“Really Truly Ruthie” by: Valerie Tripp

This book is a part of the American Girl Kit series by Valerie Tripp. The first book has been reviewed here.

Recommended Age: 8

Description: Ruthie Smithens, a girl who believes in fairy tales and happy endings, would do almost anything to help her best friend, Kit Kittredge, whose family has been hard hit by the Depression. But Ruthie has learned the hard way that offers of help, even between friends, are tricky. When Ruthie finds out some bad news about the Kittredges' house while at her father's bank, she has to find a way to help the Kittredges reach Kit's Aunt Millie, so that there can be at least the chance of a happy ending!

My Rating: 5/5

This is such a sweet book! There are great morals for kids including generosity (and how to handle that in regards to protecting others’ pride), understanding the life situations of others and how that affects their decisions as well as humility when something is done well. It was an excellent book and I would highly recommend it!


I will say that I’m a bit confused about the timeline of this book in regard to the series. Ruthie says that she has never met Aunt Millie, but in Happy Birthday, Kit (the 4th book in the series), Aunt Millie visits the Kittredge’s.


Notable Quotes:

“No matter what happens to us, it’s how we act along the way that matters. We still get to choose what kind of people we want to be.”

(Page 36)


Things to be aware of in “Really Truly Ruthie”


Language:

  • 1 “gosh”

Links to the book:
Amazon:
https://a.co/d/4QE3uA1
Goodreads:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2448836

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