Series · 40 books
American Girl Books in Order
The complete American Girl reading order — 40 books from 1887–2002.
- 01 The American Girl's Handy Book Amazon — buy The American Girl's Handy Book Bookshop — buy The American Girl's Handy Book ThriftBooks — buy The American Girl's Handy Book eBooks.com — buy The American Girl's Handy Book
- 02 Meet Molly Amazon — buy Meet Molly Bookshop — buy Meet Molly ThriftBooks — buy Meet Molly eBooks.com — buy Meet Molly
- 03 American Girl Beauty Book Amazon — buy American Girl Beauty Book Bookshop — buy American Girl Beauty Book ThriftBooks — buy American Girl Beauty Book eBooks.com — buy American Girl Beauty Book
- 04 Meet Samantha Amazon — buy Meet Samantha Bookshop — buy Meet Samantha ThriftBooks — buy Meet Samantha eBooks.com — buy Meet Samantha
- 05 Meet Kirsten Amazon — buy Meet Kirsten Bookshop — buy Meet Kirsten ThriftBooks — buy Meet Kirsten eBooks.com — buy Meet Kirsten
- 06 Samantha's surprise Amazon — buy Samantha's surprise Bookshop — buy Samantha's surprise ThriftBooks — buy Samantha's surprise eBooks.com — buy Samantha's surprise
- 07 Molly's surprise Amazon — buy Molly's surprise Bookshop — buy Molly's surprise ThriftBooks — buy Molly's surprise eBooks.com — buy Molly's surprise
- 08 Kirsten's surprise Amazon — buy Kirsten's surprise Bookshop — buy Kirsten's surprise ThriftBooks — buy Kirsten's surprise eBooks.com — buy Kirsten's surprise
- 09 Kirsten learns a lesson Amazon — buy Kirsten learns a lesson Bookshop — buy Kirsten learns a lesson ThriftBooks — buy Kirsten learns a lesson eBooks.com — buy Kirsten learns a lesson
- 10 Samantha Learns a Lesson Amazon — buy Samantha Learns a Lesson Bookshop — buy Samantha Learns a Lesson ThriftBooks — buy Samantha Learns a Lesson eBooks.com — buy Samantha Learns a Lesson
- 11 Molly Learns a Lesson Amazon — buy Molly Learns a Lesson Bookshop — buy Molly Learns a Lesson ThriftBooks — buy Molly Learns a Lesson eBooks.com — buy Molly Learns a Lesson
- 12 Happy birthday, Samantha! Amazon — buy Happy birthday, Samantha! Bookshop — buy Happy birthday, Samantha! ThriftBooks — buy Happy birthday, Samantha! eBooks.com — buy Happy birthday, Samantha!
- 13 Happy birthday, Kirsten! Amazon — buy Happy birthday, Kirsten! Bookshop — buy Happy birthday, Kirsten! ThriftBooks — buy Happy birthday, Kirsten! eBooks.com — buy Happy birthday, Kirsten!
- 14 Happy birthday, Molly! : a springtime story Amazon — buy Happy birthday, Molly! : a springtime story Bookshop — buy Happy birthday, Molly! : a springtime story ThriftBooks — buy Happy birthday, Molly! : a springtime story eBooks.com — buy Happy birthday, Molly! : a springtime story
- 15 Changes for Molly Amazon — buy Changes for Molly Bookshop — buy Changes for Molly ThriftBooks — buy Changes for Molly eBooks.com — buy Changes for Molly
- 16 Changes for Samantha Amazon — buy Changes for Samantha Bookshop — buy Changes for Samantha ThriftBooks — buy Changes for Samantha eBooks.com — buy Changes for Samantha
- 17 Molly's story collection Amazon — buy Molly's story collection Bookshop — buy Molly's story collection ThriftBooks — buy Molly's story collection eBooks.com — buy Molly's story collection
- 18 Kirsten saves the day Amazon — buy Kirsten saves the day Bookshop — buy Kirsten saves the day ThriftBooks — buy Kirsten saves the day eBooks.com — buy Kirsten saves the day
- 19 Changes for Kirsten Amazon — buy Changes for Kirsten Bookshop — buy Changes for Kirsten ThriftBooks — buy Changes for Kirsten eBooks.com — buy Changes for Kirsten
- 20 Samantha Amazon — buy Samantha Bookshop — buy Samantha ThriftBooks — buy Samantha eBooks.com — buy Samantha
- 21 Meet Felicity Amazon — buy Meet Felicity Bookshop — buy Meet Felicity ThriftBooks — buy Meet Felicity eBooks.com — buy Meet Felicity
- 22 Felicity Amazon — buy Felicity Bookshop — buy Felicity ThriftBooks — buy Felicity eBooks.com — buy Felicity
- 23 Meet Addy Amazon — buy Meet Addy Bookshop — buy Meet Addy ThriftBooks — buy Meet Addy eBooks.com — buy Meet Addy
- 24 Happy Birthday, Addy! Amazon — buy Happy Birthday, Addy! Bookshop — buy Happy Birthday, Addy! ThriftBooks — buy Happy Birthday, Addy! eBooks.com — buy Happy Birthday, Addy!
