From Hannah: As a kid growing up in the nineties, I loved American Girl, especially its historical characters and books. I still remember excitedly reading the adventures of Kit Kittredge and Kirsten Larson and Josefina Montoya … and really any character introduced between the company’s inception and about 2000. So when I discovered that American Girl is re-releasing its six original historical dolls — Felicity, Kirsten, Addy, Samantha, Josefina, and Molly — its 35th anniversary, I suggested we do an episode (in lieu of dropping $150 on each doll). There’s a lot of nostalgia attached to American Girl, and the company has certainly made changes since I was a kid. And there’s more to American Girl than its line of historical dolls and their books and accessories, but I remember the books most fondly....
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From Hannah: As a kid growing up in the nineties, I loved American Girl, especially its historical characters and books. I still remember excitedly reading the adventures of Kit Kittredge and Kirsten…