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Meet Kit: An American Girl 1934

(2000, Fiction - Historical Fiction, Written by Valerie Tripp, Illustrated by Walter Rane)

  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 5, age appropriate for kids over 8; suggested age 8.

  • Is it any good?

    4.0

  • Common Sense says

    Kit meets economic adversity with courage, spunk.

Why We Rated This on for Ages 8 and Up

The good stuff

  • Messages:

    Kit's community and family are faced with hardships during the Great Depression and exhibit altruism, bravery, and optimism in the face of their troubles. Hastily formed judgments about a new boarder give way to a new friendship. Close family ties help keep everyone's spirits up.
 

What to watch out for

  • Violence:

    Not an issue.

  • Sex:

    Not an issue.

  • Language:

    Not an issue.

  • Consumerism:

    As part of the American Girl empire, this book is but one component of the Kit franchise: more books, dolls, and endless clothes and accessories are available for purchase.

  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Not an issue.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Meet Kit: An American Girl 1934

Parents need to know that this is a tale of a family adapting to Dad's job loss during the Great Depression. There is a clear, age-appropriate description of why the economy is suffering and frank depictions via photographs and dialog of the effects of the national financial downturn. A sickly boy is treated with derision but proves hardier than he seems. In 1930s America, fathers work and mothers stay home.

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about how the Great Depression of the 1930s is similar to the current economic situation, and how it differs. Do any of your relatives have memories of life during the Depression? How do you think you would cope if your parents took in boarders to earn extra money?
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  1. Adult Reviewer
    Jilltalks
    Lives in Nebraska
    I rate this title on for age 8 and give it 5.0

    Kit Rocks

    This was a great book to read! It's all about The Depression! Anyone young girl 8 and up should read this book!

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    cuteswimmer
    Lives in Pennsylvania
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

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