Article: $20 doll salon? American Girl takes on Hollywood; Celebration of wide-eyed girlhood hits responsive chord with loyal moms, daughters.

Byline: MYA FRAZIER

The wind is whipping through the snowy streets of Chicago. It's not the ideal time for a trip to the city's ritzy downtown shopping district, yet the taxis stop at frequent intervals in front of the glowing glass doors of American Girl Place.

For Brooklyn Chase of Kansas City, Kan., it's a long-awaited trip to see the "birthplace'' of her prized doll. The 3-year-old is wide-eyed as she searches for an outfit for herself to match her doll's. Her mother, Megan, has big plans for an all-day outing at the store tomorrow, but to wait until then was unfathomable for Brooklyn since her arrival by plane just hours earlier.

Such is ...

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