![]() ![]() The thing about the American Girl books is that they’re trying to teach historical and contemporary lessons simultaneously, so one of the first things Samantha does is ask her grandmother (“Grandmary,” and yes, she’s the only guardian in rich orphan Samantha’s life) if she can work to earn the $6 doll she wants. ![]() Will Samantha discover why Jessie, her family’s seamstress, has disappeared?.Will Samantha make friends with her neighbors’ new housemaid?.I refuse to believe that is a coincidence.) Will Samantha receive the $6 doll she wants? (This doll would cost $155 today, which is almost exactly what it costs to buy a Samantha Beforever doll plus accessories and books.The Book Formerly Known As Meet Samantha deals with three intertwining plot points: ![]() Which is good, because there is a lot to analyze. ![]() So we’re going to get THREE STRAIGHT WEEKS of Samantha Parkington analysis. I was originally going to review Manners and Mischief as a single volume, but I got about three pages into the “formerly Meet Samantha” section and realized that it deserved its own entry. (1904 children’s fashion, as anyone who remembers the original Samantha knows, had dropped waists.) I reject this Samantha and everything she stands for. It is Manners and Mischief, a new volume in the American Girl Beforever series that features the first three Samantha stories in one non-period-accurate package. So the book I am holding in my hands is technically not Meet Samantha. ![]()
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