I'm inviting readers to make clothes for 18 inch dolls to clothe 10 dolls that the Courier News will be giving to foster girls. Court Appointed Special Advocates will distribute the dolls for us.

And they're talking about the American Girl doll Molly McIntire, one of the original 18-inch dolls released by Pleasant Company. She is a 9-year-old World War II patriot whose father is away at war.

Today, many of American Girl's 18-inch-tall dolls start at $98, and some of them can be made-to-order with custom hair types and skin tones. In recent years, the brand has focused on dolls with ...