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Blaire (American Girl: Girl of the Year 2019, Book 1) (1) Paperback – December 26, 2018

by Jennifer Castle (Author), Judit Mallol (Illustrator)
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 616 ratings
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Meet Blaire Wilson! She's a creative girl with bold ideas and a big heart.

Get to know American Girl's 2019 Girl of the year, Blaire, in this first book in her series!Chef. Decorator. Chicken wrangler. Blaire does it all at her family's restaurant, inn, and farm. Her recent food sensitivity has made her time in the kitchen -- and time with friends -- a little tough. But now she's got the perfect distraction -- a wedding to plan! With her BFF by her side, and a million creative ideas saved on her tablet, Blaire is sure she can make the farm's first wedding an epic celebration.But between dress disasters, texting mix-ups, and more than one incident with a mischievous goat, Blaire soon learns that wedding planning is a tricky business . . . and that balancing friendships is even trickier. Can Blaire find a way to make things right, or will this wedding -- and her friendship -- turn into epic fails?
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  1. Reading age
    8 - 12 years
  2. Print length
    192 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Grade level
    3 - 7
  5. Dimensions
    5.25 x 0.5 x 7.5 inches
  6. Publisher
    Scholastic Inc.
  7. Publication date
    December 26, 2018
  8. ISBN-10
    1338267116
  9. ISBN-13
    978-1338267112
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Jennifer Castle grew up writing stories in her head on long school bus rides and was constantly looking for ways to turn her ideas into reality. Eventually, one of her "big ideas" became a published novel, and since then she has written over 10 books for kids and teens, including the Butterfly Wishes series, Together at Midnight, and Famous Friends. Jennifer lives among the mountains, woods, and bountiful farms of New York's Hudson Valley with her husband, two daughters, and two striped cats, who also work part-time as her writing assistants.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Scholastic Inc. (December 26, 2018)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 192 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1338267116
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1338267112
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 8 - 12 years
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 3 - 7
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 5.3 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.25 x 0.5 x 7.5 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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Jennifer Castle is the author of many books for children and teens, including the novels for BLAIRE WILSON, American Girl's Girl of the Year 2019. Her YA novels published by HarperCollins include THE BEGINNING OF AFTER, which was an American Library Association Best Fiction for Young Adults selection, YOU LOOK DIFFERENT IN REAL LIFE, WHAT HAPPENS NOW, and TOGETHER AT MIDNIGHT. She created the ARISTOKITTENS chapter book series, which continues the story of Disney's iconic kittens from THE ARISTOCATS. Her four-book middle grade fantasy series from Bloomsbury USA is BUTTERFLY WISHES. She’s also the co-author of two non-fiction books, FAMOUS FRIENDS: BEST BUDS, ROCKY RELATIONSHIPS, AND AWESOMELY ODD COUPLES FROM PAST TO PRESENT and FRIENDS AND FRENEMIES: THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE AWKWARD. Besides writing, Jennifer also loves beach-combing, geeking out on theatre and sci-fi, and animal rescue work. She lives in New York’s Hudson Valley with her family of humans and cats. You can visit her online at www.jennifercastle.com.

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Betty
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent service
Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2023
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Came quickly. Good condition. Positive experience.
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Colette smith
5.0 out of 5 stars Best book ever
Reviewed in the United States on November 27, 2019
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I like how it is about a ten year old girl going there for challenges that are hard to face and how she makes a difference and how she bakes and is a girl that is interested in a lot of new things! That is how I love your story.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Nice
Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2021
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My daughter loves American girl books. She liked this one very much!
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Kate
5.0 out of 5 stars 2019 Girl has great story
Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2019
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My granddaughters love Blaine’s story. She lives on a farm where they don’t use pesticides. Also she needs to but dairy free just like my granddaughters. This is an Up to date story that is still super cute with lots of animals and a smart, fun little girl!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Blaire is wonderful, overall message questionable
Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2019
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My daughter and I look forward to the unveiling of the new Girl of the Year Doll. We try to guess what her aspiration and hobby might be. We were disappointed when we first heard about Blaire. She’s an aspiring chef, which is wonderful, but in the AG catalogue, instead of having a hobby or a defined passion, she’s helping plan a wedding on her family farm. We decided to check out Blaire’s book to find out what we were missing.

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As it turns out, we were instantly hooked on the story and read it together. Blaire’s family runs a Bed & Breakfast with a Farm-to-Table restaurant. We enjoyed learning about how all the food served at Blaire’s restaurant was harvested on their family farm, or a farm in the same area. Blaire and her mother write blog posts for their family website with recipes that they create together. Blaire thoughtfully takes photos for the website posts too. This is all wonderful and heartwarming.

One topic highlighted about Blaire is her excessive use of screen time. She’s always on a computer, pad or phone. It’s interesting how it was laced into the story, because it never felt like these were “here-comes-the-lesson” moments. Another topic explored is Blaire’s newly diagnosed allergy to dairy. This affects her deeply and it was well done in the story.

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Blaire’s parents have decided to renovate the main barn on their property to be used for weddings and parties. Her grandfather is not happy about it, and Blaire overhears him tell someone he sometimes wants to retire and move away. Blaire is so worried, she vows that she can prove to him that the renovations are a good decision. This barn is such a source of stress though-out the book.

The 28-year-old farm manager, Cat is like a big sister to Blaire. Cat’s boyfriend asks Blaire to help him propose. Blaire tells herself if she comes up with the perfect plan, Cat will say yes. (So much pressure for a little girl!) Not only does Cat say yes, she decides that Blaire can plan her wedding and Cat’s boyfriend agrees saying that Blaire can run interface with his mother who also wants to help. He literally says, “…that does sound like the perfect way to handle my mother.” BLAIRE IS A 10-YEAR-OLD! Give the girl a break!

As the story continues, there is event after event where Blaire takes it upon herself to make sure she does the right things so adults will get what they want and they will be happy. Poor girl is so riddled with anxiety trying to people please her way through the world. We really liked Blaire and we couldn’t put the book down. Overall, I had mixed feelings about Blaire’s story. I give it 5 Stars for the writing and 3 Stars for the story, for an average of 4 Stars. I would read this author again. She did an amazing job with the parameters American Girl set for Blaire. To American Girl, you guys should know that people pleasing is not a hobby.
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I loved the book. Great story. Would recommend to anyone who loved American Girl and a fun story about farm life.
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CJIB
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Messages for Kids
Reviewed in the United States on February 29, 2020
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My 8-year old daughter and I loved the story. Blaire helps her community, promotes healthy eating, and makes a new friends. All done with fun brain sparks along the way.
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Bing
5.0 out of 5 stars Great for tweens in this age of gadgets
Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2019
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These American Girl books are perfect for tweens. My granddaughter locks herself in Room when she is in one of her moods and reads them. So far she has 6 books
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Alice Uyeyama
5.0 out of 5 stars Great cookbook
Reviewed in Canada on January 2, 2020
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My red headed granddaughter loves Blaire and loves to cook.
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