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

“Think ere you speak”
― Valerie Tripp

“overnight,”
― Valerie Tripp, Read All About It: A Kit Classic Volume 1

“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”
― Valerie Tripp, Read All About It: A Kit Classic Volume 1

“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”
― Valerie Tripp, Read All About It: A Kit Classic Volume 1

“were”
― Valerie Tripp, Read All About It: A Kit Classic Volume 1

“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.”
― Valerie Tripp, Read All About It: A Kit Classic Volume 1

“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”
― Valerie Tripp, Read All About It: A Kit Classic Volume 1

“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.”
― Valerie Tripp, Read All About It: A Kit Classic Volume 1

“It's important to help both friends and strangers when times are hard.”
― Valerie Tripp, Kit Learns a Lesson: A School Story

“When you want to change something, you'd better be sure it's a wise change, a change for the better.”
― Valerie Tripp, Happy Birthday Samantha!: A Springtime Story

“Charlie”
― Valerie Tripp, Read All About It: A Kit Classic Volume 1

“ladies”
― Valerie Tripp, Read All About It: A Kit Classic Volume 1

“You must be well-mannered but follow your heart. You must be polite but do what you think is right.”
― Valerie Tripp, Felicity Learns a Lesson: A School Story

“newspaper.”
― Valerie Tripp, Read All About It: A Kit Classic Volume 1

“my newspaper?” “No,” said Charlie. “No. I told you”
― Valerie Tripp, Read All About It: A Kit Classic Volume 1

“Pilgrims,” he said. “The fifth-graders will be the Indians. Our fourth grade is responsible for the scenery.” Mr. Fisher held up a drawing. “Here’s a drawing of the”
― Valerie Tripp, Read All About It: A Kit Classic Volume 1

“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”
― Valerie Tripp, Read All About It: A Kit Classic Volume 1

“No matter what happens to us, it's how we act along the way that matters. We still get to choose what kind of people we want to be.”
― Valerie Tripp, Really Truly Ruthie

“reporter.”
― Valerie Tripp, Read All About It: A Kit Classic Volume 1

“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”
― Valerie Tripp, Read All About It: A Kit Classic Volume 1

“used”
― Valerie Tripp, Read All About It: A Kit Classic Volume 1

“going”
― Valerie Tripp, Read All About It: A Kit Classic Volume 1

“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.”
― Valerie Tripp, Read All About It: A Kit Classic Volume 1

“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”
― Valerie Tripp, Read All About It: A Kit Classic Volume 1

“hugged”
― Valerie Tripp, Read All About It: A Kit Classic Volume 1

“It might not appear in the newspaper, it might not change anything or anyone else, but writing it would change the way she felt.”
― Valerie Tripp, Changes for Kit: A Winter Story

“Depression.”
― Valerie Tripp, Read All About It: A Kit Classic Volume 1

“Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without.”
― Valerie Tripp, Turning Things Around: A Kit Classic Volume 2

“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.”
― Valerie Tripp, Kit Learns a Lesson: A School Story