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{{Infobox_book
|name = ''American Girl Character Encyclopedia'' (2021)
|image = AGCharacterEncyclopedia2021.jpg
|imagewidth = 300px
|caption = The cover of ''American Girl Character Encyclopedia: New Edition'' for 2021
|published = 2021 
|author =  [[DK Publishing]] (DK America)
|isbn = 0744042208
}}
The '''''American Girl Character Encyclopedia''''' is an [[List of American Girl Published Books|American Girl publication]] focused on brief character information and trivia for various characters, published by [[DK Publishing]] in 2021. The book is stated to be the second edition--called the "New Edition"--after the ''[[American Girl Character Encyclopedia]]'' published in 2017. 

==Contents==

The book briefly covers factual information about all then-released named characters prior to the [[World by Us]] release. This includes all [[Historical Characters]] (and [[Best Friend Characters]]) through [[Courtney Moore]], all [[Girls of the Year]] through [[Kira Bailey]], and all [[Contemporary Characters]]. 

The sections are: 

* Chapter 1: American Girl Characters: Character bios and facts. 
* Chapter 2: Furry Friends: information about various Pets, including [[Historical Character Pets]] and pets for Modern Characters. 
* Chapter 3: Amazing Places: information about selected collection items for various characters.
* Chapter 4: Girls on the Go: information about selected character vehicles and methods of movement.

Each character section has about two pages (Sonali and Gwen are only given one) with each animal section, "places", and vehicles or transport having one page each. At the end are galleries of all Historical Characters, Girls of the Year and Contemporary Characters (listed under "Girls of the Year"), animals, and selected Historical Character Accessories and Girl of the Year/Contemporary Character Accessories. 

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==Changes from Previous Edition==

Many sections, facts, and pages are reprinted exactly from the previous ''American Girl Character Encyclopedia.'' The major differences include, other than added characters (and the depreciation of the [[BeForever]] name):

* There are no [[Truly Me]] sections or items displayed, including any [[Modern Style Pets]]. 
* [[Logan Everett]] is given a two-page spread whereas before, he was only mentioned on Tenney's pages. 
* Retired outfits and items previously shown on Historical Character pages have been replaced with newer items in the collection; this is done in both small images and larger page images, and text is changed where needed. For example, Maryellen's pages have replaced the large image of [[Maryellen's Play Outfit]] with [[Maryellen's School Outfit]]. Her skating outfit and accessories are now replaced with her sledding outfit and sled. In place of [[Maryellen's Television Console|the TV]] and [[Maryellen's Sofa Bed Set|sofa bed]] the newer [[Maryellen's Ready to Launch Rocket Set|rocket set]] is shown, with the text changed to match. 

==See Also==

* [[American Girl Character Encyclopedia]]
* [[American Girl Character Encyclopedia (2026)]]
* [[American Girl Ultimate Visual Guide]]
* [[American Girl: The Story of America]]

==References==
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[[Category:Books]]
[[Category:Miscellaneous Items]]
[[Category:Items Released in 2021]]

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