American Girl Talk

Merry Christmas in July! Addy's celebrating her first Christmas as a free girl, and she's locked in on getting Momma the best gift she can find. Life is complicated, though, and freedom isn't all it's cracked up to be when you're freezing in a garret with a barely functioning window. We delve into Addy and Momma's living situation, their generous spirits (which are even more generous than ours), and a surprise visitor who makes Car...

Addy's back and she's learning all kinds of lessons in this week's episode! From proper spelling to the inner machinations of dealing with mean girls, our little lady is learning that wars don't just happen on the battlefield; they happen in the classroom as well! Where will her allegiances lie? Is Harriet the worst? Should Sarah have gotten her own doll? Find out all this and more as we yap and gab in a slowly yet inexplicably lig...

New Girl Alert! This week, we're covering Addy's harrowing journey to escape slavery and find freedom! It's full of horror, heartbreak, and unimaginable trauma - you know, kid stuff! Will she be successful? Will we, two white women, be able to cover this topic with the tact and delicacy it deserves? Tune in to find out!

Chapters

0:00 - New Girl Alert! Meet Addy!

10:07 - Chapter One: Whispers of Freedom

15:48 - Chapter Two: Sold!

34:56 -...

We're back for another yap in between our coverage of the American Girl Doll books! Join us as we recap our thoughts on Kirsten, Samantha, Molly, and Felicity - who we liked, who we hated, who we LOVED, and who still might need to brush up on her ESL classes! We're going through funny hypotheticals, astrological charts, and fan fiction for your favorite not-real-book-couple (ifykyk).

So take a seat, grab some loose tooth tea, and jo...

Goodbye, Felicity—and hello darkness, my old friend. Revolution is brewing in Colonial Williamsburg, but that’s not the only upheaval in store for our favorite horse girl. Winter is a tough season for the Merriman family, and 1776 is no exception. In this final Felicity book, we dive into themes of friendship, rebellion, and whether we should be shipping Felicity and Ben (??). Oh—and we also casually confront the idea that death co...

It's summertime in Colonial Virginia and we feel weird about where Felicity's family decides to spend their idle time! But those feelings have NO time to manifest into a longer political rant because BEN IS MIA and it's up to his best girl to find him and save the day. Tune in for semi-problematic character shipping, an absolutely problematic inability to deal with an icky part of American history, and lots of gags and goofs with y...

Justice for Felicity! On the eve of her birthday, Felicity is confronted with an age-old question: Do adults overreact to things? Like a lot? Luckily for us, our girl can't be stopped, and she turns another ambiguous "birthday" book into something more akin to a Saves the Day adventure. 

And Ben is there! And, more complicated racial dynamics! 

Chapters 

0:00 - Welcome back! Jumping right in 

2:09 - Chapter One: Springtime Promises 

15:...

Hey cuties! Short bonus episode for ya about some news we heard on le Reddit. Kirsten Learns a Lesson has gotten a facelift, and the inclusion of the Dakota tribe is less egregious! Yippee! 

We discuss that and more in a sweet Thursday special, and we would love to hear your thoughts! Kisses!

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Ye Olde Merry Christmas Season hath abounded, and Felicity has been invited to the governor's ball! It's delicious, she's excited, we're excited, and Mama's so excited she nearly works herself to death trying to ensure that Felicity has everything she needs to have the most fabulous Christmas of all time. But will Christmas even be fun if your mom is on her deathbed? 

It turns out—no! We follow Felicity's emotional journey through f...

We're back with another school story, ladies! Join Celia, Caroline, and a special guest as we SPILL THE TEA—ever so politely, of course. Felicity is off to finishing school, where lessons for girls include snacking, gossiping, and perfecting the art of becoming a well-mannered woman of leisure. But when politics creeps into the parlor, our favorite 9-year-old must choose between keeping the peace and standing up for her principles....

We’re so back, babes—back in time, that is! The year is 1774, and all of Celia’s horse-girl, fan-shipping fantasies are about to come true with Meet Felicity. Our heroine is a spunky nine-year-old living in colonial Williamsburg, and her heart is set on yearning. She yearns for everything—horses, britches, apprentices...independence? And she’ll stop at nothing to get what she wants.

Join us as we giggle and kick our feet through the...

This week, we're taking a break from reading and getting straight to yapping as we compare and contrast the OG 3 Girls - Kirsten, Samantha, and Molly. Join us for historical ponderings, undeserved superlatives, and some potential fan fiction about the series so far, and stay tuned next week for our next girl, Felicity!

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The end of the war is near as Molly experiences the universal girl-sperience of feeling ugly! With Dad coming home and the position of Miss Victory all but hers, Molly goes on a hair-raising mission to be a new Molly. But! Will she lose herself along the way? We wrap up the Molly books with some of the bleak realities of war, girlhood, and facing our own inner demons that we relate to Molly sometimes, despite our best efforts not t...

Molly's on a warpath and taking no prisoners as she and her two best friends (citation needed) go to Camp Gowanagin for their very first summer camp extravaganza.  When a Color War splits the dynamic trio up, Molly must decide if she chooses friendship or betrayal. You will be shocked by her choice.

We can't emphasize enough how much of a monster Molly is in this book, so you'll just have to tune in to find out. Meanwhile, does any ...

It's a birthday battle royale between Britain and the USA when Emily, a very disappointing British girl, comes to say at Molly's house during her birthday. Will Molly be an accommodating host, or will her inner monster rear it's ugly head? 

Meanwhile, Caroline and Celia wonder if there is some infighting at the American Girl HQ's publishing room.

Chapters

10:58 - Chapter One: Guess What?

28:23 - Chapter Two: The Blackout

36:24 - Chapter...

It's Christmas for Molly, and she's very worried it will be too realistic! With Dad away and Mom silently crashing out in the background, it's up to Molly and her siblings to string together a Christmas surprise. Will they pull of the surprise? Should they even be surprising Mom, a woman currently on the verge? Join Caroline and Celia as they ponder this, as well as Molly's sudden interest in dolls, in this week's chat. 

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This week, Molly definitely doesn’t learn a lesson—but Caroline and Celia do: just because a girl looks like a total nerd doesn’t mean she isn’t a total jerk! Molly completely loses it at the thought of not being her teacher’s favorite, going full WWII-era Regina George in a truly unhinged display of elementary school dominance. It’s weird, it’s mean, and—spoiler alert—it backfires spectacularly. Tune in as we break down this chaot...

New girl just dropped! It's time for Celia and Caroline to Meet Molly, and boy, is she kind of the worst! Turns out there is more to this WWII girl than meets the four-eyes, and she is a bit of a bully when it comes to her friends, family, acquaintances, and mad lust for Halloween-costume-dominancy! Tune in to hear us discuss Molly, American Girls, World Wars II and III, and see just how many war allegories your mom can make over a...

Bonus alert! To stave off having to cover Molly for juuuuust a little longer, we're doing a look back at the gals we've covered so far - Kirsten and Samantha! 

We compare, contrast, and predict the lives of our favorite historical 9-year-olds, and Celia drops some fan-fiction teasers that are sure to titillate your senses (they are about adults, FYI). 

Tune in for a little less structure but all the regular fun as we yap about what w...