Walter Rane
Author
Series
Publisher
Pleasant Co. Publications
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
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
Publisher
Pleasant Company Publications
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Description
In 1934, during the Depression, Kit's cantankerous uncle comes to live in the Cincinnati boardinghouse run by her parents, enlisting her aid in transcribing his complaining letters to the editor of the local newspaper and inspiring her to write a different kind of letter of her own.
Author
Series
Publisher
Pleasant Co
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
"Ruthie Smithens, a girl who loves fairy tales and happy endings, doesn't mind being 'goffy Ruthie' if it makes her best friend, Kit Kttredge, 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..."--Cover back.
Author
Series
Publisher
American Girl
Language
English
Description
"Kit Kittredge has a nose for news--but she never dreamed that the news stories about the hard times of the Depression would become her own story. First Mother's bothersome friends move in with the Kittredges. Then Dad loses his business, and Kit's family could lose their house! Things look hopeless, but a clever idea might let her family keep their home. Can Kit help pull it off?"--
Author
Publisher
Pleasant Co. Publications
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Ten-year-old Kit dreams of having a special tree house someday, but she is disappointed with the one her father and her friend build for her. Includes note on housing during the Depression and a related craft activity.
11) Kit's home run
Author
Series
Publisher
Pleasant Company
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
In 1933 Cincinnati, Kit is an enthusiastic baseball player whose home run slide has surprising consequences. Includes historical notes on major league baseball and the Cincinnati Reds in the 1930s and provides ideas for decorating a baseball cap.
Author
Publisher
Pleasant Co
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
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.