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8 unusual facts about American Girl


All-American Girl: The Mary Kay Letourneau Story

The Mary Kay Letourneau Story: All-American Girl is a 2000 television movie based on the real-life story of high school teacher Mary Kay Letourneau, played by Penelope Ann Miller.

C. F. Payne

He also provided the original illustrations for the first three "Molly" books in the American Girl series.

Kaitlyn Dever

Dever's first notable acting role was in the American Girl film An American Girl: Chrissa Stands Strong (2009) as Gwen Thompson, a bullied homeless girl.

She is best known for her roles as Gwen Thompson in the American Girl film entitled An American Girl: Chrissa Stands Strong, Loretta McCready in Justified, Eve Baxter in Last Man Standing, and Jayden in Short Term 12.

Oak Park Mall

The former space was then divided into three spaces with the American Girl store taking up much of the former restaurant's area.

Pleasant Rowland

In 1986 Rowland founded the Pleasant Company, which manufactures the "American Girl" dolls, books and accessories.

Water Tower Place

The eight-level mall has over 100 shops, including Macy's (formerly a branch of the renowned Marshall Field's), the flagship American Girl store (occupying the former Lord & Taylor which closed in March 2007), a live theatre, and several restaurants, arranged around a chrome-and-glass atrium with glass elevators.

Webfoot Technologies

Recently, the firm has created other games based on popular licenses including My Little Pony, American Girl, Tonka, Hello Kitty, Fear Factor, and Phil Mickelson Golf.


Adair Tishler

She portrayed Tara James in the American Girl movie Chrissa Stands Strong.

Amy Hill

She is perhaps best known for her roles as Mrs. DePaulo in That's So Raven, Mrs. Kwan in The Cat in the Hat, Sue in 50 First Dates, Miss Hyo-Kim in Next Friday, Yung-Hee "Grandma" Kim on All-American Girl through more of a cult status, and the voice of Jasmine "Ah-Mah" Lee on The Life and Times of Juniper Lee.

Second-generation immigrants in the United States

There are a few television series that feature at least one second generation immigrant in a starring role: All-American Girl, Ugly Betty, Grey's Anatomy, Elementary, and The Mindy Project.

Ten Speed Press

Tricycle Press was the children's imprint of Ten Speed Press, which has published the controversial children's book King & King and the Amelia series with American Girl.


see also

Colin Sargent

He wrote the play 100 Percent American Girl and later wrote his first novel, Museum of Human Beings, published in 2009.

Electric Pink

"American Girl" is the acoustic version of the song, which originally appeared on the Boys + Girls EP.

KQKS

KQKS played a part in breaking an import track called "That's What Love Can Do" by the American girl group Boy Krazy.

Maya Romanoff

Installations include such high-profile projects as Nobu in Hong Kong, Melbourne and Los Angeles (opened September 2007), the Green Room at the Kodak Theater for the 2007 Academy Awards, Tiffany & Co, the new Playboy Club in Los Angeles, Boucheron stores, Phantom of the Opera Theater in Los Angeles, special projects for Walt Disney, the palace of the Crown Prince of Dubai, Harrod’s, American Girl Stores, etc.

Stealing Summers

Two twenty-something expatriates (Wilson Bethel and James Jagger) spending an indolent summer in Buenos Aires meet a beautiful American girl (Sophie Auster) who reveals a stash of illicit money hidden at her Argentine boyfriend’s (Mariano Martinez) apartment.

The Problem We All Live With

An iconic image of the civil rights movement in the United States, it depicts Ruby Bridges, a six-year-old African-American girl, on her way into an all-white public school in New Orleans on November 14, 1960 during the process of racial desegregation.

Walter Rane

While in New York City Rane illustrated such works as Meet Kit: An American Girl by Valerie Tripp.