Kirsten


 * [[image:http://www.americangirl.com/play/historical-character/kirsten/images/MeetPopUp.png]] || * Who she is: a brave pioneer who settles on the Minnesota frontier with her family
 * Birthplace: Ryd, Sweden
 * What changes her life: leaving Sweden for a new life in America
 * Languages: learns English at school, speaks Swedish at home
 * Secret friend: Singing Bird, an Indian girl who calls Kirsten "Yellow Hair"
 * Favorite toy: Sari, a rag doll Kirsten brought to America all the way from Sweden
 * Memorable moment: finding a bee tree packed with honeycombs—and the bears that want the honey, too!
 * Treasured tradition: celebrating St. Lucia's Day
 * What she discovers: the true meaning of home—and that love is the same in any language
 * Have you ever had to make a new home in a strange place? ||

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