swimsuit, probably flippers and a mask and snorkel. Not sure about a pet, probably a parrot and maybe a hermit crab.
My new doll would be named Grace, and her story would be about living on a cattle ranch.
My new character would be a boy named Peter. He would be a cousin to one of the existing dolls and he would come to America from France because both his parents died. He would be adjusting to a new family, new country and making new friends. The new possibilities for clothes and accessories would be so fun.
My daughter’s new doll character would be Arianna and she would live in New York City. She has Red wavy hair and hazel eyes. She goes to a school of the arts and her favorite lessons are dance and piano. She especially loves lyrical ballet.
My new doll character would be Clemmie and her story would be she would be a rancher’s daughter from out west and she has adventures
with her horse and dog.
My new doll character, Lily, would be a girl growing up in the industrial revolution and she would highlight the growth of society at that time.
My new character would be… Sierra Hensworthy, she would be a photographer and opened a photography business at age 12. She would also be a writer, hoping to get her first book published by age of 13.
Thanks for all these wonderful give-aways!
My doll would be named Corey and she would be growing up in a military family. After living on military bases for a number of years, she, her mother and little brother move in with her grandmother while her father is deployed overseas. Her grandmother lives in a small Midwestern town nowhere near a military base. Corey has to deal with a new, very different life, new people, and the fear for her father’s safety…
My new American Girl doll would be named Sarah Jane. The setting would be about the 1850s. The story would have all kinds of twists and turns, hardships and joy. The family, instead of going on the Oregon trail with their friends, decide at the last minute to sail around the horn arriving at San Francisco just as the news gets there of the discovery of gold at Sutters Fort. Sarah Jane is tearful that she will never get to Oregon City to meet up with her best friend because her Dad now has gold fever.
My doll would be named Payton ..would have blue eyes and shoulder length dirty blonde hair and she would be in a modern day setting balancing her life with peer pressure and love of softball.
My new doll character would be Hannah. She would be a 10 year old girl that loves sports, especially softball and basketball. The story would show that winning is not the most important thing, but building friendships and sportmanship like behavior is what makes a good athlete.
My new doll would be a beautiful little girl that has unending energy and is having to deal with parents that are no longer together. Having to balance time between both parents and trying to balance a life with friends and sports as well.
My AG doll would be named Katianna. She would be dirty blonde with brown eyes and a sprinkling of freckles. Her story would be written about her own feelings of inadequacy and being different, and how she learns to accept and celebrate those things that make her unique.
My new doll would be named Jennie. She would tell of growing up in the rural west in the early 1900′s. The challenges of life in the rough and tumble sparsely populated booming areas, as well as the opportunities for outdoor activities such as hiking, and horses
“My new doll character would be Alexa and her story would be dealing with life in a current situation with a single mom and living with her grandparents.
My new character would be Zoe. It would be the story of a girl whose father is in the military and how Zoe must adapt to new places, friends, traditions all over the world as her family is stationed in many different places.
My new doll character would be Melody ____ and her story would be about her growing apart from her friends, but then making an effort to keep them, but also getting more friends.
My new AG doll would be Cecelia, and she would be from Guatemala, adopted by a United States family as an infant.
My dolls name would be Abby and she would be from the Depression Era and would have polio.. the story would be about how she accepts it and doesn’t let it get her down. How she teaches others about her disability and how it isn’t right to tease people that are different and that it can really hurt.
My character doll would be named SarahEllen and she would be from the pre-civil war South learning to be a lady bur ending up helping her family (mother & little brothers & family servants) deal with the war while her Fathe r& older brother go off to war. She woudl hve both gorgeous gowns and other clothing made from scraps.
My new doll would be Maeve or something like that, and she would be from Ireland. I’d say an Irish immigrant who comes to work in New York.
My new doll would be Alice, and she would be the daughter of a doctor and a female descendant of one of the early Washington, D.C. families, perhaps the family who built the Willard Hotel.
My new doll would be Hannah, named after my granddaughter and Hannah of the bible. She is kind and good and the best big sister she can be. Her story would be about wanting another sister because having one is the best but one more would be awesome! Pamie G. pgraham@gvtc.com
My new doll character would be Ella. She would be a young girl living with severe food allergies. Her story would be about living safely with food allergies and educating her family and friends about them.
My new doll character would be Emma and her story would be about growing up near the water in the late 1800′s – making everything by hand and living off the land and the water of Virginia (Northern Neck to be exact!) (drying fruit, smoking meat and fish, crabbing, fishing)
My dolls name would be Abby and how she deals with life growing up in a military family and what it’s like with her father going to war in Afghanistan.
My new doll character would be Elyanna and her story would be about her life as the child of divorced parents, and her struggles to overcome as such to succeed in school and achieve her goal to be a athlete (volleyball.)
