Sonali Matthews (doll)

The Sonali Matthews doll was released in 2009 as a companion to Chrissa Maxwell, and will be avaliable for only one year before retirement. She is considered part of the Girl of the Year collection for 2009.

Sonali Doll

 * Face Mold: Sonali Mold
 * Skin: Dark
 * Hair: Very dark brown, waist length, left side part, no bangs, highlights, long, loose curls
 * Eyes: Dark Brown

Meet Outfit
Sonali wears her meet outfit on the cover of Chrissa Stands Strong. In that book, she wears the dress to the anti-bullying party at the end of Chrissa's stories. In the movie, she wears the dress at the debut of the fourth grade social studies project. The outfit corresponds with Gwen's meet outfit and Chrissa's Sundress.

Tee
Lime green t-shirt with cap sleeves. Velcros up the back.

Tunic
Aqua knit tunic with two pockets and straps that close with real buttons..

Knickers
Denim knicker pants with floral stamp on the right leg. Knickers have a fake fly and stitching to show pockets, but no real pockets; however, this is hidden when wearing either shirt over them.

Shoes
Blue ballet flats with light blue bow and a low heel.

Panties
Lime green panties with flower on hip and aqua topstitching.

Book
Sonali comes with the book Friends.

Trivia

 * In both the book and movie, Sonali is portrayed as being fairer-skinned, with a tone closer to the "medium" skin tone used by American Girl. However, the doll has a very dark skin tone.
 * As of 2009, Sonali, Jess Akiko McConnell, and Marisol Luna have been the only Girls of the Year of color. SONALI! HER EYES ARE BEAUTIFUL!