Girls send us hundreds of letters every day filled with stories about their favorite dolls and books, and also about their dreams, their aspirations, and the challenges they face. Over the last two decades, these letters have been truly inspirational.

Now we would like to share some of these wonderful stories with you. Meet twelve girls who discovered Samantha, Molly, Kirsten, and other characters during the first years of our company and kept each one’s lessons close to their hearts as they developed into exceptional young women.