This is quite a challenge.
My new doll would be Sara Lynn. She lives in a small rural community and has two brothers. Her younger brother is autistic. She loves him, but is sometimes embarrassed by his actions and also lives with the stress that a special needs child places on a family. She knows Doug needs extra attention and care, but sometimes resents the way his needs become the center of the family and feels “forgotten” in the middle.
My new doll would be named Alex. She would grow up in the time of now and she would live in the Alaska and she loves the outdoors. She now has to move to California where the snow (which she loves) is gone. She is different from everyone there and gets teased because of that she has to make new friends and live a whole new life.
My new doll character would be Alexandra and her story would be that she lives in a New York City penthouse with her parents as an only child. She has many lessons in the arts including piano and dance as that is what is expected of a well-to-do girl of The City. She not only has those responsibilities to be cultured, but she also has responsibilities to the community, working in a soup kitchen and choosing, with her parents, other charities with which to help out.
My new doll character would be Harper. She dresses like a Goth and listens to interesting music. She loves to read and is very good in science. She also spent some time being bullied by her peers. I think a Goth doll would help parents see that girls often try out the Goth look in order to make a statement against being like the “it” girls at school. It is a statement of independence — which we want to encourage in our girls, right? Right!
Alice finding her way in the 1920′s. Flapper fashions and new feminist ideas…….she would have a brown bob and and a sassy dress!
“My new doll character would be Amy Pond, from Doctor Who and her story would be “the girl who waited”… “
My new doll would be Kristina and she would grow vegetables in an organic garden and sell them at the farmer’s market.
My character would be named Erin and she would be an Irish step dancer. She would have to deal with mean girls at competition and learn good sportsmanship etc… She would have long, red, curly hair and hazel eyes.
Her name would be Gabby. She is a dwarf who has just moved from a large city to a small town. She is having difficulties with making friends due to her differences from the other kids as well as difficulty in math.
My new doll character would be Sarah Elizabeth and her story would be a girl who wrote journalism in the American Revolution. She would encounter both Patriots and Loyalists, and then have a chance to write about the events that took place.
My new doll character would be Lillie Rose and she would have medium length dark brown hair, freckles and green eyes. She would wear glasses due to a visual impairment. Her story would be about how she overcame her disability in a small Midwest town being raised by her grandmother and older sister after her parents died in a car accident.
“My new doll character would be Allison and her story would be about mine and my brother’s adoption journeys.
My new doll character would be Allie, and her story is that she lives in Portland, loves to go hiking, and plays the piano. She would be involved in planning a recital to benefit a local children’s hospital.
My new doll character would be Alana, she would be a young girl who strives to be a fashion designer, but her parents think she will not succeed.
I’d like to design a Native American doll named Sky. She refers to herself as an Indian and lives on a reservation. She attends public school and has Math, English and History classes like most kids, and she rides a small dirt bike from her house to her grandmothers where she learns how to use herbs for cooking and healing, and deer meat and hide for food and clothing. She helps younger kids with reading because she believes it will help them catch their dreams.
My doll would be named Dianna, and she would have been born in 1943. She had a younger brother who was very inquisitive and was always getting into trouble. Her father died when she was five years old, and that made life harder for her single mother. She overcame polio when she was just six years old even though the left side of her body had been paralyzed. Through many ups and downs, Dianna enjoyed a happy life and she even learned how to play the flute!
My new character would be named Meredith and she would be an artist, living in 1826. She wanted to be a famous artist, but her parents wanted her to study to be a doctor. She went on a journey to France to study art to follow her dreams and her passions.
I would like to see a historical character from the 1950′s. I think Cindy would be the perfect name for her, and she would wear a poodle skirt. She would have to be a roller skater and go to sock hops and the drive-in movie!
My new doll character would be Avery..She would be a young girl who just so happens to have down syndrome but she doesnt let that stop her to do anything she wants..She can play the piano, dance, and most of loves to ride horses..and is a great friend to all of her classmates!
I really think American Girl should do at least one doll with some kind of special needs to show the young girls out there that it isnt so bad and to treat them and everyone else just how they want to be treated:))
My doll’s name would be Emily and she would be homeschooled!
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I would love to see a doll from the baby boom era (mid- late 50′s, maybe early 60′s) living in or near Detroit, MI. There was so much racial tension in that area at that time, which I think would make for an interesting read…especially the Detroit Riot in 67. Maybe an African American character with a Caucasian friend. Everyone tries to break their friendship, but they stick together through it all.
