American Girl
The American Girl empire of dolls, books, and accessories bases its products on plucky fictional girls from historical periods like the Civil War and the Depression. Megan McDonald told Kurt that when she wrote the series for the newest American Girl, Julie, she had to delve into an era she’d lived through firsthand: the mid 1970s.
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