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Meet Kirsten: An American Girl by Janet Beeler Shaw

4.0

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I reread this book for the first time in years. All I remembered was the tragic death of Marta. After reading I love the attention to class distinctions traversed by the author in a way that children can understand. Was disappointed with the peek into the past portion that did not discuss the disease that killed Marta in depth. It also did a poor job discussing immigration at a level it could have, rather it placed focus on the train Kirsten’s family rides on. Overall a good book for children!