My doll would be Sakura Hashimoto. Born and raised in California to Japanese born parents. The time period would be the 1940′s when families were being dislodged from their homes and sent to internment camps. It would be a story of courage and friendship as the neighborhood comes together to support a family they consider their own. Continuing stories would be about the family relocating to Nevada or another non-coastal area and finding community there.
My character would be a gypsy named Esmeralda and her story would be about prejudice
My new American Girl would be Olivia who would have blond curly hair and blue eyes. She would be a runner.
My new doll character would be Bethy and her story would be about a girl who skips a grade in school and the fallout and struggles she has and ends up befrending a student who was held back–
My new doll character would be Rebecca Silver and her story would be about a young Jewish girl growing up in New York during the Great Depression.
My doll would be one who loves to paper craft or sew. That’s something both my girls love.
I have really enjoyed reading all the story ideas!
My new doll character would be Ainsley, a happy and thoughtful friend to all who loves animals, reading and being artistic. She also has significant food allergies and has a feeding tube to keep her healthy. The stories would center around her interests, but also how she handles being excluded at school, parties, and whenever food is around. Her friends would learn she is a kid just like them, and find fun new ways to celebrate where everyone is included.
My doll would be named Julia, and she would be adopted from China, and would faces challenges that adoption brings. Why she doesn’t look like her family and I would want her to be able to make a trip to to China to find out more about where she came from.
My new doll character would be a pioneer girl (think Little House on the Prairie era). Thanks for the giveaway!
My new doll character would be Mary and she would be a teenage girl with the dream of being a dancer. But when her mom and dad got divorced, and her mom didnt have enough money to pay for classes. She then sets up a charity benefit to raise money in order to continue dancing and then a big dancer found her and she became a big star in the dance world. (I chose this story because the beginning is like my life and the end is how I want my life to go)
Thank you for reading,
Samantha
My AG doll would be named Charlotte and would work through her struggles with stuttering.
my girl would be named Andrea with medium length hair and dark eyes. and and she would be from the Midwest but move to Papua New Guinea, since her family are missionaries. Her story would included the sadness of things and people missed, but the adventure of living in a new remote place and how She and her brothers meet other kids from a tribe. it would also include things like God faithfulness and provision when family illness requires getting back to the US quickly.
My new doll chacter would be Ginger. She would have wavy red hair and green eyes and freckles. Her story would be about having autusm and the challenges of going to school and making friends. She will have the dream of becoming a vet and taking care of animals. She has a pet cat named Lee.
My new doll character would be named Kinley and she would be psychic. Dealing with the people in her life who were non believers but always knowing that people are inherently good. She would be very positive and have lots of uplifting things to say as if she were wise beyond her years.
My new doll character would be Zoe and she would be a very loving girl. She would struggle with being bullied and her constant fear of losing her sister who has Chronic Kidney Disease. She would eventually grow to be strong and stand up for herself as well as others. She would learn not to fear losing her sister, but focus on having her and loving her now.
My new doll character would be an Inuit from Alaska, and the story would be her sled dog journey on the trail to Nome Alaska in February 1925 also called the “Great Race of Mercy”, in the depths of winter Nome was only accessable by dog sled. To save the children from the diptheria epidemic who desperately needed a life-saving serum, to save the town. A dangerous journey for both men and dog sled relay teams. A true event in history.
My new doll would be Marie, and she would be living in Cedar Rapids Iowa during the floods of 2008. This could highlight the struggles of losing your home, belongings and even pets. Also the challenges of having to start in a new school,and possible her dad losing his job as business’s closed.
My girl would be named Elana and born immediately post war II (1946)in a GI bill housing development in the suburbs of a big city. Because it is GI bill funded there are no color barriers or “gentleman’s agreements” barriers keeping people out. Learning to live with hidden bigotry and a melting pot situation moves her to become involved with the civil rights movement. she can look like anyone who was living then.
My new doll would be named Katie, she would be the younger sister of twin brothers that watch out for her and protect her. She will be raised on a dairy farm and would have lots of ‘farm smarts’ . Be able to fix anything the boys and daddy can because she is their shadow!!
My new doll character would be Rosie and she would be a historical character from the 1950′s, so her story would be about living / growing up in the 1950′s. Her heritage would be Italian and she would live in New York.
~Alisha L.
my doll character would be named libby and she is a artist but her mom got a job in new York and they have to live in a house with their grandma and her grandma hates art so she has troble with art but now she takes art class. and now she can do art again.
My doll would be Amy rose. She has light browwn hair and green eyes. She has an older sister and a younger brother. She has to learn to be her ownself and not try to be just like her sister. Sometimes she tries to be the opposite of her sister until she learns she has her own strengths and talents.
My new doll character would be Maraya and her story would be about a beautiful 5th grader who is bi-racial. She has black long locks of hair, brown skin and very large brown eyes. She loves to dance, sing and dress up.
