All the additional books - a semi-complete list.

[Nethilia]

I'm trying to make a list of all the additional books that the characters have--craft books and the like so I can start lookng for and checking them off (now that I've got all the short stories). Can y'all help me some? I didn't list the movie books because i'm not sure if I want them or not.

Friend Books
Very Funny, Elizabeth!
Nellie's Promise
Brave Emily

World Books
Welcome to Kaya's World
Welcome to Felicity's World
Welcome to Josefina's World
Welcome to Kristen's World
Welcome to Addy's World
Welcome to Samantha's World
Welcome to Kit's World
Welcome to Molly's World

Mysteries
The Silent Stranger: A Kaya Mystery
Peril at King?s Creek: A Felicity Mystery
Secret in the Hills: A Josefina Mystery
The Stolen Sapphire: A Samantha Mystery
The Curse of Ravenscourt: A Samantha Mystery
Danger at the Zoo: A Kit Mystery
A Spy on the Home Front: A Molly Mystery
Minute Mysteries

Paper Dolls:
Kaya?s Paper Dolls
Felicity?s Paper Dolls
Josfina?s Paper Dolls
Kristen?s Paper Dolls
Addy?s Paper Dolls
Samantha?s Paper Dolls
Kit's?s Paper Dolls
Molly?s Paper Dolls

Scrapbooks
Samantha?s Ocean Liner Adventure
Kit?s Railway Adventure
Molly?s Route 66 Adventure


Other Books
Samantha?s Christmas Crafts
Have a Molly Halloween
Kit?s Friendship Fun
Samantha?s Friendship Fun
Samantha?s Wedding Book - A Scrapbook of Gard & Cornelia?s Wedding

[cami713]

Here's the list I have saved on my computer. It doesnt have the things like the paper dolls, or the pastimes sets (which I'm trying to collect now), but it has the world, adventure, mystery, short story, and movie books. The list continues with the goml, hm, hsh, le, and a few others. This isn't exactly a complete list, more like a list of all the AG books I want to have someday.

Kaya-
Book Series: Meet Kaya
Kaya?s Escape
Kaya?s Hero
Kaya and Lone Dog
Kaya Shows the Way
Changes for Kaya
Short Stories: Kaya and the River Girl
Mystery: The Silent Stranger
World: Welcome to Kaya?s World

Felicity-
Book Series: Meet Felicity
Felicity Learns a Lesson
Felicity?s Surprise
Happy Birthday, Felicity!
Felicity Saves the Day
Changes for Felicity
Very Funny, Elizabeth!
Short Stories: Felicity?s Dancing Shoes
Felicity?s New Sister
Felicity Discovers a Secret
Felicity Takes a Dare
Mystery: Peril at King?s Creek
World: Welcome to Felicity?s World
Movie: Lights, Camera, Felicity!

Josefina-
Book Series: Meet Josefina
Josefina Learns a Lesson
Josefina?s Surprise
Happy Birthday, Josefina!
Josefina Saves the Day
Changes for Josefina
Spanish: Asi es Josefina
Josefina Aprende Una Leccion
Una Sorpresa Para Josefina
Feliz Cumpleanos, Josefina!
Josefina Entra, En Accion
Cambios Para Josefina
Short Stories: A Reward for Josefina
Again, Josefina!
Just Josefina
Josefina?s Song
Thanks to Josefina
Mystery: Secret In the Hills
World: Welcome to Josefina?s World

Kirsten-
Book Series: Meet Kirsten
Kirsten Learns a Lesson
Kirsten?s Surprise
Happy Birthday, Kirsten!
Kirsten Saves the Day
Changes for Kirsten
Short Stories: Kirsten on the Trail
Kirsten and the New Girl
Kirsten and the Chippewa
Kirsten Snowbound!
Kirsten's Promise
World: Welcome to Kirsten?s World

Addy-
Book Series: Meet Addy
Addy Learns a Lesson
Addy?s Surprise
Happy Birthday, Addy!
Addy Saves the Day
Changes for Addy
Short Stories: High Hopes for Addy
Addy Studies Freedom
Addy's Little Brother
Addy's Wedding Quilt
Addy's Summer Place
World: Welcome to Addy?s World

Samantha-
Book Series: Meet Samantha
Samantha Learns a Lesson
Samantha?s Surprise
Happy Birthday, Samantha!
Samantha Saves the Day
Changes for Samantha
Nellie?s Promise
Short Stories: Samantha?s Winter Party
Samantha Saves the Wedding
Samantha?s Blue Bicycle
Samantha and the Missing Pearl
Samantha?s Special Talent
Mystery: The Curse of Ravenscourt
The Stolen Sapphire
Adventure: Samantha?s Ocean Liner Adventure
World: Welcome to Samantha?s World
Movie: Lights, Camera, Samantha!
Samantha: An American Girl Holiday Telescript Book
Samantha?s Wedding Book: A Scrapbook of Gard and Cornelia?s Wedding

