GRACE THOMAS

Girl of the Year 2015

On January 1, 2015, American Girl released Grace Thomas as the Girl of the Year 2015. To celebrate her release, American Girl held special events at each of their retail stores and gave a free doll-sized apron that said "Grace Thomas" to customers. Throughout 2015, American Girl hosted special events for Grace and even giveaways. Grace has the most giveaway items than any other Girl of the Year doll.
Like past Girl of the Year dolls, American Girl continued the trend of making Girl of the Year movies by making a movie for Grace. To celebrate Grace's movie, American Girl retail stores hosted special movie premiere events where customers watched the movie before the general public, participated in crafts, and received a goodie bag based on Grace's bakery.

"Grace loves to bake! She can't wait to go to Paris to visit her aunt and uncle's bakery, called a patisserie. Being away from her friends all summer is hard, but Grace brings back lots of her ideas for setting up a bakery with them when she returns" (American Girl Character Encyclopedia New Edition 78).

FUN FACTS

Thirteenth Girl of the Year
Third Girl of the Year to have a mini-doll
- Like Saige Copeland and Isabelle Palmer, Grace's mini-doll was only available in third-party retailers; and was never sold directly by American Girl
First Girl of the Year to receive optional earrings
- Grace's earrings were sold under Truly Me in a discounted sale
First Girl of the Year to have her meet accessories named "Welcome Gifts"
First Girl of the Year since Lindsey Bergman and Kailey Hopkins to not have a starter collection
Has a short story
- Called "Grace and Sylvie: A Recipe for Family"
Grace's French Bakery is the quickest item to sell out in the Girl of the Year line
- Sold out on October 3, 2015
- The most expensive big ticket item until Joss Kendrick's Volkswagen Surf Bus was released
Fifth Girl of the Year to have a movie
- Called "An American Girl: Grace Stirs Up Success"

MEET GRACE

See everything that is a part of Grace's collection along with descriptions of some products and the prices that customers could purchase the product from American Girl.