Review of Kit Kittredge: An American Girl (2008) by Jim Lane for Sacramento News & Review — 09 Jul 2008

...sweet-tempered and endearing, mining several layers of nostalgia...

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This review of Kit Kittredge: An American Girl (2008) was written by Jim Lane and published by Sacramento News & Review on 09 Jul 2008.

Kit Kittredge: An American Girl has generally received positive reviews.

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