 The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum will host a book
signing by American Girl "Addy" series author Connie Rose Porter on
April 26 in conjunction with an American Girl Fashion Show and Gala
on April 25. The Saturday book reading and signing costs $15 for
adults and $10 for children, while prices for the Fashion Show and
Gala are $75 each, which includes dinner and admission to Saturday's
book reading and signing. Tickets went on sale Friday and may be
purchased at www.alplm.org or by calling 217-558-8934.
Connie Rose Porter, author of the "Addy" novels in the American
Girls series, will read from her books and sign autographs on April
26 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Lincoln Presidential Library.
Books may be purchased on-site from Barnes & Noble. More than 3
million copies of Porter's American Girls series books have been
sold, and she has also written "All Bright Court" and "Imani All
Mine."
The American Girl Fashion Show and Gala begins at 7 p.m. April 25
in the plaza of the presidential museum. The evening will include
dinner and a fashion show for girls and their dolls. A doll hair
salon, American Girl souvenirs and keepsake photos will be available
at additional cost.
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 The American Girl line is a collection of historical 18-inch
dolls that have books and accessories. The fictional American Girl
heroines -- who each start their series around the age of 9 and turn
10 in the middle -- live during important times in America's past,
providing "girl-sized" views of significant events that helped shape
the United States.
Proceeds from the American Girl events will benefit the
Children's Miracle Network of Springfield, which supports the work
and mission of St. John's Children's Hospital. Both organizations
are co-sponsors of the April 25 and 26 events.
For more information on these or other planned events at the
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, visit
www.alplm.org.
[Text from
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum news release
received from the
Illinois Office of
Communication and Information]
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