Most Popular Books by Valerie Tripp

The story of Nellie, a hardworking girl who has lost her parents and is trying to create a home for her sisters, Bridget and Jenny.

Nine-year-old Josefina tries to help run the household after her mother dies.

Felicity''s hoop gets her into trouble. Now she must spend a day with Mrs. Burnie, the crabbiest woman in town. But when Felicity discovers he secret, her whole view of the woman changes. Illustrations.

Things have changed for Samantha. She leaves quiet Mount Bedford for the bustle of New York City and the company of Aunt Cornelia''s ten-year-old twin sisters, Agnes and Agatha. This pair is good at getting into mischief, and at bringing Samantha with them. When the three of them visit Grandmary''s summer home, their adventure leads to danger on Goose Lake — the same lake where Samantha''s parents drowned! Then word comes that Samantha’s neighbor Nellie and her sisters are in serious trouble. It''s up to Samantha to save her friends before it''s too late. This book is richly illustrated in full color and includes a peek into Samantha’s 1904 world.

Tired of doing chores and longing for adventure during the Great Depression, Kit meets a hobo and decides to hop a freight train.

When her father''s business closes and her family is forced to make changes because of the Great Depression, nine-year-old Kit responds with resourcefulness. American Girls Collection/Kit #1.

When an English girl comes to stay at Molly''s during World War II, she and Molly learn to bridge their differences and ultimately enjoy a wonderful, mutual birthday party.

After reading this story about Molly and her new puppy, girls can read about the heroic dogs who served in the military in 1944 and can make dog waffles, treats like those Molly might have made for Bennett. Full color.

In 1904, when ten-year-old Samantha has trouble riding her new bicycle, her grandmother offers a surprising solution. Includes notes on the history of bicycles and bicycling.

On a visit to Cincinnati from rural Kentucky during the Great Depression, Aunt Millie impresses Kit with her money-saving cleverness. Includes information on life in America during the Great Depression.

NOW IN PAPERBACK! When middle-school mishaps happen, five friends form the S.M.A.R.T. Squad and use their collective skills and the power of STEM to bring order to their school. Join Izzy Newton in the second adventure of this fun new fiction series, where science reigns supreme. With their first mystery solved and first-day jitters triumphantly behind them, Izzy and her pals--the Solving Mysteries and Revealing Truths Squad--start to settle in to the normal day-to-day at Atom Middle School. Izzy even works up the courage to try out for an all-boys sports team! Things are going well until a mysterious illness threatens to shut down the media center--and maybe the entire school. The S.M.A.R.T. Squad is on the case in a race to figure out what ails them. But that''s not all. A pop-up science fair causes excitement and tension for the Squad. And Izzy''s failure to speak up in her speech class feels like an obstacle she can''t overcome. Can the girls pull together to solve the media center mystery? Will their STEM smarts help them rock the science fair? Or will Izzy Newton''s flaws mean the end of the S.M.A.R.T. Squad? Plus, learn more about the real science behind the fiction and meet some amazing real-life scientists. Join award-winning author and American Girl series co-creator Valerie Tripp and the diverse, brilliantly brainy S.M.A.R.T. Squad gang in this charming second book in the series. Check out the other books in the series: Izzy Newton and the S.M.A.R.T. Squad: Absolute Hero (Book 1) Izzy Newton and the S.M.A.R.T. Squad: The Law of Cavities (Book 3) Praise for the series: It''s one thing to have children''s books about scientists or podcasts or stories about strong women in STEM, but it''s another world entirely when your children get to feel represented by the characters they''re reading about. --Romper

In this third book in the S.M.A.R.T. Squad series, best friends Izzy Newton, Allie Einstein, Marie Curie, Charlie Darwin, and Gina Carver set out on a mystery-filled outdoor adventure. Now that Izzy''s finally found her voice in public speaking class and become an ice hockey star, she''s determined to conquer her "dizzy-Izzy-ness" in new situations-including caring for her brand-new braces on an outdoor education overnight and her friends'' good-natured teasing about her friend Trevor. But the forecast for fun turns cloudy when the girls discover their cabin chaperone is none other than Izzy''s tough public-speaking teacher, Ms. Martinez, and their junior counselor is eighth grade mean girl, Maddie Sharpe. When an innocent exchange of harmless pranks with Maddie takes a turn for the worse, the Squad turns to science to prove their innocence. That''s nothing, though, compared with the terrifying swamp monster haunting their campsite, a catastrophe befalling Ms. Martinez, and a mysterious disaster threatening the future of camp itself. With their very survival on the line, will science be enough to save the day?

Nine-year-old Josefina lives on a ranch in New Mexico in 1824.

While her father is away fighting in World War II, Molly finds her life full of change as she eats terrible vegetables from the victory garden and plans revenge on her brother for ruining her Halloween.

Invited to the Governor''s Palace, Felicity is delighted by the promise of a new gown, but her mother''s illness forces her to remain home

Molly''s excitement at performing in a big show is exceeded only by the announcement that her father is returning home from the war.

Molly is determined that the third-grade girls will win her school''s Lend-a-Hand Contest to help the war effort. Instead, they choose an idea that Molly knows will never work out. So she talks two friends into planning their own project and keeping it a secret from the rest of the girls in the class.