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Each year American Girl releases a “doll of the year” with a rich backstory that gives children plenty to think about. A Doll of the Year tends to be topical compared to the brand’s famous historical dolls which let kids explore bygone eras. Last year Joss was a competitive athlete who wore a hearing aid and had a service dog. In 2019 Blaire worked her family’s farm-to-table restaurant and tried not to text all the time. The 2021 American Girl Doll is Kira, age 10, who helps her family protect their Australian wildlife sanctuary threatened by wildfires.
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