Kit-
Book Series: Meet Kit
Kit Learns a Lesson
Kit?s Surprise
Happy Birthday, Kit!
Kit Saves the Day
Changes for Kit
Short Stories: Kit?s Home Run
Kit?s Tree House
Mystery: Danger at the Zoo
Adventure: Kit's Railway Adventure
World: Welcome to Kit?s World

Molly-
Book Series: Meet Molly
Molly Learns a Lesson
Molly ?s Surprise
Happy Birthday, Molly!
Molly Saves the Day
Changes for Molly
Short Stories: Molly and the Movie Star
Molly Takes Flight
Molly?s A+ Partner
Molly?s Puppy Tale
Molly Marches On
Mystery: A Spy on the Home Front:
Adventure: Molly?s Route 66 Adventure
World: Welcome to Molly?s World

[cami713]

Sorry, I know that's not quite what you were looking for. But it might help in some way.

There's also the old pastime sets:Felicity, Josefina, Kirsten, Addy, Samantha, and Molly all had Cookbooks, Theatre Kits, Craft Books, as well as the original Paper Doll sets.

And there were a few combination craft/cook/party books that were with all of the girls (I don't think there were any past Josefina), and a few older books/kits, like the old, old paper doll set with Sam, Molly, and Kirsten. But none of those are things that aren't found in the newer sets/books.

There was also the Stationary kits for each (except Kaya) girl, but they're not books, just paper, envelopes, and stickers. And doofy things like an autograph book, postcard books,etc. Also not stories. And some "books" from the old Club kit.

There's also The Best That I Can Be: Inspiring Words for American Girls, The American Girls Quiz Book, American Girl Pencil Play, American Girl Pencil Play 2, and Minute Mysteries, which are more like sidelines, as they dont have new stories, and really aren't too exciting.

The old trading cards are quite nice, story-wise. That might be stretching it a bit far, but most of them have little tid bits on the back.

Obviously, the books are the most important part for me [img]smile.gif[/img] . Just let me know if you want the rest of the list (LEs, HSH, HM, GOML, etc), or anything else. I have most of them, so if you want reviews or anything, I'd be more than happy to help. It seems like people would much rather talk about the dolls than the books, which is a bit sad to me.

<font color="#33CCCC" size="1">[ May 01, 2006 07:14 PM: Message edited by: cami713 ]</font>

[kitandkat]

I just got Samantha's Valentine's Day Crafts this past winter, which was on sale and came out with the matching Sam/Nellie Valentine's Day outfits last year.

[Nethilia]

Thanks for the list! I'm trying I added all the old Pastimes books--I feel those are going to be a bit harder to get. I have Samantha's which was a lucky grab at Half Price Books.

I have all the central stories (well, except Kaya's singles and Kit's Christmas, birthday, and changes book singles; I like the facts in the back) and all the shorts. I'm now working on more of their stories and the like.

What are HSH and HM? LE are the limited editions--I read all but Lindsey, and I think I don't want to add them to my collection. They're cute but not my cup of tea, except Jess's. GOML is Girls of Many Lands, yes? I have 5 of those (Saba, Isabel, Celeste, Minuk, and Spring Pearl) I've read them all except Isabel's; I keep putting it off. I think they would have done a lot better as larger dolls.

Don't think I'll bother with stationary; I have a printer, I could always make my own and make it neat and pretty, with their silhouettes and a scanner. I was never one for stationary.

What's in Minute Mysteries? I'm not sure if it's worth it or not.

[jerseycow6]

Oh, I like the Minute Mysteries!
They're short several-page stories featuring the American Girls that have a mystery component or something to solve at the end. I used to love this kind of thing when I was in elementary and middle schools - my gifted teacher used to do stuff like this with us, too. Some are easy and are good for even my little niece to join in on the fun, but some are pretty tough and require a good amount of reasoning and thought. I'm probably pretty bad at describing things, but I think that they're definately worth getting. If you want to take a look for yourself, try going to your local bookstore and skimming through one of the stories.

[Nethilia]

I didn't like Minute Mysteries. Thought it was a waste of my 6 bucks. If you search for it, I wrote up one of the "mysteries" (an Addy one, too, [img]wink.gif[/img] ). None of the stories were really new, most of them were re-worked stories from the books. They were fun to solve, and a few were a bit on the more difficult side, but I didn't think it was worth the purchasing price. Might be worth library-ing, though.

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Ah, okay. I may flip through it next time I'm at Borders/B&N, and see if it's worth it.

