American Girls Collection

By Valerie Tripp, Susan S. Adler

Happy birthday, Kirsten!

By Janet Beeler Shaw

On a Minnesota farm in the mid 1800's, the hard working members of the Larson family find time to celebrate Kirsten's tenth birthday.

Kirsten saves the day

By Janet Beeler Shaw

Ten-year-old Kirsten is proud and excited when she finds a bee tree full of honey, one of the natural treasures of her Minnesota frontier world, but she exposes herself to great danger by trying to...

Changes for Kirsten

By Janet Beeler Shaw

A tough Minnesota winter brings many changes to Kirsten's frontier life, including the new responsibility of helping her brother Lars set his traps and a move into a new house for her family.

Kaya An American Girl

By Janet Shaw

Kirsten

By Janet Beeler Shaw

Meet the American Girls

By Connie Rose Porter, Valerie Tripp, Susan S. Adler

Kirsten s Pastimes

By Janet Shaw

Meet Kaya

By Janet Beeler Shaw

In 1764, when Kaya and her family reunite with other Nez Percé Indians to fish for the red salmon, she learns that bragging, even about her swift horse, can lead to trouble. Includes historical not...

Kaya's escape

By Janet Beeler Shaw

In the fall of 1764, after Kaya and her sister are kidnapped from their Nez Percé village by enemy horse raiders, she tries to find a way to escape back home. Includes historical notes on education...