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"Ivy" redirects here. For the doll, see Ivy Ling (doll).

Ivy Ling was the fourth Best Friend released; she is the "Best Friend" of Julie Albright.

In May 2014 American Girl announced that they would archive Ivy's entire collection; she and her collection were later archived in August 2014. Ivy's book remains available for purchase.

Personality and Facts

Ivy Ling (nicknamed "Poison Ivy" by Julie) is a ten-year-old Chinese American girl who wants to make her family proud. She loves gymnastics and hates to mess up in front of a crowd. Although Ivy seems to have a deep connection to her Chinese heritage, Chinese school is somewhat boring to her and she doesn't like to eat Chinese food every single day. But by the end of her book, Good Luck, Ivy, Ivy learns the value of having Chinese background. Ivy has a larger family than Julie. Ivy often doesn't understand Julie's bouts into trying to change the world.

American Girl characterizes her as "talented" and "lucky."

Family and Friends

Family

Mr. Ling: Ivy's father, who expects his children to do their best.
Marilyn Ling: Ivy's mother, who is studying to become a lawyer.
Andrew Ling: Ivy's older brother who idolizes Bruce Lee and studies kung fu.
Missy Ling: Ivy's little sister who is three years old. She owns a beat-up stuffed lion named Roary.
Gung Gung: Ivy's grandfather, who owns a Chinese restaurant, The Happy Panda.
Po Po: Ivy's gentle grandmother.
Uncle Lee: Ivy's uncle from Long Beach.
Henry Fong: Ivy's great uncle.
Hannah: Ivy's new aunt and Henry Fong's wife.

Friends

Julie Albright: Ivy's best friend.

Book

Good Luck, Ivy

In Julie's Series

Ivy plays a major role in most of Julie's books, the most prominent being Happy New Year, Julie!, The Puzzle of the Paper Daughter, and Lost in the City.

And the Tiara Goes To...

Ivy is portrayed by Grace Liu.

Ivy and Julie 1976: A Happy Balance

Ivy is portrayed by Nina Lu.

Doll

Main article: Ivy Ling (doll)

Face Mold: Jess Mold (slight modifications at eyes)
Skin: Light
Hair: Black, straight, shoulder length, bangs
Eyes: Decal Brown

Ivy has decal brown eyes, which are different from the standard brown used on most dolls. The only other doll that these have been used on is Samantha Parkington.

Meet Outfit

Pink and green cowl-neck top
Green twill pants
Tan boots
Yellow-green underwear with a rainbow print

Meet Accessories

Magenta beret
Denim bag
Gold chandelier earrings
Chinese coin

Collection

See: Ivy's Collection

Trivia

Ivy was the first Asian character from the Historical Characters line, but not the first Asian character to have her own doll; Chou Spring Pearl (of the Girls of Many Lands line) and Jess McConnell (of the Girls of the Year line) preceded her.
Like Julie, Ivy is the only best friend character to wear pants with her Meet Outfit due to the cultural shift in acceptable casual women's wear.
Ivy's hair is long at the start of Julie's series and is cut short in Happy New Year, Julie!; American Girl gave the doll shoulder-length hair.
Ivy has a very small collection compared to the other dolls, only having two additional outfits. She has no pajamas as most of the historical dolls do, and did not receive a mini doll until 2011.
While it is never stated what Chinese dialect Ivy's family speaks with, much of the romanized terminology used in Julie's series points to Taishanese as it was the predominant variant of the Cantonese dialect of 19th- and 20th-century immigrants.^[1]

References

↑ Young Americans find roots in China; sfgate.com, referenced December 26, 2010.

Best Friend Characters
1770s Elizabeth Cole	1900s Nellie O'Malley	1930s Ruthie Smithens	1940s Emily Bennett	1970s Ivy Ling

[1] Young Americans find roots in China; sfgate.com, referenced December 26, 2010.