Actual fact: Her sister has an American Girl Doll who looks simular in looks (she isn’t bi-racial), she would like to have one look like her. She feels left out.
My new doll would be named Brooke, and she would have long curly red hair, pale skin, freckles, braces, and sky blue eyes. Her story would be about a normal pre-teen girl who has to deal with school, siblings, and trying to make her dream come true of someday being on Broadway.
“My new doll character would be Andromeda and her story would be that she is a girl from the future. Her hair would be blue and she would have all sorts of space age clothing and accessories. She would have a pet creature from another planet that would resemble an octopus. Andromeda would be smart and strong and would be trying to be true to herself and her artistic and creative nature in a world dominated by conformity and hard science. She would show girls that art and literature, and those who appreciate it will still exist and be valuable in the future. “
I’m a huge historical fan. I would come out with a new doll and she would be a German immigrant in the late 1800s. I know that there are other dolls that speaks of immigration to America (Kirsten from Sweden, Rebecca from Russia) but I love the German culture. Plus I love the styles of the late 1800s. It would be about her struggles of learning English and the American culture as well as making new friends. Her successes would include adapting to the new life and opportunities given her.
My doll’s name would be Persephone. Her parents are scientists that do secret research on space travel. When they don’t return from one of their research expeditions, Persephone, having no other relatives, is placed in foster care. In the beginning she was rebellious and resentful but with patience, love, and understanding her foster parents win her trust and eventually her heart. The Foster parents show that they understand the grief that Persephone experiences every day. They teach her that it’s okay to grieve; it’s okay to talk about her parents and the life she shared with them; and that they will always be her parents and no one will ever take their place in her heart. They want her to know that the love she feels for them is not a betrayal to her parents; that while her relationship with them is different, it can be just as golden. Persephone once again finds the peace, love, and security that she thought she had lost. On Christmas Eve Persephone and her foster parents learn that the state has granted their request to adopt Persephone. For Persephone this is the best gift and the best Christmas she has ever had. Persephone will have medium length dark brown hair, big brown eyes (which can shed tears of heartbreak or twinkle with joy), rosy cheeks, and ruby red lips.
“My new doll character would be a librarian and her story would be to tell us the history of books. How they started, how their made.”
My girl would be Paisley and she would be a farmer during the dust bowl
Oh, my giros would so love a copy of the new book! And I must admin, so would I… Great idea for your 12 dags of Christmas!
I have loved reading the ideas! I think AG should consider a GOTY who is adopted from a different culture. It would validate the experiences of girls growing up in that situation, but also be an valuable insight for girls who have questions about friends in that situation.
I think I’m too late for the competition… but I want to join in, anyway, just for fun!
So… My new American Girl would be Charlotte. She lives in a small town and has always been a ‘tomboy’. She climbs trees and her best friends are boys who live near her. She has a happy home life and was a happy child throughout elementary school, but when she moves up into her new school, she is unsettled by the attitudes of the new girls she meets. If she wants to fit in, she has to be like them. Her story is about being true to herself, true to her real friends and having the strength of character to ignore mean girls who secretly envy her sense of fun and love of adventure!
Oh – are you on Pacific Time? I’m in the UK, so maybe I just got into the competition, after all! I’m so excited
My new doll character would be named Eloisa. She is a hispanic girl who is growing up in the bordertown of El Paso,Texas in the 1940′s. Her story would be the obstacles of being a minority at that time and trying to fit in.
My new doll would be Katie. She would be a Wisconsin girl growing up on a dairy farm. She would be involved in 4-H and in showing cattle.
My new doll would be Ava and she would be a midwest girl and just her everyday adventures.
My new doll would be Lizzie a quiet, shy girl, who love life and animals and wants to be a vet when she grows up.
My dolls name would be Chumani she would be a Sioux girl living in North Dakota. Her story would be her struggle to maintain her heritage without appearing different then her classmates.
My new doll would be of Irish decent and named Colleen. She would be a survivor of the Titanic and her stories would be based on how she overcomes losing family members in a tragedy and facing a new world. She has a constant companion named Finnegan, who is a very mischievous kitty that gets Colleen into all sorts of adventures!
My new doll character would be Chloe Allan and her story would be growing up in NJ with parents who love to travel so she visits Europe (they know a family in Germany with a baby) Japan, Greece and Italy.
Then dad changes jobs, while waiting to move to Seattle. she experiences hurricane Sandy. She loses power but her house is not damaged. Her friend who lives on the beach is flooded out. She visits friends in a NY apartment who just got power back. They don’t have a car so she and her mom take groceries to them.
The inconveniences of no power on a very connected life style and helping after a disaster, also the way even homes close together can come through with different amounts of damage should be stressed.