The American Girl series, by various authors, is a collection of novels set within toy line's fictional universe.
The series began to deviate from this rigid naming structure in 2002 with the introduction of the character of Kaya, whose lifestyle did not include birthdays or a formal winter holiday.
Despite changing the naming structure, the series continued to have six books that covered about two years of the character's life.
There are also short stories, which also take place during or after the main series but are much shorter, and often corresponded with outfits or accessories for the dolls.
Molly McIntire (1944–1946) Felicity Merriman (1774–1776) Addy Walker (1864–1866) Josefina Montoya (1824–1826) Margaret Mildred "Kit" Kittredge (1932–1935) Kaya'aton'my (1764–1766) Julie Albright (1974–1977) Rebecca Rubin (1914–1916) Cécile Rey & Marie-Grace Gardner (1853–1854) Caroline Abbott (1812–1813) Samantha Parkington (1904-1906) Molly McIntire (1944-1946) Felicity Merriman (1774-1776) Addy Walker (1864-1866) Josefina Montoya (1824-1826) Kit Kittredge (1932-1935) Kaya'aton'my (1764-1766) Julie Albright (1974-1977) Rebecca Rubin (1914-1916) Caroline Abbott (1812-1813) Maryellen Larkin (1954-1956) Melody Ellison (1963-1964) Nanea Mitchell (1941-1942) Courtney Moore (1986-1987) Claudie Wells (1922) Isabel and Nicki Hoffman (1999) Kirsten Larson (1854-1856) Samantha Parkington (1904-1906) Molly McIntire (1944-1946) Felicity Merriman (1774-1776) Addy Walker (1864-1866) Josefina Montoya (1824-1826) Kit Kittredge (1932-1935) Kaya'aton'my (1764-1766) Julie Albright (1974-1977) Rebecca Rubin (1914-1916) Cécile Rey & Marie-Grace Gardner (1853-1854) Caroline Abbott (1812-1813) Maryellen Larkin (1954-1956) Melody Ellison (1963-1964) Nanea Mitchell (1941-1942) Kirsten Larson (1854-1856) Samantha Parkington (1904-1906) Molly McIntire (1944-1946) Felicity Merriman (1774-1776) Addy Walker (1864-1866) Josefina Montoya (1824-1826) Kit Kittredge (1932-1935) Kaya'aton'my (1764-1766) Kirsten Larson (1854-1856) Samantha Parkington (1904-1906) Molly McIntire (1944-1946) Felicity Merriman (1774-1776) Addy Walker (1864-1866) Josefina Montoya (1824-1826) Kit Kittredge (1932-1935) Kaya'aton'my (1764-1766) Julie Albright (1974-1977) Rebecca Rubin (1914-1916) Cécile Rey & Marie-Grace Gardner (1853-1854) Caroline Abbott (1812-1813) Melody Ellison (1963-1964) Nanea Mitchell (1941-1942) There are some books that incorporate stories and characters from multiple of the Historical Characters series.
Lindsey Bergman (2001) Kailey Hopkins (2003) Marisol Luna (2005) Jess McConnell (2006) Nicki Fleming (2007) Mia St. Clair (2008) Chrissa Maxwell (2009) Lanie Holland (2010) Kanani Akina (2011) McKenna Brooks (2012) Saige Copeland (2013) Isabelle Palmer (2014) Grace Thomas (2015) Lea Clark (2016) Gabriela McBride (2017) Luciana Vega (2018) Blaire Wilson (2019) Joss Kendrick (2020) Kira Bailey (2021) Corinne Tan (2022) Kavi Sharma (2023) Lila Monetti (2024) Tenney Grant Z Yang
The series comprises a total of 22 books by various authors and forms a companion series to the popular American Girl books; unlike Girl of the Year and other lines, they do not come with any doll or toy and acts as a stand-alone novel set in a particular period in American history.
Titles in order of publication: There is a line of Scholastic Reader books that retell episodes of the animated series, or contain information about the show.