For parents & teachers

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  About the author

  Meet trusted pediatrician and childhood expert, Cara Natterson, MD.

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  Author interview

  Read an in-depth discussion about the series, its benefits, and more.

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  Why Care & Keeping

  Find out how this best-selling series helps girls and parents.

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  Book excerpts

  Enjoy an inside look at featured sections from The Care & Keeping of You 2.

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  Conversation starters

  Get inspiration for open and honest talks with the girl in your life.

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  Tips for all ages

  Discover advice that moms, dads, and daughters can all learn from.

Learning guides for schools and book clubs

Explore themes and issues from American Girl stories with these downloadable guides and worksheets featuring our characters:

• NEW! Grace: Be an Entrepreneur curriculum
• Isabelle: Discovering Your Own Way to Shine curriculum
• Saige: Expressing Oneself & Inspiring Others Through Art curriculum, color wheel, and sound clips.
• Caroline: Patriotism, Heroism, and the War of 1812
• Kaya: Native American Life and the Nez Perce Tribe
• Felicity: Loyalty, Independence, and the Revolutionary War
• Josefina: Spanish Culture and the Settlement of the Southwest
• Kirsten: Pioneer Life, Cultural Differences, and Helping One Another
• Marie-Grace and Cécile: Diversity, Community, and Point of View
• Addy: Freedom, the Civil War, and Life After Slavery
• Samantha: Innovation, Generosity, and Family
• Rebecca: Immigrants, Old Ways and New Ways, and Doing the Right Thing
• Kit: The Great Depression, Giving, and Resourcefulness
• Molly: Cooperation, Adaptability, and Resourcefulness
• Julie: Equality, the Environment, and Facing Change
• McKenna: Self-Esteem, Goal Setting, and Encouraging Self & Others
• Lanie: Animal Habitats and Observing Birds and Butterflies
• Chrissa: Bullying and How to Stop It

Plus: Find additional advice, reading options, and activities that can help girls deal with bullying. Discover more!