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American Girl is a line of books, dolls, and accessories based on pre-teen girl characters from various periods. Several of the characters from the American Girl books have since had their stories adapted into films, the majority of them released as direct-to-DVD or television films, with the exception of ''Kit Kittredge: An American Girl'', which saw a theatrical release. Starting with the debut of the Maryellen Larkin doll, American Girl has since expressed interest in producing webseries based on their characters. ==Synopsis== In 2003, American Girl teamed up with Julia Roberts' Red Om production company to create the first American Girl movie ''An American Girl Holiday''. Samantha was played by AnnaSophia Robb. In 2005 came the second American Girl TV movie ''An American Girl Adventure''. It starred Shailene Woodley as Felicity. The third American Girl television movie appeared in 2006. ''Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front'' featured Maya Ritter as Molly. The first American Girl movie to appear in theaters was ''Kit Kittredge: An American Girl''; it opened in wide release on July 2, 2008. It was produced by Picture House. Kit was played by Academy Award nominee Abigail Breslin and notable co-stars included Stanley Tucci, Chris O'Donnell, Julia Ormond and Joan Cusack. The first Girl of the Year movie was entitled ''An American Girl: Chrissa Stands Strong''. Chrissa was portrayed by Sammi Hanratty.〔http://www2.variety.com/finguide2008_listings.asp?company_id=42020〕 It was released by HBO directly to DVD on January 6, 2009.〔http://www.videobusiness.com/index.asp?layout=article&articleid=CA6595606〕 McKenna Brooks, the "Girl of the Year 2012", has a movie named ''McKenna Shoots for the Stars'' released July 3, 2012. The movie, starring Jade Pettyjohn as McKenna, started filming in July 2011 and aired on NBC July 14, 2012. Saige Copeland, Girl of the Year 2013, has a movie named ''Saige Paints the Sky'' released July 2, 2013. The movie, starring Sidney Fullmer as Saige, was released on NBC July 13, 2013. A film based on Girl of the Year 2014 Isabelle Palmer entitled ''Isabelle Dances Into the Spotlight'' was released July 22, 2014, starring Erin Pitt as the title character. A film based on Girl of the Year 2015 Grace Thomas entitled ''An American Girl: Grace Stirs Up Success'', with Olivia Rodrigo playing the title role, was released June 23, 2015.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=An American Girl: Grace Stirs Up Success Blu-ray )〕 In November 2015, short independent films were uploaded on American Girl's YouTube page, based on the Maryellen Larkin and Julie Albright characters, the latter in lieu of the prevously-announced musical film project slated in 2007. The films star Harlie Galloway and Jolie Ledford as Maryellen and Julie, respectively, and marks American Girl's venture into digital content and independent film production.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「American Girl (film series)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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