American Girl (magazine)

"American Girl" is a magazine run by the American Girl company. It started in January 1993. Aimed towards girls ages 7 through 11, the magazine includes articles, advice columns, and activity ideas. It is published bi-monthly. Each issue has a girl pictured on the cover; the magazine includes a small profile about the girl, including her name, age, & her answers to a few interview questions.

Features (regular issues)

*Profile about girl on cover
* AG Art Gallery (drawing sent in by readers)
*Letters from You (letters from readers)
*A Did You Know Fact
*A poem written by a reader
*Shining Star (A paragraph about a reader who did something to help others)
*A buzzword
* Contest section
* Heart to Heart (a discussion on a certain topic)
* Friendship Matters (tips and advice on friendship)
* A fictional story
* Brain Waves (puzzles, crosswords, etc.)
* A quiz
* Help! (girls ask for advice and AG answers it)
* Behind the Scenes
* True Story (a letter sent in by a girl about something that happened to her)
* AG Poll
*Posters
*Brainwaves (puzzles which includes a word search, photo fun, art sleuth, & a few other puzzles & mind games)
* Creative Corner (which includes crafts & cooking recipes)
*Laffateria (jokes by AG readers)
* Mini Mag (a small version of the magazine with only about 16 pages for readers to cut, fold, and give to their dolls or stuffed animals)
*Coming Up (tells you what's coming up in the next issue of AG)
*Usually includes a party idea based on a theme such as ice cream, monkeys, or a disco party

Extra Features (July/August issue)

*You Pick It! (a section about a certain topic, such as fashion or the color pink)
*To Do Today (A calendar that gives you something you can do each day during the summer)
*Summer games (games to play at the pool, beach, or in your backyard)

Former features

* Imagine (a famous painting or photograph would be accompanied by a narrative paragraph imploring the reader to imagine herself in that time period and geographic location)
* Amelia's Notebook (a "comic strip" that featured a small story about the character Amelia from Marissa Moss' book series)neat
*Paper Dolls

Contests

* Themed Contest
* Story Contest
* Win It! (not really a contest, for readers just submit their names & addresses)

American Girl Cover

Many people have wondered how to get on the cover of American Girl.Every year in one issue they will have a cover contest. Girls must send in a picture of themselves and write down an article about themselves. Then the next year in the January or December issue they will announce who won. Winners get to go to the American girl place for 1-4 days, get photo shoots, and have fun for free.