Ivy Ling, Julie's best friend, is a Chinese American girl living in San Francisco. "Good Luck, Ivy" by Lisa Yee focuses on Ivy's conflict with her love of gymnastics and family traditions and responsibilities, and its "Looking Back" section discusses Chinese-American history. The Ivy doll debuted with Julie and was the first Best Friend doll to be released at the same time as the main character. Ivy was and still is the only Asian American Historical character. Her book was adapted into an Amazon television special, "Ivy & Julie: A Happy Balance." In this special, she was portrayed by Nina Lu.