Real Families Figuring Out Your Family and Where You Fit in

Ruthie Smithens, the beloved best friend of Kit Kittredge, is a big part of Kit's six-book historical series. Now Ruthie stars in a brand-new book of her own. Ruthie loves fairy tales-and happy endings. She'd also love to help Kit, whose family is struggling through the Great Depression. When Ruthie learns the Kittredges are having trouble paying the mortgage on their house, she decides to find a way to reach Kit's Aunt Millie in hopes of creating a real-life happy ending. Includes an illustrated "Looking Back" essay.Lynch, Amy is the author of 'Real Families Figuring Out Your Family and Where You Fit in', published 2007 under ISBN 9781593691677 and ISBN 159369167X.