Meet Kit: An American Girl

 

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SUMMARY

Kit Kittredge is a nine-year-old growing up in the Great Depression.  Her dream is to be a reporter in order to help her family bring in a little extra income.  Early into the story, Kit gets the news that their family friends lost their home and will be moving in with the Kittredges.  Kit is confused by this news, but knows that she must continue pursuing her dream of reporting in order to help her family during this crisis.  

After some time of things not getting better, Kit's mom decides to open up their house as a boarding house.  There are some very diverse and unique characters that come and stay with them.  Kit, always on the lookout for a story to report, soon catches wind of a crisis right under her nose.  She starts investigating a crime scene and solves the case with her friends!

APA CITATION

Tripp, Valerie, and Walter Rane. Meet Kit, an American Girl. Pleasant Co. Publications, 2000.

MY OPINION & RECOMMENDATIONS

I really enjoy the American Girl books because they are more engaging for young readers, but really emphasize what life was like during different historical periods.  I would recommend this book for middle elementary readers.  These books could be very beneficial for students who might struggle with historical events.  This book specifically is very interesting because of the whole crime scene, but it also portrays the emotions and and hard times that happened because of the Great Depression.  Highly recommend this series!

PROFESSIONAL REVIEW

Kit longs for a big story to write in her daily newspaper for her Dad—that is, until she's faced with news that's really bad. When Mother's friends lose their house and come to stay with her family, it's nothing but trouble for Kit. Then Kit's dad loses his business, and things go from bad to worse. Will life ever be the same again?

“Meet Kit: An American Girl 1934 by Valerie Tripp.” Goodreads, Goodreads, 1 Sept. 2000.