User:*Sonali*

Hi...

Me!

 * hides behind laptop*

My Dolls
Some of my dolls are sisters, some of them are just friends, and some of them are mortal enemies who would sell each other on eBay given the chance. They all live in the suburb of Pleasant Heights in the independant city-state of Fairwall (abbrev. FI).

My Samantha is very good at art and public speaking, although she'd never win a beauty contest: she is one of the grey-vinyl transition dolls. Samantha is always well-intentioned but often comes across as bossy. Thus, she makes a lot of enemies, but they generally become friends again after some time. She speaks fluent French, like Jessika and Ruthie. Samantha is the leader of the historical sub-clique at Rose Academy.

My Nellie is shy and retiring (no pun intended). She and Samantha are sisters [actually, cousins by adoption]. Nellie is very hard-working at school and wants to be an elementary teacher; her only friends, though, are Samantha and Ruthie.

My Mari is dramatic and full of fun. She is always up for adventure, but still loves girly things like dancing and art. During the summer of 2008, she went through a phase where she always wore a beret and rollerbladed everywhere, saying that she was too cool to walk! Marisol speaks fluent Spanish but not in photostories because she is afraid people will steryotype her as a "dumb Mexican". However, she is proud of her heritage and loves ballet folklorico, a traditional Latin American dance form. Marisol is the leader of the almost-all-the-fifth-grade clique at Rose.

I also have a Felicity and Elizabeth who live in their own time period.

My Jessika is a little strange--partially because she can control time. By this, she can time travel as well as (hypothetically) go into parallel universes. Dr. Who is, obviously, one of her favourite shows. Jess also loves normal traveling--she has been to Belize, England, and even India; she can speak some Spanish, some Japanese, and a lot of French. She is very welcoming to new girls--whether they be her family or just a new friend. However, she has recently been alienated from the group because she befriended Sonali. Jess plays the harp.

My Ruthie is the "little girl" of the group--a little naive and idealistic. She is Jess' fraternal twin, who due to some fracture in time ended up being adopted by the childless Stanley and Lily Smithens. Ruthie can time travel but not visit other univeres as her powers are lesser than those of her twin. Ruthie's dream is to be a movie star, or a princess, but the princess is looking a bit unlikely. Ruthie was a bit kinder to Sonali on her arrival than the rest of Mari's clique, but she follows her idols' (Samantha and Marisol) leads and ignores her.

My Sonali is the doll I've waited for since childhood: an Indian-American American Girl Doll. Although her development from her birth as a trademark to her debut as a doll was closely followed by Jess and Marisol, Marisol turned against her at her arrival. Jess is currently Sonali's only (and best) friend in Rose Academy. Sonali loves swimming and Jess gave her a new swimsuit as a welcome present; she keeps in contact with her real best friends Gwen and Chrissa using her IM-Me. Sonali loves crafts ever since Chrissa taught her how to knit.

Fairwall
An independant city state (not part of the US of A) in the middle of a wasteland. It is a busy region as it is built on a fertile plateau. Sonali and her parents' apartment is in Fairwall proper, not in the Heights.

Pleasant Heights
A "la-di-da", well-off, section of town. Samantha and Nellie, Jess and Ruthie, and Marisol all live in the Heights. Their school, Rose Academy, is also located there; so is the Sweet Treats Bakery and a small fashion house run by a young lady, Sitara.

Heart Valley etc.
Sections of the city state not inhabited by American Girls.

Trivia

 * I have really watched Sonali since her name was first trademarked to the day that she became a doll.
 * I also have a Hopscotch Hill School 16" American Girl: A line almost forgotten in the mists of time.