Tripp, Valerie

Molly is eager to meet a famous movie star at a War Bond rally, until she cannot find the money that her class had collected to buy a bond. Includes information on movies during World War II and a recipe for popcorn.

When Cornelia's veil is ruined on the day of her wedding ceremony in 1904, nine-year-old Samantha comes to the rescue. Includes information on wedding customs in the early 1900s and instructions for making a bridesmaid bouquet.

When her friend Nellie is suspected of stealing Mrs. Van Sicklen's black pearls at Christmastime, Samantha helps her discover where they really went.

Molly conquers her fear of swimming underwater when she and the other campers at Camp Gowonagin divide into two teams to play Color War.

When she discovers that Nellie and her sisters have been sent to an orphanage, Samantha, now living with her aunt and uncle in New York City, tries to help her friends as much as she can.

When an English girl comes to stay at Molly's during World War II, she and Molly learn to bridge their differences and ultimately enjoy a wonderful, mutual birthday party.

In volume two in a six-volume American Girl series, nine-year-old Felicity Merriman from colonial Williamsburg is sent to Miss Manderly's to learn manners and etiquette and meets a young English girl, Elizabeth, but when the king's taxes forces a boycott on tea, Felicity's tea lessons may be in jeopardy.

When T?a Dolores, the beloved aunt who has cared for the Montoya family since the death of their mother, announces that she is planning to leave, Josefina and her sisters try to find a way to change her mind.

In volume six in a six-volume American Girl series, nine-year-old Felicity Merriman from colonial Williamsburg is worried that Jiffy Nye will make trouble again and her English friend, Elizabeth's, father is jailed for being a Loyalist.

Ruthie Smithens makes up her mind to help her friend Kit and her family when she learns they are being evicted from their house.