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Samantha Story Collection
By Susan Adler / American Girl Publishing

Samantha's six-book series is bound in one beautiful hardcover volume. Set in 1904, each story reveals more of this compassionate girl who reaches out to friends in need. The cover features rich illustrations, foil detail, and die-cut windows that offer a peek at the full-color illustrations inside.

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Meet Samantha, Paperback
By Susan Adler / American Girl Publishing

Samantha Parkington is an orphan who lives with her rich grandmother in 1904. There are many servants in Grandmary's busy, bustling household, but there is no one for Samantha to play with. That's why she's so excited when Nellie moves in next door. Nellie has come to work so that she can send money back to her family in the city. Even though their lives are different, the two girls become good friends. One day Samantha discovers that Jessie, the seamstress, is leaving. No one will tell her why. So she and Nellie plan a secret midnight adventure to find out.

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95132: Samantha Learns A Lesson, Paperback

Samantha Learns A Lesson, Paperback
By Susan Adler / American Girl Publishing

Samantha attends Miss Crampton's Academy, a private school for proper young ladies, where everyone is buzzing about the upcoming speaking contest. Samantha is working hard to win the gold medal. But she has something else on her mind, too. She's worried about Nellie, the poor servant girl who has become her friend. She's trying to teach Nellie to read so the boys and girls at the school will stop calling Nellie "dummy" and "ragbag." Samantha sets up a school in Grandmary's tower room and becomes Nellie's teacher. But Nellie teaches Samantha some very important lessons, too. For ages 8 and up.

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95221: Samantha&quot;s Surprise, Paperback

Samantha's Surprise, Paperback
By Maxine Rose Schur / American Girl Publishing

Samantha has high hope for the best Christmas ever. Things start to go wrong when her uncle Gard announces he is bringing the beautiful Cornelia home for the holidays. The household goes into a dither, and in all the confusion, no one pays much attention to Samantha and her private wish for the beautiful doll in the window at Schofield's Toy Store. Samantha blames Cornelia for ruining the holidays. But when Christmas morning finally comes, Samantha has more that one surprise waiting for her. For ages 8 and up.

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95353: Happy Birthday, Samantha! Paperback

Happy Birthday, Samantha! Paperback
By Valerie Tripp / American Girl Publishing

Samantha's birthday party is nearly ruined when Eddie Ryland plays a mean trick. Then Agnes and Agatha, Cornelia's ten-year-old twin sisters, save the day with an invitation to visit New York City. Samantha loves the twins' lively, carefree attitude and can't wait to go--especially since the trip will include a stop at the fanciest ice cream parlor in town. But when the girls carelessly break some rules, they suddenly find themselves racing dangerously through the big city--and the path they take leads to surprising discoveries. For ages 8 and up.

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95418: Samantha Saves The Day, Paperback

Samantha Saves The Day, Paperback
By Valerie Tripp / American Girl Publishing

Samantha and her family are spending the summer at Piney Point, Grandmary's home in the mountains. Uncle Gard and Aunt Cornelia have brought the mischievous twins Agnes and Agatha with them. One day Samantha and the twins find a sketchbook made by Samantha's mother. It shows them something Samantha had forgotten--a waterfall she visited with her parents before they drowned in a boating accident. Using the sketchbook as a map, Samantha and the twins head of. When their secret exploration puts them in the middle of a dangerous storm, Samantha must save the day. For ages 8 and up.

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Changes For Samantha, Paperback
By Valerie Tripp / American Girl Publishing

Times change for Samantha when she moves to New York City to live with Uncle Gard and Aunt Cornelia. They change for Nellie, Samantha's servant friend in Mount Bedford, too. But Nellie's changes aren't as happy as Samantha's, and Nellie has to find work again. When her friend disappears, Samantha thinks Nellie has been lost forever. But after a long and scary search, Samantha finds Nellie in a New York orphanage. The orphanage is not a good place for Nellie, so the girls plan a daring escape. For ages 8 and up.

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59873: The Curse of Ravenscourt: A Samantha Mystery American Girl

The Curse of Ravenscourt: A Samantha Mystery American Girl
By Sarah Masters Buckey / American Girl Publishing

Samantha is excited about her family's stay at a fancy new "apartment-hotel"--until she learns there's a terrible curse on the building's owner! As soon as Samantha arrives, one thing after another goes alarmingly wrong. Is it the curse--or is something else scaring the residents from Ravenscourt? Softcover, 181 pages. Recommended for ages 9 and up, from American Girl.

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