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Meet Kit: An American Girl 1934 (The American Girls Collection, Book 1) [Paperback]

Valerie Tripp , Tamara England , Walter Rane
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)

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Book Description

September 1, 2000 8 and up 590L (What's this?)
Kit's world turns upside down when Mother's friends come to stay with them and Dad loses his business. Will life ever be the same again?

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From School Library Journal

Grade 2-4-Set in Cincinnati, OH, during the Great Depression, these books introduce fourth-grade Kit. In Meet Kit, her father must close his car dealership and join the large number of unemployed. In an effort to make ends meet, her mother takes in boarders; Mrs. Howard and her son Stirling settle into Kit's newly redecorated bedroom, while the girl makes the best of her new space in the attic. In Kit Learns a Lesson, her older brother gets a job rather than attend college, and Kit helps her mother clean. Additional boarders have moved in and there is more work than ever. When a classmate's taunts lead to an altercation, Stirling, Kit, and her best friend are punished. They must deliver food collected by the students to the local soup kitchen, and Kit is shocked to see her father on line for lunch. Still, this is a somewhat idealized portrayal of the Depression. Full-page color illustrations and spot art appear throughout. Photos, reproductions, and explanations of the period follow in each of these transitional chapter books.
Debbie Feulner, Northwest Middle School, Greensboro, NC
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist

Gr. 3-5. The year is 1934 and the name is Kit Kittredge, the newest character in the popular American Girls series. In Meet Kit , she's pounding out a newspaper on the typewriter in her room and longing for some news fit to print. As the Great Depression comes closer to home, news pours in: first, Mrs. Howard and her son come to stay with Kit's family when Mr. Howard leaves for Chicago to find work. Then Dad loses his job and Mother takes in boarders to make ends meet. Kit Learns a Lesson deals with the effects of the Depression on the household and on the community at large. The last section of each book fills in social history of the period, with clearly written texts and black-and-white photographs. Full-color paintings by Walter Rane illustrate the texts. Two short, fast-moving, and involving stories in the tradition of the series. Carolyn Phelan
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

  • Age Range: 8 and up
  • Paperback: 70 pages
  • Publisher: American Girl (September 1, 2000)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1584850167
  • ISBN-13: 978-1584850168
  • Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 6.3 x 0.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #91,342 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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We have tried just about every book out there to get him to read independently. A. M. Saus  |  6 reviewers made a similar statement
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Meet Kit: An American Girl October 27, 2001
By Terri
Format:Paperback
Tripp wrote a lovely story depicting a nine-year-old girl, Kit, going through the Depression in Cincinnati. She and her family face a very difficult situation when her father, a man she deeply admires, loses his job.
This book conveys an important message to other young girls who do not understand what the Depression was all about, or the impact it had on so many people. Kit is your typical nine-year-old and she comes from a typical middle-class family in Cincinnati. This allows young girl readers to identify with this fun-loving character. Tripp's use of description helps paint a picture for the reader. For example, when Tripp describes Kit's mother she writes, "Mother looked as cool and slender as a mint leaf in her pale green dress."
This is an excellent book to read, especially for 8 - 12 year olds. Girls will definitely enjoy it more than boys since Kit, the main character, is a girl; however, she enjoys baseball and not the frilly things, so boys may enjoy this too.
Meet Kit will help reluctant readers want to read due to its easy languague. Then the reader can pick up the next book to learn even more about Kit.
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14 of 17 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Not bad for younger readers. August 30, 2000
Format:Paperback
I read this book only because of that fact that when I was young, I absolutley loved the American Girls more than anything else in the world. And I'm glad I did, because they got me interested in history. Reading books like these will encourage young girls to move onto more challenging and realistic historical fiction as they grow older, such as the Dear America series. This book "introduces" the newest American Girl, nine-year-old Kit Kitteradge (who thought up that name, anyway?), who lives with her family in Cincinatti during the Depression. (Again, problem: the cover says the setting is 1934, the historical note says 1932. Not that little girls are going to notice.) Kit and her family are affected by the Great Depression, but her concerns are petty next to the larger problems facing most citizens of the country. Her dad loses his business. Her mom opens a boardinghouse. Kit has to give up her room to paying borders and live in the attic. Not so harsh when there were kids not much older than her living off their own wits. Kit wasn't exactly the most well-developed character, either - she's just defined as liking and disliking various things, and often acts selfish and spoiled, before suddenly realizing her mistakes. Still, I give the book five stars because it is sure the entertain the audience it is intended for.
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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Yet another American Girl Masterpeice! October 10, 2000
A Kid's Review
Format:Paperback
All the AG books are great, and this just adds to it! This is a fun way to learn about the great depression!
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Another great story, with a lesson
This is another in the American Girls Short Stories series about Kit Kittredge, a nine-year-old girl living in Cincinnati, Ohio. It is 1934, and the Great Depression is deepening. Read more
Published 9 days ago by Kurt A. Johnson
5.0 out of 5 stars great value
didn't read this one yet, but my 7 year old step-daughter loves them. for american girl product, great value. Read more
Published 4 months ago by brm
5.0 out of 5 stars Great story !
Purchased this story for my two daughters aged 7 and 9 years old. We have really enjoyed reading this story together. Considering purchasing the rest of the series.
Published 4 months ago by totallyweezul
5.0 out of 5 stars A Introduction to The Great Depression
This was one of my first Great Depression books. I started reading historical fiction due to American Girl books and each story sent me on a research/related reading hunt (yes, I... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Bri
4.0 out of 5 stars Love the Book
The girl we gave this to has just started her collection of American Girl stories. The company we ordered the book from was very kind and helpful and when an issue did come up they... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Josh
5.0 out of 5 stars Do you like American girl dolls?
By: A.K.
Do you like American girl dolls? Here are some cool facts about American girl doll named Kit. Kit was born in 1983.And she has a friend Ruthie. Read more
Published on April 15, 2011
5.0 out of 5 stars Great preteen girl reading
If you enjoy the simple things in life, you will enjoy the simplicity in which Kit and her family lived in a very difficult time. The movie was great too. Read more
Published on January 9, 2009 by Cindy M. Jones
4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting Look at the Great Depression
My daughter (aged 4) and I enjoyed this book and plan to read more. We had just finished the Josefina American Girl series and really, really liked those books. Read more
Published on March 20, 2008 by C. Gruver
5.0 out of 5 stars Boys Love it Too!
I am a 3rd grade teacher and a "man teacher" as many kids say, and I loved sharing this book with my students. Read more
Published on March 19, 2008 by A McDowell
5.0 out of 5 stars This is a REALLY good book
It's like being a girl long ago. You'll love it! Kit's real name is Margaret Mildred Kittredge. She has to sleep in the attic because Stirling Howard comes to visit and get to... Read more
Published on May 17, 2006
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