UPDATE 11/2/2012 with photo of the DOLL Saige American Girl of the Year 2013
Here is a photo of American Girl GOTY 2013 Saige that her whole meet outfit including her cute boots. These two photos are directly from an anonymous source who gave me permission to post the photos she took. All I know is that I LOVE the freckles! American Girl GOTY 2013 Saige is definitely cute and I think she will be very popular!
Even more updates on Saige GOTY 2013 here.
UPDATE 10/26 with illustration and movie news.
We got our first peek at what Saige the American Girl GOTY 2013 is going to look like (Thanks Lena). On the corner of an upcoming book, Express Yourself! Use art to explore the emotions in you, there is an illustration of Saige with dark brown long hair, a blue top and skirt, cowboy boots and a light gray horse.
Based on the tiny picture of Saige, I really like her and I love her outfit!!
And in her movie news:
- A few photos and updates from the filming of the Saige movie in Albuquerque. Jane Seymour and Amy Madigan are both confirmed cast members.
- From a New Mexico Film press release:The film is produced by Debra Martin Chase (The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, The Princess Diaries) and directed by Vince Marcello (McKenna Shoots for the Stars). The AMERICAN GIRL: 2013 GIRL OF THE
YEAR movie is about a nine-year old creative, sensitive, and apprehensive girl who is devastated when her best friend comes back from summer camp with another best friend. She learns that the school has suspended all extracurricular activities. A big fundraiser is organized to bring back the activities to the school. Her misunderstandings with her peers, plus an accident that sidelines her beloved grandmother, stand in the way of
her goals. Fortunately, over the course of the story, she gains confidence in herself, embraces change, and learns how to express her true feelings – all attributes that lead her to resounding success and renewed friendships.
UPDATED 9/24 – Now with name and book summaries!
Back in April we figured out the first clue to the who the American Girl GOTY 2013 will be when we found out that the illustrator of her books will be Sarah Davis – the same illustrator who drew the gorgeous illustrations in the Kanani books. You can verify that by reading the post Sarah did about the process of drawing Kanani and her scenes.
Quite a few readers sent me notes with the links to the GOTY 2013 book summaries from the Library of Congress website. The books are already available for pre-order (click link).
- Meet Saige – American Girl of the Year 2013 – Book 1
by Jessie Haas and illustrator Sarah Davis - Upset that her New Mexico school can only afford music and art teachers in alternate years, fourth-grader Saige works with her grandmother, Mimi, to plan a fundraiser but when Mimi has an accident, Saige relies on new friend Gabi to help. (LOC link)And a more complete summary: Life is changing for our 2013 Girl of the Year. Her grandma is still recovering from the accident, and she misses the time they spent together. She takes comfort in riding Georgia, her grandma’s youngest horse. She knows her grandma needs cheering up, so our Girl of the Year comes up with a plan to restore their special art afternoons. Inspired by her grandma, she organizes a “Day of Beige” at her school to show how boring the world would be without creativity and color. Things are finally starting to get better, and then grandma tells her of plans to sell Georgia. Can our Girl of the Year find a way to keep the horse she loves – and help save the arts at her school?
- Saige Paints the Sky- American Girl of the Year 2013 – Book 2
by Jessie Haas and illustrator Sarah Davis - Painting in her grandmother’s studio and riding her favorite horse, Georgia, helps fourth-grader Saige cope with missing Mimi and sparks an idea for funding the school art program, but more creativity will be needed to keep Georgia from being sold. (LOC link)
And it looks like there is a movie in the works for 2013. According to a forum discussing the auditions they are looking for:
- Alberta – fair complexion
- Gayle – Latina
- Dina – All ethnicities
- Tasha – blond hair
We all know that these will NOT be the final character names. Supposedly the movie is being filmed in New Mexico as well. I will update when I get more “concrete” information.
Since this year’s GOTY was so heavily sports based, I am not surprised that the GOTY 2013 will be focused more on the arts. According to Jessie Haas’ website – “If you like horses or reading-or both!-you’ll be happy here. You’ll find horse books for all ages, historical and contemporary novels, poetry and history for adults.”
Let the guessing continue!
i wonder if the 2013 GOTY will have a pet like most of the other GOTY’s. Maybe she will be into music, panting, or acting? that would be interesting.
painting
I don’t think they will retire Molly. She is WICKED popular. I know like 8 people that own either Molly or Emily (or both). I honestly don’t think they will retire anyone. They should make a Nina doll. I’d pre order her!
Caroline should have a calf; they are sooooo cute! Or a piglet. Something that no other Ag has ever had.
Whoops! I thought this was for Caroline! Sorry!
^Josefina’s doll is names Nina.
Smanantha was popular. Felicity was popular. And honestly, Molly IS the 50s girl you all have been clamoring for, at least her collection is.
