

In 2014, American Girl rebranded the Historical Characters line into Beforever. Despite changing the naming structure, the series continued to have six books that covered about two years of the character's life. The series began to deviate from this rigid naming structure in 2002 with the introduction of the character of Kaya, whose lifestyle did not include birthdays or a formal winter holiday. They also had a standard naming convention of Meet (Name), (Name) Learns a Lesson, (Name)'s Surprise, Happy Birthday, (Name)!, (Name) Saves the Day, and Changes for (Name). These books covered topics such as school, holidays, birthdays, and overcoming challenges. Each doll had a series of six books that followed a standard structure, which were known as the Central Series. The Historical Characters line featured dolls representing girls from various historical eras. Ī related series entitled History Mysteries, also known as Mysteries Through Time and/or Mysteries through History was released by American Girl in 1999 and discontinued in 2004.

There is also the Girl of the Year line of characters from contemporary settings. The historical novels that have corresponding dolls are referred to as the Central Series. The books follow various American girls throughout both historical eras and contemporary settings. Since its inception, American Girl has published books based on the dolls, with novels and other media to tie in with their dolls.

The American Girl series, by various authors, is a collection of novels set within toy line's fictional universe.
