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<\/a><\/center>As Flashback Summer continues and the 4th of July approaches, we asked our guest Rebecca<\/a> the most fraught question you can ask an American child of the 90s:\u00a0which American Girl doll did you have<\/em>? After the nostalgic dust settled, we also discussed\u00a0Meet Addy<\/em> by Connie Porter<\/a> and Molly Saves the Day<\/em> by Valerie Tripp.<\/a> We confronted America’s violently racist history, and also the fact that sometimes it’s hard to wear glasses at summer camp. Put on a bonnet and play this episode on your teeny-tiny Victrola today!<\/p>\nReaders advisory<\/strong>: Here.<\/a><\/p>\n Footnotes:\u00a0<\/strong>How Two \u201cSlavery With a Smile\u201d Controversies Are Changing the Conversation About Diverse Children\u2019s Books<\/a><\/p>\n The Making of Addy Walker, American Girl’s First Black Doll<\/a><\/p>\n Permanent Underwear Controversy<\/a><\/p>\n Twitter Thinks American Girl\u2019s New Boy Doll Looks Like A Hipster Who Will Ghost You<\/a><\/p>\n What Your American Girl Doll Says About the Rest of Your\u00a0Life<\/a><\/p>\n Candy pairing:\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0Becca says Hershey’s chocolate<\/a>, Rebecca says Blow Pops<\/a>,\u00a0 Renata says a chocolate-covered bug<\/a>.<\/p>\n Coming up next:\u00a0<\/strong>Boxcar Children<\/em> by Gertrude Chandler Warner.<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n * Worst Bestsellers<\/em> is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n (But no pressure, we\u2019re also happy if you get these items from your local library or independent bookstore.)<\/em><\/p>\n