Where Are The American Boy Dolls?

Where Are The American Boy Dolls?
The Molly American Girl doll is seen before Valerie Tripp, one of the creators and authors of the American Girl series, speaks at the Cherrydale Branch of the Arlington Library April 4, 2013 in Arlington, Virginia. The Arlington library is expanding their offerings to include items beyond books including American Girl dolls. AFP PHOTO/Brendan SMIALOWSKI (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)
The Molly American Girl doll is seen before Valerie Tripp, one of the creators and authors of the American Girl series, speaks at the Cherrydale Branch of the Arlington Library April 4, 2013 in Arlington, Virginia. The Arlington library is expanding their offerings to include items beyond books including American Girl dolls. AFP PHOTO/Brendan SMIALOWSKI (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)

“Where are the American Boy dolls?” my 8-year-old son asked me.

We were at the sprawling American Girl Place store in Chicago, that mecca for big and little girls. We had just finished walking through the historical dolls gallery, after first looking at the dizzying array of dolls that could be made to look just like any little girl, the doll clothes and doll accessories. His twin sister was debating whether to get a doll that would look like her.

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