Quotes from Valerie Tripp

If I loved someone, I could never let him go away from me. I would be too miserable and lonely.

If I loved someone, I could never let him go away from me. I would be too miserable and lonely.

Think ere you speak

continues: For Kit, the Depression has brought big changes: a houseful of boarders, tons of chores, and no birthday party. But when Kit's taste for adventure gets her into trouble, she discovers that

Kit spends a week of her summer vacation volunteering at the local theater—she wants to write a newspaper article about a play that's opening soon. It even stars famous actors from New York City! But behind

or even thrown in jail for sneaking onto a freight train! As you read, you decide what happens next by choosing your own path through this multiple-ending story.

That looks nice." said Kit. "The toast does, too." "Just some tricks I've learned," Mother said. "Cutting the toast in triangles makes it look like there's more than there really is. And I'm hoping the peach slices will distract our guests from the fact that we've had oatmeal four times this week already. But it's cheap, and it's filling.

It might not appear in the newspaper, it might not change anything or anyone else, but writing it would change the way she felt.

house like the Howards, are we?" "I don't know," said Charlie again. Kit could hardly breathe. "It'll be a struggle to keep it," said Charlie. "Dad told me that he and Mother don't own the house completely. They borrowed money from the bank to buy it, and they have to

Well, the people at the bank won't just kick us out onto the street, will they?" asked Kit. "Yes," said Charlie. "That's exactly what they'll do. You've seen those pictures in the newspapers of whole families and all their belongings out on the street with nowhere to go." "That is not going to happen to us," said Kit fiercely. "It's not." "I hope not," said Charlie.

was sure that Charlie was wrong. "Anyone can see that Dad's smart and hardworking!" she said. "And he has so many friends! People still remember him from when he was a baseball star in college. Plenty of people will be glad to hire him!" Charlie shrugged.

Charlie grinned a cheerless grin and tapped one finger on Kit's newspaper. "That's your headline, isn't it?" he said. "These days a lot of things happen that aren't fair. There's no one to blame, and there's nothing that can be done about it." Charlie's voice sounded tired, as if he'd grown old all of a sudden. "You better get used to it, Kit. Life's not like books. There's

that moment, Kit felt an odd sensation. Things were happening so fast! It was as if a match had been struck inside her and a little flame was lit, burning like anger, flickering like fear. "Charlie," she asked. "What's going to happen to us?" "I don't know," said

my newspaper?" "No," said Charlie. "No. I told you

more mouths to feed. And no wonder Mother had been short-tempered today. When she said that even though it was nobody's fault, they were still in

It's important to help both friends and strangers when times are hard.

never seen before. It made Kit's heart twist with sorrow. For just the tiniest

Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without.