This is another in the American Girls Short Stories series about Molly McIntire, a ten-year-old girl living on the home front during World War 2. In this book, Molly is quite happy that her new puppy relies only on her and plays only with her. However, when the puppy begins to spend too much time with Molly's brother Ricky, she decides that she will make sure that no one can spend any time with the puppy but her. However, Molly learns a lesson when the puppy begins to need more time and attention than any one person can give it!

The final chapter of this book has a great look at dogs during (and in) World War II, and a wonderful recipe for making your own, homemade, dog treats. This is another wonderful Molly book, one that keeps up the fine tradition of the American Girls books. My daughter and I both enjoyed this book and recommend it to you!

Kit's Home Run was not quite what I expected it to be. It seemed like a run down of the books, spending too much quality time going over the facts about what happened to Kit. Then Pleasant Company decided to recycle some of the graphics from "Kit Saves the Day." While to book is cute, I was somewhat disappointed. This is supposed to be a short story, an extension of the six other Kit books. Instead, it seemed like a run of the mill mass-produced series book, rehashing facts as though readers were not already acquainted with Kit and her family. Anyone who has read "Meet Kit" knows what happened to Kit and her family, and anyone who read "Kit Saves the Day" will notice that several of the graphics were recycled. Put bluntly: the book could have been more original. Several of the others seem to be better..but perhaps that is because they actually came from American Girl magazine, and before Mattel took Pleasant Company over...

This is another in the American Girls Short Stories series about Kit Kittredge, a ten-year-old girl living in Cincinnati, Ohio. It is 1934, and Kit wishes that she could go see a Cincinnati Reds game like she and her father used to before the Depression began. When she's hurt during a neighborhood game, Kit finds a way to help someone else!

I am a fan of the Kit books, but must admit to feeling somewhat disappointed by this one. A part of what I like best about them is the life lessons that they teach, but this one is a little thin on the lesson part. But, that said, my daughter loved the book, and we both liked the illustrations. The final chapter was a look at baseball in 1934, and a project for personalizing a baseball cap, which my daughter is already planning out right now. So, overall I would say that this is a very good Kit book, but certainly not one of the best.