American Girl fans who grew up with Samantha Parkington are about to get a chance to catch up with their favorite doll in a whole new way.
For the first time, American Girl is releasing an adult novel centered on one of its beloved historical characters. Samantha: The Next Chapter, written by bestselling author Fiona Davis, follows Samantha at age 25 as she navigates life in 1920s New York City.
Davis, known for historical fiction novels including The Stolen Queen and The Lions of Fifth Avenue, tells People that when American Girl first approached her about the project, she initially wondered whether the email was a hoax. Once she confirmed the opportunity was real, she embraced the challenge of imagining what Samantha’s life might look like as an adult.
“As an author, that is such a gift to be given this whole character as a 9 or 10-year-old, and be able to say, ‘What will she be like when she’s 25?'” Davis told People. “And, oh, it was so much fun. It was really great.”
View this post on InstagramOriginally introduced in 1986, Samantha was one of American Girl’s first historical characters. In her original stories, she was an orphan raised by her wealthy grandmother in the early 1900s, learning about issues including child labor and workers’ rights along the way.
The new novel picks up in 1920, with Samantha encouraging women in New York to vote in their first presidential election. But when her inheritance and childhood home are stolen, she goes from socialite to shop girl, living in a boarding house and venturing into the city’s criminal underworld to uncover the truth. For Davis, the challenge was balancing nostalgia with a story that could stand on its own.
“You want to balance the nostalgia, which is absolutely there, with a forward-moving plot and a dynamic character,” Davis said. “My hope was it would be like going on a road trip somewhere new with an old friend.”
The year 1920 also offered a timely backdrop, as the ratification of the 19th Amendment opened the door for women to vote nationwide.
Davis says the era was marked by sweeping changes in fashion, employment, education and women’s empowerment. She also sees Samantha’s story as an opportunity to revisit the qualities that made American Girl characters so memorable.
“All the characters, have this tenacity at their core, a fight for justice and a curiosity about the world,” she said.
Davis hopes the novel will appeal to longtime fans while introducing new readers to historical fiction.
“My hope is that for people who don’t even know historical fiction or don’t read it, that they can be introduced to it,” she said.
Samantha: The Next Chapter is available now wherever books are sold.
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