- 25 Addy's Surprise Amazon — buy Addy's Surprise Bookshop — buy Addy's Surprise ThriftBooks — buy Addy's Surprise eBooks.com — buy Addy's Surprise
- 26 Changes for Addy Amazon — buy Changes for Addy Bookshop — buy Changes for Addy ThriftBooks — buy Changes for Addy eBooks.com — buy Changes for Addy
- 27 Addy Saves the Day Amazon — buy Addy Saves the Day Bookshop — buy Addy Saves the Day ThriftBooks — buy Addy Saves the Day eBooks.com — buy Addy Saves the Day
- 28 Josefina Amazon — buy Josefina Bookshop — buy Josefina ThriftBooks — buy Josefina eBooks.com — buy Josefina
- 29 The care & keeping of you Amazon — buy The care & keeping of you Bookshop — buy The care & keeping of you ThriftBooks — buy The care & keeping of you eBooks.com — buy The care & keeping of you
- 30 The American girls party book Amazon — buy The American girls party book Bookshop — buy The American girls party book ThriftBooks — buy The American girls party book eBooks.com — buy The American girls party book
- 31 The Smuggler's Treasure (American Girl History Mysteries) Amazon — buy The Smuggler's Treasure (American Girl History Mysteries) Bookshop — buy The Smuggler's Treasure (American Girl History Mysteries) ThriftBooks — buy The Smuggler's Treasure (American Girl History Mysteries) eBooks.com — buy The Smuggler's Treasure (American Girl History Mysteries)
- 32 Real American girls tell their own stories Amazon — buy Real American girls tell their own stories Bookshop — buy Real American girls tell their own stories ThriftBooks — buy Real American girls tell their own stories eBooks.com — buy Real American girls tell their own stories
- 33 Meet Kit Amazon — buy Meet Kit Bookshop — buy Meet Kit ThriftBooks — buy Meet Kit eBooks.com — buy Meet Kit
- 34 Kit's surprise Amazon — buy Kit's surprise Bookshop — buy Kit's surprise ThriftBooks — buy Kit's surprise eBooks.com — buy Kit's surprise
- 35 Kit learns a lesson Amazon — buy Kit learns a lesson Bookshop — buy Kit learns a lesson ThriftBooks — buy Kit learns a lesson eBooks.com — buy Kit learns a lesson
- 36 Trouble at Fort Lapointe (American Girl History Mysteries) Amazon — buy Trouble at Fort Lapointe (American Girl History Mysteries) Bookshop — buy Trouble at Fort Lapointe (American Girl History Mysteries) ThriftBooks — buy Trouble at Fort Lapointe (American Girl History Mysteries) eBooks.com — buy Trouble at Fort Lapointe (American Girl History Mysteries)
- 37 All-American Girl Amazon — buy All-American Girl Bookshop — buy All-American Girl ThriftBooks — buy All-American Girl eBooks.com — buy All-American Girl
- 38 Meet Kaya Amazon — buy Meet Kaya Bookshop — buy Meet Kaya ThriftBooks — buy Meet Kaya eBooks.com — buy Meet Kaya
- 39 Kaya's escape Amazon — buy Kaya's escape Bookshop — buy Kaya's escape ThriftBooks — buy Kaya's escape eBooks.com — buy Kaya's escape
- 40 Kaya's hero Amazon — buy Kaya's hero Bookshop — buy Kaya's hero ThriftBooks — buy Kaya's hero eBooks.com — buy Kaya's hero
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| Read | # | Title | Year | Date finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The American Girl's Handy Book | 1887 | ||
| 2 | Meet Molly | 1943 | ||
| 3 | American Girl Beauty Book | 1964 | ||
| 4 | Meet Samantha | 1986 | ||
| 5 | Meet Kirsten | 1986 | ||
| 6 | Samantha's surprise | 1986 | ||
| 7 | Molly's surprise | 1986 | ||
| 8 | Kirsten's surprise | 1986 | ||
| 9 | Kirsten learns a lesson | 1986 | ||
| 10 | Samantha Learns a Lesson | 1986 | ||
| 11 | Molly Learns a Lesson | 1986 | ||
| 12 | Happy birthday, Samantha! | 1987 | ||
| 13 | Happy birthday, Kirsten! | 1987 | ||
| 14 | Happy birthday, Molly! : a springtime story | 1987 | ||
| 15 | Changes for Molly | 1988 | ||
| 16 | Changes for Samantha | 1988 | ||
| 17 | Molly's story collection | 1988 | ||
| 18 | Kirsten saves the day | 1988 | ||
| 19 | Changes for Kirsten | 1988 | ||
| 20 | Samantha | 1990 | ||
| 21 | Meet Felicity | 1991 | ||
| 22 | Felicity | 1992 | ||
| 23 | Meet Addy | 1993 | ||
| 24 | Happy Birthday, Addy! | 1993 | ||
| 25 | Addy's Surprise | 1993 | ||
| 26 | Changes for Addy | 1994 | ||
| 27 | Addy Saves the Day | 1994 | ||
| 28 | Josefina | 1997 | ||
| 29 | The care & keeping of you | 1998 | ||
| 30 | The American girls party book | 1998 | ||
| 31 | The Smuggler's Treasure (American Girl History Mysteries) | 1999 | ||
| 32 | Real American girls tell their own stories | 1999 | ||
| 33 | Meet Kit | 2000 | ||
| 34 | Kit's surprise | 2000 | ||
| 35 | Kit learns a lesson | 2000 | ||
| 36 | Trouble at Fort Lapointe (American Girl History Mysteries) | 2000 | ||
| 37 | All-American Girl | 2002 | ||
| 38 | Meet Kaya | 2002 | ||
| 39 | Kaya's escape | 2002 | ||
| 40 | Kaya's hero | 2002 |
American Girl reading order — abookinorder.com
Where to start
Begin with The American Girl's Handy Book (1887). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach American Girl — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.
Frequently asked
How many American Girl books are there?
40 to date, spanning 1887–2002.
What is the newest American Girl book?
Kaya's hero, published in 2002.