Kit is a spunky girl who learns through experience and observation what it means to struggle, survive, and feel deep compassion for others. Although everyone pitches in, Kit’s family still encounters emotional and financial difficulties. Kit’s father loses his job, and the family turns their home into a boarding house to help ends meet. Kit’s story starts in Cincinnati in 1932, when the Depression and unemployment were in full swing. Joining her fellow American Girl characters, Kit will have a namesake doll as well as an array of historically accurate clothing and accessories, giving girls a realistic view of the 1930s. Meet Kit and Kit Learns a Lesson are the first of a series of six books that are intended to give girls ranging from ages 7Ã∁2 a compassionate view of an important time in American history. Growing up in Cincinnati, Ohio, during the Great Depression, Kit reveals a time in America when jobs were scarce, families fell on hard times, and Americans banded together to help those in need. Kit Kitteredge, the newest nine-year-old character of the American Girl historical fiction series will introduce girls across the country to the world of the 1930s.
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