Meet Samantha: An American GirlSamantha Parkington is an orpan who lives with her rich grandmother in 1904. There are many servants in Grandmary's busy, bustling household, but there is no one for Samantha to play with. That's why she's so excited when Nellie moves in next door. Nellie has come to work so that she can send money back to her family in the city. Even though their lives are different, the two girls become good friends. One day Samantha discovers that Jessie, the seamstress, is leaving. No one will tell her why. So she and Nellie plan a secret midnight adventure to find out. |
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ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER ADLER afternoon Alice Roosevelt American Girls Collection ants asked Samantha automobile baby basket beautiful chair clothes coat cookie dear doll dress dumb Eddie Ryland Eddie's elegant Elsa exciting Gard and Cornelia Gard's gas lamps gingerbread Grandmary looked grandmother grownups hair hands Hawkins hugged hurried ILLUSTRATIONS DAN ANDREASEN jelly biscuit Jessie leave kitchen knee knew ladies like Samantha laundry looked at Samantha ma'am MEET SAMANTHA MIDDLETON WI midwife Miss Samantha mother Nathaniel Nellie answered Nellie looked never Orleans parlor door looking PLEASANT COMPANY proper punch Eddie SAMANTHA AN AMERICAN Samantha asked Samantha felt Samantha looked Samantha Parkington Samantha thought Samantha tugged Samantha yelled sampler read Actions sense of value servants sewing hour silk smiled soft softly stocking stopped Story sugar bowl summer surprised talk tell tunnel Uncle Gard vacuum cleaners voice wanted young lady