SetinDetroitduringtheCivilRightsMovement,"AnAmericanGirlStory-Melody1963:LoveHastoWin"examinesthejoyfullifeandtroubledtimesofanirrepressible10-year-oldAfrican-Americangirlwhosevividimaginationandcreativityreinforceheroptimism.Whenshockingnationaleventsthreatenhersenseofsecurity,Melodymustfindinnerstrengthtorestoreherhopeforabetterworld.