The creators build on the history of Julie Albright, a ’70s-era doll introduced in 2007, bringing her story into the 21st century via her diary, which is discovered by the book’s present-day ...

Courtesy American Girl Fans can choose from eight characters: 1854's frontier girl Kirsten, 1934's Kit Kittredge, 1944's Molly, 1904's Samantha, 1986's Courtney, 1974's Julie, 1954's Maryellen and ...

But for Christmas this year, I am giving my 4-year-old niece the mini version of Julie, a basketball-playing ’70s tween, as well as a girl-size pair of Julie’s pajamas.

The inaugural American Girl dolls did something novel for a children’s toy: they taught U.S. history. One doll, Kirsten, was a Swedish immigrant whose family settled in Minnesota Territory in ...