Kit Kittredge

The Great Depression hits home for nine-year-old Kit Kittredge when her dad loses his business and leaves to find work. ... (more)

The Great Depression hits home for nine-year-old Kit Kittredge when her dad loses his business and leaves to find work. In order to keep their home, Kit and her mother must take in boarders - paying houseguests who turn out to be full of facinating stories. When mother's lockbox containing all their money is stolen, Kit's new hobo friend Will is the prime suspect. Kit refuses to believe that Will would steal, and her efforts to sniff out the real story get her and her friends into big trouble. The police say the robbery was an inside job, committed by someone they know. So if it wasn't Will, then who did it? (less)