Kit's Home Run

This is one of the American Girls Short Stories books. The story takes place during the depression. Kit and her parents own their own home, and have taken in boarders. Kit's friend, Stirling, play toss and Kit accidentally destroys a rose trellis that belongs to Stirling's mother (who is rather weird, though.)

Kit joins in a baseball game and hits a home run, but is her lip is injured when she dives and gets hit by the ball held by the catcher. Stirling's mother is nice to Kit when she gets home after being hurt, and Kit helps her get a job at the hospital gift shop.

Softball was first named “kittenball.”

In 1934, the Reds were the worst team in baseball.

Those are just two things from the historical section, plus, there's a section on how to personalize a baseball cap.

A good, short book in a number of ways.

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