Samantha's Short Story Collection (American Girl) [Hardcover]

Valerie Tripp (Author), Sarah M. Buckey (Author), Dan Andreasen (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 9 and up | Series: American Girl

This keepsake anthology contains all five of Samantha's short stories, including: Samantha's Winter Party, Samantha and the Missing Pearls, Samantha Saves the Wedding, Samantha's Blue Bicycle, and Samantha's Special Talent.

Samantha Parkington's wealthy grandmother is raising her to be a proper young lady. But as America begins a new century, Samantha encounters new ideas that don't always match Grandmary's old-fashioned ways. What should Samantha believe? Her adventures strengthen her generous, kind spirit as she dares to make a difference.

The collection includes "Looking Back" essays and a ribbon bookmark.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Hardcover: 204 pages
• Publisher: American Girl Publishing Inc (August 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1593691254
• ISBN-13: 978-1593691257
• Product Dimensions: 5.7 x 4.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #103,363 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars These really are excellent books, November 20, 2010

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Kurt A. Johnson (North-Central Illinois, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Samantha's Short Story Collection (American Girl) (Hardcover)

This is a set of five of the American Girls Short Stories from the series about Samantha Parkington, a nine-year-old orphan girl living in the America of 1904. In Samantha's Winter Party, Samantha feels bad that her poor friend Nellie is being snubbed by her wealthy friends - what can she do to Nellie at the center of things? When Mrs. Van Sicklen's new black pearls go missing in Samantha and the Missing Pearls, Samantha must work quickly if she is to clear Nellie's name. And when Uncle Card and Cornelia's wedding hits a snag, Samantha Saves the Wedding! In Samantha's Blue Bicycle, when Samantha falls of her new bicycle her love of the machine turns to fear, but what can she do? And finally, Samantha's Special Talent tells of the time that Samantha organized a talent show to support the public library, and learns about a special talent she never knew she had!

Each of the five little books has a wonderful story, and is richly illustrated. As an added bonus, each book's final chapter is a special section on life and the world as Samantha would have known them, which is very informative. These really are excellent books. My little daughter loves these books, as she does her American Girl doll. We both highly recommend them!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars How fun!, December 30, 2008

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M. Fritz "All things Angelina" (Maryland, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Samantha's Short Story Collection (American Girl) (Hardcover)

Ever wish that there were more adventures to share with Samantha? Well here they are! This book was much smaller then the other Meet Samantha books. But, just as fun. It is a must have for any Samantha fan! You won't feel cheated by the stories contents!

4.0 out of 5 stars adorable to collect!, November 12, 2008

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tudorkitty - See all my reviews

This review is from: Samantha's Short Story Collection (American Girl) (Hardcover)

ok, so admittedly, i'm a little bit over the reading level for this book...it says 8+, and i'm 8+13. but nonetheless, i'm a huge samantha fan (always and forever), and just had to buy this.

it was somewhat annoying to find that two of the stories were recognizable from the american girl magazine in the mid-90's; younger readers might even note that the rest of the stories were there, too. but as usual samantha and nellie inspired me to want to be *my* best even in my old age. the final story about the talent show was really nice. and the nice hardbound addition means this will look great on display, too, so all ages really can enjoy this.

don't ignore the "looking back" sections, either - great history lesson!