Samantha: An American Girl
Written by Susan S. Adler, Maxine Rose Schur and Valerie Tripp
Narrated by Cecelia Riddett
4.5/5
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Samantha Parkington is an orphan being raised by her wealthy grandmother at the start of a brand-new century, a time when new ideas and inventions are changing everyone's lives. Samantha's own world is filled with elegance and privilege, but she sees that not everyone's life is changing for the better-especially her friend Nellie, a servant girl who lives next door. Some people consider "mixing with servants" bold and improper. But for Samantha, a person's worth isn't measured by wealth. True friendship is what matters most.
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Reviews for Samantha
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5My daughter loved listening to this audiobook! The narrator's expressions made it easy and fun to listen to.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A lovely and lively American girl story! Samantha was a sensitive girl who pursued a friendship with a girl from a poorer family. The story portrays well the social and economic challenges that faced the industrial age America.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Such a great series for young girls! I loved it as much as my girls.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I just finished this entire series and still love it. I grew up with this series. My mom bought it for me since I shared my name with the main character. I enjoyed reading about Samantha's life and just how different it was from my own in the 1990s. It's a good portrayal of how this part of history was.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I loved these books in 3rd grade. The whole American Girl series is fantastic for beginning chapter book readers. This series is about Samantha, a girl being raised by her wealthy grandmother in the Victorian era.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I have read the books of each AG’s series, well, the first four characters, anyway but Samantha is the one whose story I never forgot. The AG girl who should have the most sheltered, least realistic life, is the one with the edgiest story, and a “best friend” character who lives a life completely the opposite. They are both lonely orphans, but Samantha is an heiress and Nellie, the next door neighbor’s maid. Samantha is intellectual and adventurous but also naïve and not used to taking care of herself. This is an interesting contrast to Nellie, who is tough, cynical and maternal. Their relationship is a great look at the affects of privilege and social attitudes of the turn of the century. Interwoven with this story are discussions of women’s rights, and the affects of the Industrial Revolution. Aunt Cornelia is a suffragette, and Samantha is asked to write a report on how great factories are, and ends up concluding that they may not be so great after all. I also find their story quite romantic, to be honest. Their first meetings are conducted hiding in a tunnel of lilac bushes-which is, I think, an image I never forgot. They hide in a boat house and fall asleep there, causing their families to be so shocked that you’d almost think they were doing something else in there. When Nellie is dumped in a classic abusive Victorian orphanage, Samantha risks her life to spring her. It all seems invested in a great deal more passion than other “best friend” relationships from the other AG series. I don't get the same vibe off Felicity and Elizabeth, the jury is still out on Kit and Ruthie, and Emily and Molly are not actually best friends-they were barely *friends* in the (one) book Emily was actually in.