Meet Kirsten: An American Girl

The American Girl series of books has always been a favorite of mine. I had the Samantha doll and almost all of the girls book series'. I loved each book because they teach valuable lessons. Each girls' series has six books: a meet book, a lessons learned book, a birthday book, a Christmas book, a changes book (usually in winter), and a saves the day book (set in summer). The Kirsten books were my favorite. They kind of reminded my of the Little House on the Prarie series. Kirsten, a ten year old girl, and her family are Swedish immigrants that live in the Minnesota Territory in the 1850's. She goes through the struggles of pioneer life. Her hardships include her good friend dying on route to the United States. My favorite book of the six book Kirsten series is, Kirsten Saves the Day. In this story, Kirsten goes off to explore in the woods nearby her uncles house, where her and her family live. While she exploring, she comes across a few bees nest filled with honey. She gets really excited because she knows if her dad can get the honey and can use it to trade for something the family truly needs. Her only problem is when a bear family is after the same honey as she is. Kirsten knows bears are bad and she should stay away, but her character is one that does not back down from a challenge. She decides to fight off the bear family, with the help of her brother Peter, and is able to bring the honey back for her father.