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Melody Ellison is American Girl’s newest historical BeForever doll, and her story is set in Motown in the 1960s, the Detroit Free Press reports.
The doll, according to Kristen Jordan Shamus of the Detroit Free Press, will make its debut Saturday at a pair of kick-off events at the Detroit Public Library and the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History. The doll will be be available at the new temporary American Girl store at Twelve Oaks Mall in Novi starting Saturday and online and at other stores on Aug. 25.
The Freep reports:
The doll sells for $115, and comes with a three-color hound's-tooth sleeveless dress, a matching headband, blue patent shoes, white socks and underwear along with the paperback book, "No Ordinary Sound.
The upscale doll company's website has this message from Melody:
I'm Melody Ellison. Fairness and equality for all people sounds like music to my ears. More than ever, I need to lend my support at home, at church, and around my neighborhood. It'll take courage, but adding my voice to others, can really make a difference.
All together now, let's create sweet harmony.
American Girl is a chain of stores that sells 18-inch dolls of different ethnicities. There are accompanying books told from the girls' viewpoint.
The company website says this about the chain:
Since its inception in 1986, American Girl has devoted its entire business to fueling connection among girls and helping them to unleash their full potential. A wholly owned subsidiary of Mattel, American Girl is one of the nation’s top omni-channel marketers, with direct, retail, and publishing divisions to serve the American Girl brand and its customers.
American Girl is headquartered in Middleton, Wisconsin, in two warehouse operations and distribution facilities totaling 560,000 square feet. With the 20 American Girl® retail stores and additional warehouse and distribution sites, the company’s facilities total over 1.8 million square feet.
