Valerie Tripp (born 1951) is a

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author, best known for her work with the ''American Girl'' book series. She grew up in

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, New York, with three sisters and a brother. She graduated from

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and has a Master of Education degree from

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. Since 1985 she has lived in Silver Spring,

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. Her husband teaches history at

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. She has been a writer for reading textbooks for three decades. Tripp is best known for her work with the '' American Girl'' series.A Writer of Doll Stories Beckons Girls to Books
/ref> She wrote all the books in the Felicity, Josefina, Kit, Molly and Maryellen series, and three of the books in the Samantha series. She has also written four of the five "Best Friends" character stories to date. Film dramatizations of the lives of Samantha, Felicity, Molly, Maryellen and Kit have been based on her stories to varying extents.

Selected works

* ''Classic Adventures: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes'' llustrated by Carlo Molinaribr>Starry Forest Books
February 2021 * ''Deluxe Greek Myths: Goddesses and Gardens'' llustrated by Teresa Martinezbr>Starry Forest Books
July 2021 * ''Classic Adventures: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer'' llustrated by Rosalia Radostibr>Starry Forest Books
September 2021

References

External links

Valerie Tripp Personal WebsiteValerie Tripp
at American Girl Publishing
BiographyList of Novels by Valerie Tripp
American children's writers Harvard Graduate School of Education alumni Living people 1951 births 20th-century American women writers 20th-century American writers Yale University alumni 21st-century American women {{US-child-writer-stub