kit's Tenth Birthday Is Approaching, But The Chances Of Having A Celebration Are Pretty Slim. There's No Time To Plan A Party And No Money Either, Since Dad Still Doesn't Have A Job. When Aunt Millie Comes For A Visit, Kit Finds New Reasons To Hope. With Her Thriftiness And Good Ideas, Aunt Millie Seems To Be Able To Do Anything — But Usually In The Most Unexpected Way!
children's Literature
kit's Family Is Running A Boarding House In An Effort To Just Survive During The Depression In 1930s America. Kit And Her Family Believe That They Are Doing Everything That They Possibly Can To Make Ends Meet. Because Money Is So Scarce, Kit Knows That She'll Never Have A Party For Her Tenth Birthday. Then, Out Of The Blue, Practical Aunt Millie Pays A Surprise Extended Visit And Begins To Put Her Common-sense Ideas To Work, In An Effort To Make Things A Little Easier For The Kittredge's. At First, Kit And Her Friends Think Aunt Millie Is The Greatest, That Her Ideas Are Genius And That Maybe, Just Maybe, There Could Be A Birthday Party. That Is, Until Aunt Millie's Frugal Ways Start To Embarrass Kit. American Girls' Books Are Inspiring And Full Of Clever Ideas, And This One Is No Exception. The Characters Are Well-developed, Likable And Believable. The Historical Fiction Aspect Aside, These Books Give Girls Of Any Era Positive, Strong-minded Role Models. This Is Number Four In The Series About America's Great Depression And Is Part Of The American Girls Collection. Highly Recommended. 2001, Pleasant Company, $12.95 And $5.95. Ages 7 Up. Reviewer: Trina Heidt
Categories:
- Children's Books
- Growing Up & Facts of Life
- Friendship, Social Skills & School Life
- Girls & Women
- Fiction
- Girls & Women
- Friendship, Social Skills & School Life
- Growing Up & Facts of Life
Publisher : American Girl
Author : Tripp, Valerie
Language : English
Published :2001-09-30
Number Of Pages : 67
Binding : paperback
ISBN-10 : 1584850221
ISBN-13 : 9781584850229
Item weight : 0.25 lb
Dimensions : 0.8 in x 6 in x 8.3 in
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