The HM are the History Mysteries, and the HSH were the Hopscotch Hill. I'm just lazy and didn't want to type the names out [img]wink.gif[/img] . I'm sure you don't care about the HSH books, but in case you're interested in the HM, here's the list of those:

1. The Smuggler?s Treasure
2. Hoofbeats of Danger
3. The Night Flyers
4. Voices at Whisper Bend
5. Secrets on 26th Street
6. Mystery of the Dark Tower
7. Trouble at Fort La Pointe
8. Under Copp?s Hill
9. Watcher in the Piney Woods
10. Shadows in the Glasshouse
11. The Minstrel?s Melody
12. Riddle of the Prairie Bride
13. Enemy in the Fort
14. Circle of Fire
15. Mystery on Skull Island
16. Whistler in the Dark
17. Mystery at Chilkoot Pass
18. The Strange Case of Baby H
19. Danger at the Wild West Show
20. Gangsters at the Grand Atlantic
21. Ghost Light on the Graveyard Shoal
22. Betrayal at Cross Creek

I've got about half of these (yay, used book stores!), but haven't actually read one yet. Which is a bit sad, because most of them sound really good. I'll start reading one, but get distracted by something better, and forget about the HM book [img]frown.gif[/img] .

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Ah, okay. I have two of those, #11 and #18. I haven't read them yet, because I have so many library books to get through (I check them out in clumps!) I'll start picking them up at half price books when I see them.

Lindesy's is the worst of the LE books, lol. You missed the best one to miss. Jess's was in a totally different class, I thought, and I really hope the rest of the LE books are more like hers than the first ones.

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Ah. May I ask why it's so bad? I didn't like Kailey's because she seemed like an airhead, and Marisol's was just sorta blah. I read it, but I didn't enjoy its story. I'm thinking of trying to write a LE book and offering it to AG as a LE story. But it's a pipe dream, really.

I really like the GOML books, I take it you do, too, since you've read 4 of them. Isabel's was the one I liked the least of the ones I've read. Spring Pearl, Neela, Leyla, and Cecile were my favorites. Here's a full list of those:

Isabel: Taking Wings (England 1592)
Cecile: Gates of Gold (France 1711)
Leyla: The Black Tulip (Turkey 1720)
Saba: Under the Hyena?s Foot (Ethiopia 1846)
Spring Pearl: The Last Flower (China 1857)
Minuk: Ashes in the Pathway (Yup?il Alaska 1890)
Kathleen: The Celtic Knot (Ireland 1937)
Neela: Victory Song (India 1939)

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Oh, when I said I'd read all but Isabel's I mean ALL of them. I checked them out from the library one by one. They all delighted me. I'm going to try and get the three I don't have off Ebay or at a secondhand store. I grabbed Saba's after reading it, actually.

[cami713]

I didn't like Minute Mysteries. Thought it was a waste of my 6 bucks. If you search for it, I wrote up one of the "mysteries" (an Addy one, too, [img]wink.gif[/img] ). None of the stories were really new, most of them were re-worked stories from the books. They were fun to solve, and a few were a bit on the more difficult side, but I didn't think it was worth the purchasing price. Might be worth library-ing, though.

The HM are the History Mysteries, and the HSH were the Hopscotch Hill. I'm just lazy and didn't want to type the names out [img]wink.gif[/img] . I'm sure you don't care about the HSH books, but in case you're interested in the HM, here's the list of those:

1. The Smuggler?s Treasure
2. Hoofbeats of Danger
3. The Night Flyers
4. Voices at Whisper Bend
5. Secrets on 26th Street
6. Mystery of the Dark Tower
7. Trouble at Fort La Pointe
8. Under Copp?s Hill
9. Watcher in the Piney Woods
10. Shadows in the Glasshouse
11. The Minstrel?s Melody
12. Riddle of the Prairie Bride
13. Enemy in the Fort
14. Circle of Fire
15. Mystery on Skull Island
16. Whistler in the Dark
17. Mystery at Chilkoot Pass
18. The Strange Case of Baby H
19. Danger at the Wild West Show
20. Gangsters at the Grand Atlantic
21. Ghost Light on the Graveyard Shoal
22. Betrayal at Cross Creek

I've got about half of these (yay, used book stores!), but haven't actually read one yet. Which is a bit sad, because most of them sound really good. I'll start reading one, but get distracted by something better, and forget about the HM book [img]frown.gif[/img] .

Lindesy's is the worst of the LE books, lol. You missed the best one to miss. Jess's was in a totally different class, I thought, and I really hope the rest of the LE books are more like hers than the first ones.

I really like the GOML books, I take it you do, too, since you've read 4 of them. Isabel's was the one I liked the least of the ones I've read. Spring Pearl, Neela, Leyla, and Cecile were my favorites. Here's a full list of those:

Isabel: Taking Wings (England 1592)
Cecile: Gates of Gold (France 1711)
Leyla: The Black Tulip (Turkey 1720)
Saba: Under the Hyena?s Foot (Ethiopia 1846)
Spring Pearl: The Last Flower (China 1857)
Minuk: Ashes in the Pathway (Yup?il Alaska 1890)
Kathleen: The Celtic Knot (Ireland 1937)
Neela: Victory Song (India 1939)


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[Nethilia]

I recently gotKit and Samantha's Friend Fun books. I wish they'd made them for all the dolls. It really seems Mattel is neglecting the stories for the stuff. =(