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Author
Publisher
American Girl Pub
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
67 p. : col. ill. ; 22 cm.
Description
Ruthie Smithens, a girl who loves fairy tales and happy endings, doesn't mind being "goofy Ruthie" if it makes her best friend Kit Kittredge, smile and forget about the hardships of the Depression. But when Ruthie finds out that the Kittredges are going to be evicted from their house, she makes up her mind to help. Ruthie knows that to bring about a happy ending, she'll have to be as smart and brave and determined as she can really, truly be.
Author
Series
Publisher
Pleasant Company Publications
Pub. Date
2001
Physical Desc
67 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Description
On a visit to Cincinnati from rural Kentucky during the Great Depression, Aunt Millie impresses Kit with her money-saving cleverness. Includes information on life in America during the Great Depression.
Author
Series
Publisher
Pleasant Co. Publications
Pub. Date
c2000
Physical Desc
61 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
Description
In 1934 Kit finds that she has hard lessons to learn about the Depression both at home, where she is helping her mother run a boarding house while her father looks for a new job, and at school, where a fight spoils the preparations for the Thanksgiving pageant.
Author
Series
American girl BeForever. Kit, 1934 volume 2
Kit classic volume 2
American girl BeForever. Kit 1934 volume 2
Kit classic volume 2
American girl BeForever. Kit 1934 volume 2
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
117 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 20 cm.
Description
Tells how Kit uses her talents to tackle the challenges brought by the Great Depression.
Author
Publisher
Pleasant Co. Publications
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
241 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 16 cm.
Description
Kit Kittredge witnesses her family go from rich to poor overnight because of the Depression. Doing extra chores and going without the things her family hasn't been able to afford since her dad lost his job isn't easy for Kit, but she is determined to make a difference for her family and for her community. Five short stories featuring Kit are followed by brief accounts of what life was actually like for Americans during the Great Depression.
Author
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
197 pages ; 20 cm.
Description
A modern-day girl finds herself in 1933 Cincinnati, Ohio, and as she and Kit experience life during the Great Depression, the reader is invited to choose how Kit might help her family and others who are less fortunate.
Author
Series
American girl BeForever. Kit, 1934 volume 1
Kit classic volume 1
American girl BeForever. Kit 1934 volume 1
Kit classic volume 1
American girl BeForever. Kit 1934 volume 1
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
121 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 20 cm.
Description
When Kit's family has to take in boarders, it seems as if they may be able to keep their house although her father lost his business, but the changes put a strain on Kit's friendship with Ruthie, especially as Kit spends her days helping cranky Uncle Hendrick.
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