She’ll have the bazillionth dog AG’s given to a girl.
@Lena Yeah, I hope she has a cat for once.
i have Molly. she might retire, i hope not though. Id like to see the GOTY 2013 have a teacup pig, that would be so Cute!
I found out on Wilie answers that her name will either be Gianna, Georganna, or Amelie. She is an artist who faces challenges in school and has a single father. She will have medium skin, light brown hair, dark freckles, and blue-hazel eyes.
Again I got this off of Wilie answers and it is not off of my head. See for yourself by: going on to google, looking up American girl of the year, and when it said who or what is the girl of the year, then ur done!
^Willie answers is not accurate. That’s made off the top of someone’s head. We don’t know this early what her theme will be or what she will look like (that’s probably not finalized yet). The trademarked AG names are Saba, Teagan, and Saige. It getting close to too late to file a new TM, and the last few GOTYs have had their names filed 8 months or more in advance.
*Wiki answers. Sorry, I wasn’t paying too much attention when I answered.
yeah anyone can edit that
i wonder if she will have long hair like Kanani
I hope her name is Saige. I don’t like the other names very much.
Ooohh I wonder what the “DARLING DOLL ‘DOS” I just spotted on AG Trademarkia will be….Listed under Doll Accessories.
Hunter-A teacup pig would be a perfect animal for AG to make.
i Know, right? it would be sooo cute! also, i don’t think they have ever had a pig as a pet for an american girl doll.
I think it’d be really cool if there was a girl who moves here but is orginally from Africa.
I really hope for something different
me too
The GOTY should be into music, like singing.
ya, that would be cool
Also, if you look in category, it says Art. So, horses and art for GOTY 2013!
i would really like to see a drama goty!!! I would also like to see a doll that looks nothing like anyother doll they have had or that they still have or new dolls in the future!!!!!
omg that is so cool
I think there should be 2 GOTY and they should be twins!
They should make GOTY 50 dollars then after that year 100 AG misses out on a lot of money only selling for one year and if Julie’s name was Kyndal I would have a twin Wat a shame
Good idea,hailey!
I’m really hoping she’s a musician
It would be cool if she had a dog, but maybe not a breed of dog that has been overused by AG. A dog like an Australian Cattle Dog or a Corgi would be really nice. I noticed that AG has been making Golden Retriever-like dogs for a loooooooooooong time now…
I think they should make an african american GOTY
I think she will be more focused on Music and Arts because, a lot of the other historical dolls like horses and a lot of the look a like dolls have music instruments, but there is nothing nothing about art no outfits or anything.
You know Lena it could be true. American Girl could have sent it. And most of the stuff on Wiki answers are true. We’ll just have to wait and see! =D
But you could still be right Lena, don’t get me wrong. You know practically everything about Ag!
i would love an AA Ag doll.
I hope she is a painter! Judging from the authors website, and the illustrator’s drawings in Kanani’s book, I actually think she will be a girl on a farm, not like Nicki’s ranch, but with animals like pigs, chickens, cows, sheep, goats,and has those giant John Deere tractors.
I read somewhere that the girl of the year 2013 will be in the visual and perforeming arts.
Char- What is Jessie Haas website called??
i’m guessing she’ll be based on the arts and music, nicki goty 2007 was big on horses…
She should like more than one thing or face challenges like McKenna! Like having reading problems or a bad ankle. Maybe she should have a family problem or really anything. Just making some comparisons!
Well she possibly could be any skin type. Sonali was an AA doll and Marisol well she was in between tan and AA.
i hope her name is sophie and she loves to dance and play volleyball and has a cabin on a lake
maybe she could live on a beach, but dream of being a artist! she should have a teacup pig! that would be cute!!!! ~
OMG!!!!!!!!!
Movie time! I’m hope that every Goty has a movie from now on! But that’s not likely
should I get Caroline, jly #33 (red head curly hair) or shoud I wait for GOTY 2013 for my b-day which is very soon.
Oh my gosh! Already we have news!!!!! DD rocks!
I want her to have a leg amputation. One of my best friends had a leg amputation and she would love it if they did this.
The target age won’t remember Nicki. My guess is art and horses. Might be why McKenna got no horse stuff, despite it being a big part of her story.
SONALI WAS NOT AA! She was Indian-American. Marisol was Latina. Judging by the casting, 2013 won’t be AA either.
I still think she should be black, work w/ her parents in a community center helping homeless people and inner city kids. Y’know, along those same lines as the hero in kids. I think I’d name her Keisha Taylor, or Keisha Crawford. But I definitely would NOT go w/ the Addy face mold.
Hey everyone I was the original poster for the new Saba/Teagen news. The film is done fiming in November so expect the film to be out later next year. I auditioned but could not do it do to conflicts but I can say that she is an artist. She sings and is coincided about herself.