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+{{Infobox character
-: '' "Ivy" redirects here. For the doll, see [[Ivy Ling (doll)]].''
+|image = Image:Ivylogo.jpg
+|imagewidth = 250px
+|nickname = Poison Ivy
+|gender = Female
+|born = February 28, 1966
+|serieslocation = San Francisco, CA
+|first appearance = [[Meet Julie]]
+|father = Mr. Ling
+|mother = Marilyn Ling
+|siblings = Andrew Ling
+Missy Ling
+|grandparents = Gung Gung
+Po Po
+|Row 1 title = Friends
+|Row 1 info = [[Julie Albright]]
+|uncle = Uncle Lee|aunt = Hannah}}
+: ''"Ivy" redirects here. For the doll, see [[Ivy Ling (doll)]].''
-[[Image:Ivylogo.jpg|right|Ivy Ling]] '''Ivy Ling''' was the fourth [[Best Friend]] released; she is the "Best Friend" of [[Julie Albright]].
+'''Ivy Ling''' was the fourth [[Best Friend]] released; she is the "Best Friend" of [[Julie Albright]].
+In May 2014 [[American Girl]] announced that they would [[Retirement|archive]] Ivy's [[Ivy's Collection|entire collection]]; she and her collection were later archived in August 2014. [[Good Luck, Ivy|Ivy's book]] remains available for purchase.
-==Basic Facts==
-*Name: Ivy Ling
-*Birthday: February 28th 1966
 ==Personality and Facts==
-Ivy Ling (nicknamed "Poison Ivy" by Julie) is a ten-year-old Chinese-American girl who wants to make her family proud. She loves gymnastics and hates to mess up in front of a crowd. Although Ivy seems to have a deep connection to her Chinese heritage, Chinese school is somewhat boring to her and she doesn't like to eat Chinese food every single day. But by the end of her book, [[Good Luck, Ivy]], Ivy learns the value of having Chinese background. Ivy has a larger family than Julie. Ivy often doesn't understand Julie's bouts into trying to change the world.
+Ivy Ling (nicknamed "Poison Ivy" by Julie) is a ten-year-old Chinese American girl who wants to make her family proud. She loves gymnastics and hates to mess up in front of a crowd. Although Ivy seems to have a deep connection to her Chinese heritage, Chinese school is somewhat boring to her and she doesn't like to eat Chinese food every single day. But by the end of her book, [[Good Luck, Ivy]], Ivy learns the value of having Chinese background. Ivy has a larger family than Julie. Ivy often doesn't understand Julie's bouts into trying to change the world.
 American Girl characterizes her as "talented" and "lucky."
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 ===Family===
-* '''Mr Ling''': Ivy's father, who expects his children to do their best. He is based off of the Taiwanese-American actor Wayne Lee, who currently works as a Chinese teacher in San Francisco. His students are often scared and he believes they are lazy. Does that make sense?
+* [[Minor Characters in Julie's Series#Mr. Ling|Mr. Ling]]: Ivy's father, who expects his children to do their best.
-* '''Marilyn Ling''': Ivy's mother, who is studying to become a lawyer.
+* [[Minor Characters in Julie's Series#Marilyn Ling (neé Sun)|Marilyn Ling]]: Ivy's mother, who is studying to become a lawyer.
-* '''Andrew Ling''': Ivy's older brother who idolizes Bruce Lee and studies kung fu.
+* [[Minor Characters in Julie's Series#Andrew Ling|Andrew Ling]]: Ivy's older brother who idolizes Bruce Lee and studies kung fu.
-* '''Missy Ling''': Ivy's little sister who is three years old. She owns a beat-up stuffed lion named Roary.
+* [[Minor Characters in Julie's Series#Missy Ling|Missy Ling]]: Ivy's little sister who is three years old. She owns a beat-up stuffed lion named Roary.
+* [[Minor Characters in Julie's Series#Gung Gung|Gung Gung]]: Ivy's grandfather, who owns a Chinese restaurant, ''The Happy Panda''.
-* '''Jasmine''' and '''Wonton''': Ivy's cats.
+* [[Minor Characters in Julie's Series#Po Po|Po Po]]: Ivy's gentle grandmother.
