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Summary: Kit's Suprise Review
Review: I have read the new Kit books because when I was younger I loved the American Girls Collection and was curious to see how I would view a new book now. I actually enjoyed them. This book was an enjoyable story about a spirited and resourceful girl's attempts to help her family through the hard times of the Great Depression. It's Christmas, 1932, in the story, and Kit worries that with the fact they may lose their house looming over them like a dark cloud, they won't be able to enjoy the holiday. Kit has just had a fight with her best friend, Ruthie, and is forced to spend her afternoons with her mean Great Uncle Hendrick, who is ill and needs Kit to help him out and run errands for him. Although in the typical spirit of this series most problems are resolved by story's end, some things are left unanswered, and only the completion of the series will tell if the family gets to keep their home. I would reccomend this series to younger readers, although for this age group there are more realistic historical series, for example, the My America series, a younger version of Dear America, and Pioneer Daughters by Jean Van Leeuwen, set during the American Revolution.
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Summary: great book
Review: In this book, Kit Kittredge is living during the great depression in the 1930's. She and her best friend, Ruthie, get into a fight one day and don't speak to each other. Kit has to take care of her Uncle Hendrick who is grumpy and rude and has a dog that is as mean as he is. At the end, all works out fine for Kit, and she realizes that it is not the worst Christmas ever.
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Summary: Great American Girl book
Review: Kit's Surprise continues the story of nine-year-old Kit Kittredge, who is growing up during America's Great Depression. Kit's Dad has lost his job. Since the family can't pay the bill for their house, Kit finds out that they might be evicted (kicked out of their house)! To make things worse, Kit and her best friend Ruthie have gotten into a fight, and she has to care for her cranky Uncle Hendrick and his dog Inky, who is just like him. But then Kit finds a way to make the holidays bright, and a way to get her best friend back. Includes "Peek Into the Past," which tells about life during the Great Depression.
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Summary: Kit's Surprise
Review: Kit's Surprise is my favorite American Girl Book! The setting is nineteen thirty four in Cincinatti. Kit's dad has lost his job and her family is struggling to have enough money to pay their bills. Kit is highly discouraged because she is asked to care for her nasty uncle. He always has a list of jobs ready for Kit. She becomes even more sad because she and her best friend Ruthie get into a huge fight. Can Kit find a way to brighten up the holidays? Read this book to find out!
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Summary: Great American Girl book
Review: Kit's Surprise quickly became one of my favorite books about Kit when I read it the first time. Easily the best of the first three books about Kit, the story tells about Kit's first Christmas with her father unemployed.
Kit, like the other American Girls, has plans for a great Christmas--but she knows that there will not be many presents under the tree. Then Kit and Ruthie overhear Ruthie's father talking to Kit's parents regarding the Kittredges' mortgage. Mr. Smithens tells Kit's parents that the bank will foreclose on the mortgage if the Kittredges don't catch up on their payments.
Then kIt finds herself caring for grumpy Uncle Hendrick and his dog Inky. When she gets home for the night, she ends up having a fight with her best friend Ruthie over Kit's pride. Kit begins to feel that this Christmas will be the worst, with her best friend not talking to her, her Uncle bossing her around, and the bank threatening to take the Kittredges house. But, as a result, Kit finds hope where she least expects it.
The third book about Kit Kittredge helped develop all the characters better, and Kit's story is a great one.
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Summary: Kit's Suprise
Review: 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, the Great Depression is deepening, and Kit finds more to worry about. Having overheard that her family might lose their house, Kit jumps at a chance to bring in money by doing odd jobs for her rich but peevish uncle. Taking every opportunity to maximize her earnings, Kit gives a Christmas gift to the family...enough money to pay the electric bill for another month.I often sing the praises of the American Girls books, and this one is just as good (if not better) than the others. Once again, this book teaches a wonderful lesson, and does it with an exquisite story. As before, I enjoyed Walter Rane's illustrations, which are just perfect for the story. Also, the final chapter is about Christmas 1934, and what it was like for so many Americans. My ten-year-old daughter and I give this book two thumbs up!
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