- "Raquel" redirects here. For the doll, see Raquel Reyes (doll).
Raquel Reyes is the twenty fourth Girl of the Year released by American Girl. She was released in September 2025 and represents 2026.
Facts and Personality[]
Raquel is a ten-year old girl who lives in Kansas City, Missouri. She is biracial, with a Mexican-heritage father and a White mother. Samantha Parkington is her great-great-grandmother on her mother Julia's side through her Grandma Meg. Her family owns and runs a popular paleta shop, Paleta-Palooza; Raquel's favorite flavor is watermelon. Raquel is starting to study DJing and pickleball, and one of her favorite artists is Selena Quintanilla. Her favorite animal is the dolphin.
Family and Friends[]
Family[]
- Julia Reyes: Mother.
- Leo Reyes: Father.
- Sol Reyes: Younger brother.
- Grandma Meg: Maternal grandmother.
- Abuela Rosie: Paternal grandmother.
- Harper: Older cousin.
- Jordan: Harper's fiancé.
- Aunt Giovanna: aunt.
- Uncle Miles: uncle.
- Sloan: Cousin, and daughter of Giovanna and Miles; one year older.
- Liam: Older cousin.
- Samantha Parkington: Maternal great-great-grandmother.
Friends[]
Books[]
Doll[]
- See: Raquel Reyes (doll)
The Raquel Reyes doll.
Collection[]
- See: Raquel's Collection
See Also[]
Minor Characters in Raquel's Stories
Trivia[]
- Raquel is the first character to be directly related to another character in the line, with Samantha Parkington being her great-great-grandmother.
References[]
| Girls of the Year | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | ||||||
| 2008 | 2009
Chrissa Maxwell |
2010 | 2011 | 2012 | ||||||
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | ||||||
| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | ||||||
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026
Raquel Reyes | |||||||