New Releases by Valerie Tripp

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.

Skylar is very bright and does well in school, except that she has a hard time staying in her seat and waiting to be called on, but a special starry project shows her that she can change.

Hallie likes everything about school except handwriting, but her new teacher and a project with butterflies helps her like that too.

In 1824 New Mexico, Josefina and her sisters argue as they weave, until Josefina thinks of a way to make their work more fun. Includes historical notes on blanket weaving in New Mexico in 1824 and instructions for dyeing a t-shirt.

Skylar, a very bright little girl, does not have a problem with school work, but she does have a lot of trouble sitting quietly in her seat, until an art project disaster teaches her she has the ability to change.

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.

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.

Ten-year-old Molly and her friend Susan have different ideas about how to present their school report on George Washington. Includes historical notes on George Washington and a recipe for cherry-nut cupcakes.

In 1904, when ten-year-old Samantha has trouble riding her new bicycle, her grandmother offers a surprising solution. Includes notes on the history of bicycles and bicycling.

Nine-year-old Josefina lives on a ranch in New Mexico in 1824.

Aunt Millie impresses Kit with her money-saving cleverness. American Girls Collection/Kit #6.

A collection of stories about a girl named Kit, a clever and resourceful girl who faces the Great Depression with spirit and determination.

Kit doesn''t like her cranky Uncle Hendrick, until he unwittingly gives Kit a great idea that gives her and her family hope for the future.

All winter Felicity has waited to go to the Williamsburg town fair, but her foolhardy actions in trying to feed the race horses spoil the fun and teach her a lesson.

In the early 1800s, nine-year-old Josefina accompanies her father into the New Mexican mountains to check on the elderly shepherd who works for him, and she proves herself a good traveling companion when her father has an accident.

In 1932, Kit faces a very different Christmas because of her family''s financial problems and allows her pride to estrange her from her best friend.

While her father is away fighting in World War II, Molly plans revenge on her brother for ruining her Halloween, and soon they''ve started a war of their own.

The Depression hits and nine year-old Kit writes her own newspaper stories.

Molly is a lively, lovable schemer and dreamer growing up in 1944. Her stories describe her life on the home front during World War Two. Molly doesn''t like many of the changes the war has brought, and she especially misses her father, who is away caring for wounded soldiers. But Molly learns the importance of getting along and pulling together -- just as her country has to do to win the war A game of Color War threatens to ruin Molly''s summer fun at Camp Gowonagin. She must use her ingenuity to save the day.

When Cornelia''s veil is ruined on the day of her wedding ceremony in 1904, nine-year-old Samantha comes to the rescue. Includes information on wedding customs in the early 1900s and instructions for making a bridesmaid bouquet. Full color.

Reward for Josefina-When the entire family goes into the hills to collect piñon nuts, Josefina hopes to find the most in order to make Tía Dolores proud of her.

Nine-year-old Josefina lives on a ranch in New Mexico in 1824.

When Samantha planned a party, she never planned on leaving her best friend, Nellie, out. In Samantha''s Winter Party, Samantha and her friends plan a party with a gift exchange. But Nellie can''t afford to buy presents. Find out how Nellie manages to surprise them anyway!

Molly feels that everything in her life has changed when her father goes off to England to help wounded soldiers and her beloved aunt joins the Women''s Airforce Service Pilots.

Josefina and her sisters do not trust the changes Tia Dolores brings to the household.

The second Christmas after their mother has died, Josefina and her three sisters find that participating in the traditions of Las Posadas helps keep memories of Mam.

Felicity''s horse is going to have a foul. Her best friend''s family is siding with the King.

As her tenth birthday approaches, Felicity is excited by her grandfather''s visit, but she is also concerned about the growing tensions between the colonists and the British governor in Williamsburg.