-* '''Gung Gung''': Ivy's grandfather, who owns a Chinese restaurant, ''The Happy Panda''.
+* [[Minor Characters in Julie's Series (A-M)|Uncle Lee]]: Ivy's uncle from Long Beach.
-* '''Po Po''': Ivy's gentle grandmother.
+* [[Minor Characters in Julie's Series (A-M)|Henry Fong:]] Ivy's great uncle.
+* [[Minor Characters in Julie's Series (A-M)|Hannah]]: Ivy's new aunt and Henry Fong's wife.
 ===Friends===
 * [[Julie Albright]]: Ivy's best friend.
 ==Book==
 [[Good Luck, Ivy]]
@@ Line 35: / Line 51: @@
 ==In [[List of Julie's Books|Julie's Series]]==
-Ivy plays a major role in most of Julie's books, the most prominent being [[Happy New Year, Julie!]] and [[The Puzzle of the Paper Daughter]].
+Ivy plays a major role in most of Julie's books, the most prominent being [[Happy New Year, Julie!]], [[The Puzzle of the Paper Daughter]], and [[Lost in the City]].
+===[[And the Tiara Goes To...]]===
+Ivy is portrayed by '''Grace Liu'''.
+===[[Ivy and Julie 1976: A Happy Balance]]===
+Ivy is portrayed by '''Nina Lu'''.
 ==Doll==
-''Main Article: [[Ivy Ling (doll)]]''
+{{Main|Ivy Ling (doll)}}
 [[File:Ivydollface.jpg|thumb|200px|The Ivy doll.]]
 *[[Face Mold]]: [[Jess Mold]] (slight modifications at eyes)
 *Skin: Light
 *Hair: Black, straight, shoulder length, bangs
-*Eyes: Brown
+*Eyes: Decal Brown
 : Ivy has decal brown eyes, which are different from the standard brown used on most dolls. The only other doll that these have been used on is [[Samantha Parkington]].
 ===Meet Outfit===
-* Pink and yellow cowl-neck top
+* Pink and green cowl-neck top
 * Green twill pants
 * Tan boots
-* Yellow underwear with a rainbow print
+* Yellow-green underwear with a rainbow print
 ===Meet Accessories===
 *Magenta beret
 *Denim bag
 *Gold chandelier earrings
 *Chinese coin
@@ Line 61: / Line 84: @@
 ==Collection==
-: ''See: [[Ivy's Collection]]
+: ''See: [[Ivy's Collection]]''
 ==Trivia==
-* Ivy was the first Asian character from the [[Historical Characters]] line, but not the first Asian character to have her own doll; [[Chou Spring Pearl]] (of the [[Girls of Many Lands]] line) and [[Jess Akiko McConnell]] (of the [[Girls of the Year]] line) preceded her.
+* Ivy was the first Asian character from the [[Historical Characters]] line, but not the first Asian character to have her own doll; [[Chou Spring Pearl]] (of the [[Girls of Many Lands]] line) and [[Jess McConnell]] (of the [[Girls of the Year]] line) preceded her.
+* Like Julie, Ivy is the only best friend character to wear pants with her Meet Outfit due to the cultural shift in acceptable casual women's wear.
 * Ivy's hair is long at the start of Julie's series and is cut short in [[Happy New Year, Julie!]]; American Girl gave the doll shoulder-length hair.
-* Ivy has a very small collection compared to the other dolls, only having one additional dress. She has no pajamas as most of the historical dolls do, and no mini-doll.
+* Ivy has a very small collection compared to the other dolls, only having two additional outfits. She has no pajamas as most of the historical dolls do, and did not receive a [[Mini Dolls|mini doll]] until 2011.
 * While it is never stated what Chinese dialect Ivy's family speaks with, much of the romanized terminology used in Julie's series points to Taishanese as it was the predominant variant of the Cantonese dialect of 19th- and 20th-century immigrants.<ref>[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/02/18/MNGPCO6T5H1.DTL Young Americans find roots in China]; sfgate.com, referenced December 26, 2010.</ref>
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 {{refs}}
+{{BestFriendList}}
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Ling, Ivy}}
-{{BestFriendList}}
 [[Category:Ivy Ling]]
 [[Category:Julie Albright]]