Spring Pearl (The Last Flower) China, 1857 Ĭalled boyish by her new family for being able to read and write and work in a garden, twelve-year-old orphan Chou Spring Pearl (周春珠) realizes that her 'odd ways' just don't fit in the Sung home, the home she is taken to after her parents die in 1857 during the Second Opium War in Canton, China. The book was written by Mary Casanova and illustrated by Jean-Paul Tibbles. When most of the royal family falls ill, Cécile cannot bear for them all to die in the hands of misguided court physicians, and locking herself and some maids in a room with the young Duke d'Anjou away from the doctors, saving his life. In the complicated world of court life, Cécile gradually discovers that her heart and spirit are more noble than she thinks. After helping a woman who had fallen from a horse, she ends up serving in the Versailles court of King Louis XIV. In 1711 France, Cécile Revel is the daughter of a poor doctor, although she has learned to read and write and is an independent young lady. The book was written by Annie Dalton and illustrated by Mark Elliott. Isabel is welcomed home by her father where he tells her that he's sending her back because she has changed and he wants her to continue it. Her Aunt and old nurse have given up, but Isabel nurses Hope through the night and identifies that she does not have the plague.

When word reaches that her baby sister, Hope, is ill and it might be the plague, Isabel goes home just in time. Isabel is then taught interesting subjects and helps with her Aunt's clinic. Isabel finally reaches Aunt de Vere's estate and quickly develops an admiration for her. Along the way she ends up in a situation with robbers, is rescued, and then has to disguise herself as a boy to join a group of theatrical performers. After making friends with a servant and having the audacity to watch a play at the theater, her father sends Isabel away to stay with her aunt de Vere in an attempt to have her learned in proper etiquette. Isabel Campion, living in London, England in 1592, struggles with fitting her father's image of a 'proper' girl, her adventurous and free-spirited ways often cause her problems in Tudor society. Books Isabel (Taking Wing) England, 1592 The dolls were first released in 2002, and retired in 2005. The series was discontinued in 2005 and the dolls have become a popular collectible item.

The books, written by award-winning authors, originally came with a matching doll intended for display. Each story is about a 12-year-old girl living in a different time period in different parts of the world. JSTOR ( July 2007) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Īmerican Girl introduced the Girls of Many Lands series in 2002.Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.įind sources: 'Girls of Many Lands' – news Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. This article needs additional citations for verification.

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