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Samantha
Samantha is a nine-year-old orphan in 1904 who is raised by her wealthy, Victorian grandmother. The books are available to order from Amazon.com
Titles
- Meet Samantha: An American Girl (Susan S. Adler 1986)
- Samantha becomes good friends with Nellie, a servant girl,
and together they plan a secret midnight adventure.
- hardback softback
- Samantha Learns a Lesson: A School Story (Susan S. Adler 1986)
- Samantha becomes Nellie's teacher, but Nellie has some very
important lessons to teach Samantha, too.
- hardback softback
- Samantha's Surprise: A Christmas Story (Maxine Schur 1986)
- Uncle Gard's friend Cornelia is ruining Samantha's Christmas.
But Christmas morning brings surprises!
- hardback softback
- Happy Birthday, Samantha!: A Springtime Story (Susan S. Adler 1987)
- When Eddie Ryland spoils Samantha's birthday party, Cornelia's
twin sisters know just what to do.
- hardback softback
- Samantha Saves the Day: A Summer Story (Susan S. Adler 1988)
- Samantha enjoys a peaceful summer at Piney Point, until a
terrible storm strands her on Teardrop Island!
- hardback softback
- Changes for Samantha: A Winter Story (Susan S. Adler 1988)
- When Samantha finds out that her friend Nellie is living
in an orphanage, she must think of a way to help her escape.
- hardback softback
- boxed set (first six books)
- hardback softback
- Samantha's
Winter Party (Valerie Tripp, ill. Dan Andreasen 1999)
- Samantha Saves the Wedding (Valerie Tripp, ill. Dan Andreasen 2000-not yet published)
- Samantha's Theater Kit: A Play about Samantha for You and Your Friends to Perform (Valerie Tripp & Susan S. Adler 1994)
- Samantha's Paper Dolls: Samantha and Her Old-Fashioned Outfits for You to Cut Out (1994)
- Samantha's Cookbook: A Peek at Dining in the Past with Meals You Can Cook Today (ed. Jodi Evert 1994)
- Samantha's Craft Book: A Look at Crafts from the Past with Projects You Can Make Today (ed. Jodi Evert et al 1994)
- Samantha's Craft Book and Kit (ill. Geri Strigenz Bourget 1996)
- If you have pictures of crafts out of this book that you
have made, send them to me on-line at sharonr899@aol.com
- Samantha's
Stationery Set (ill. Luann Roberts Smith 1996)
- Samantha's World 1904: An American Girls Map (ill. Dan Andreasen 1996)
- Samantha 1904: Teacher's Guide to Six Books about America's New Century for Boys & Girls (Roberta Johnson 1996)
- Excellent resource for teachers and homeschool teachers!!!!! Includes the map above
Characters
Family
- Grandmary
- Samantha's grandmother, who wants her to be a young lady
- Uncle Gard
- Samantha's favorite uncle, who calls her Sam
- Aunt Cornelia
- an old-fashioned beauty who has new-fangled ideas
- Agnes & Agatha
- Samanthas friends, who are Cornelia's sisters
Friends
- Hawkins
- Grandmary's butler and driver, who is Samantha's friend
- Mrs. Hawkins
- the cook, who always has a treat for Samantha
- Jessie
- Grandmary's seamstress, who "patches Samantha up"
- Elsa
- the maid, who is usually grumpy
- Eddie
- Samantha's neighbor who loves to tease
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