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|name = ''Happy Holidays! American Girl''<br />
|image = HappyHolidaysAmericanGirl.jpg<br />
|imagewidth = 300px<br />
|caption = The cover of ''Happy Holidays! American Girl''<br />
|published = 2021<br />
|author = [[Lauren Diaz Morgan]]<br />
|illustrator = Romina Galotta<br />
|isbn = 0593381947<br />
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'''''Happy Holidays! American Girl''''' is a [[Random House Books]] American Girl publication and Little Golden Book focused on the [[Historical Characters]] and their winter celebrations (often as seen in the [[Central Series]] in the winter celebration books). <br />
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==Contents==<br />
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The book starts by discussing that as weather gets colder and days shorten, there are many holiday celebrations held in the winter; every family has different ways of celebrating with various decor, meals, gifts, and family traditions. This is followed by briefly focusing on the winter holiday celebrations of several historical characters. <br />
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* [[Felicity Merriman]] is invited to a ball. She practices her dances, and at the ball can hardly believe the fanciness of the food set out for the guests. <br />
* [[Kaya'aton'my]] looks forward to the Winter Spirit Dances performed. The family welcomes visitors to the longhouse where they have a feast; afterwards, those who have received their guardian spirits are part of a ceremonial song and dance. <br />
* [[Maryellen Larkin]] is delighted with how her Florida home is decorated with bright lights, but dreams of seeing snow during the holidays; this dream is fulfilled when her grandparents have her visit and she goes ice-skating for the first time. <br />
* [[Kirsten Larson]] surprises her family with celebrating St. Lucia Day as it was done in Sweden, wearing a traditional outfit and serving coffee and holiday bread. <br />
* [[Rebecca Rubin]]'s favorite Hanukkah tradition is lighting the menorah with the shammash candle--adding a candle for all eight nights. She also plays dreidel with her [[Benny Rubin|younger brother]], where the winner gets candy. <br />
* At the first snow of the year, [[Molly McIntire]] and her siblings play outside in the front yard dressed warmly--it's so fun they don't care about the cold itself. <br />
* [[Addy Walker]] and her [[Ruth Walker|mother ]] make sweet potato pudding, which they take to the church potluck; Addy then attends a shadow play of the Christmas story. <br />
* [[Josefina Montoya]] plays the part of María in Las Posadas, a procession representing the search of María and José to find an inn on la Noche Buena (Christmas Eve). Her [[Andres Montoya|papá]] leads the burro and Josefina sings the special song. <br />
* [[Nanea Mitchell]] and [[Mary Lou Mitchell|her sister]] practice hula for a holiday performance for the [[Wikipedia:United Service Organizations|United Service Organization]]; that evening, they sing carols with the ukulele (and Mele's howls) and wish each other "Mele Kalikimaka."<br />
* [[Julie Albright]] celebrates Chinese New Year with her best friend [[Ivy Ling]], where they eat Chinese dishes together with family for luck. They then watch the dragon parade in Chinatown. <br />
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The book closes saying that while celebrations differ, what they have in common is spending time together with loved ones and asks the reader what their own traditions are. <br />
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==Trivia==<br />
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* Celebrations for [[Samantha Parkington]], [[Kit Kittredge]], [[Melody Ellison]], and [[Courtney Moore]] are not seen. Winter celebrations for [[Caroline Abbott]] (though she has winter events, no Christmas celebration is seen), [[Marie-Grace Gardner]], and [[Cécile Rey]] are not given in books to reference (though the days after the holidays are seen with Cécile). <br />
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==See Also==<br />
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* ''[[Happy Birthday! American Girl]]''<br />
* ''[[Making a Difference! American Girl]]''<br />
* ''[[Time for School! American Girl]]''<br />
* ''[[Grandmas Are the Best! American Girl]]''<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Historical Books]]<br />
[[Category:Books]]<br />
[[Category:Historical Characters]]<br />
[[Category:Items Released in 2021]]<br />
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