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| name = ''Kit's Surprise''<br />
| image = File:Kit3_3.jpg<br />
| imagewidth = 300px<br />
| caption = The last individual cover of ''Kit's Surprise''.<br />
| published = 2000<br />
| author = [[Valerie Tripp]]<br />
| illustrator = [[Walter Rane]]<br>[[Susan McAliley]] (vignettes)<br />
| isbn = 1584850205<br />
| setting = December 11th<ref>It is two weeks before Christmas.</ref> - December 25, 1932<br />
| prev = ''[[Kit Learns a Lesson]]''<br />
| next = ''[[Happy Birthday, Kit!]]''<br />
}}'''''Kit's Surprise''''' is the [[Central Series|third book]] in the '''[[List of Kit's Books|Kit series]]'''.<br />
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==Characters==<br />
===Recurring===<br />
* [[Kit Kittredge]]<br />
* [[Jack Kittredge]]<br />
* [[Margaret Kittredge]]<br />
* [[Charles Kittredge]]<br />
* [[Hendrick Frosbythe]]<br />
* [[Stirling Howard]]<br />
* [[Ruthie Smithens]]<br />
* [[Minor Characters in Kit's Series (H-R)#Miss Hart|Miss Hart]]<br />
* [[Minor Characters in Kit's Series (A-G)#Miss Finney|Miss Finney]]<br />
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===Introduced===<br />
* [[Minor Characters in Kit's Series (S-Z)#Stan Smithens|Stan Smithens]]<br />
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==Chapter by Chapter Summary==<br />
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===Chapter One: Rickrack===<br />
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===Chapter Two: The Bright Red Dress===<br />
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===Chapter Three: The Wicked Ogre===<br />
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===Chapter Four: Jewels===<br />
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===[[Looking Back]]: Christmas in 1934===<br />
Discusses the Christmas season during the Great Depression. Topics covered:<br />
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* Ways Americans found to celebrate Christmas during the Depression, despite the financial situations they faced and struggled with.<br />
* Stories of families who were able to find Christmas trees, and the inexpensive ways they decorated their trees without the luxury of electric lights.<br />
* The changes in Christmas wishes children gave to department store Santa Clauses, with many asking for their fathers to receive new jobs.<br />
* Christmas gifts children from wealthier families might have received, and the toys that were popular amongst children during the 1930s.<br />
* The gifts children might have received from their parents, including homemade toys and old toys that were either repaired or repainted.<br />
* Requests various charities, churches, and public utilities received from families who were in need.<br />
* The charities and citizens who worked hard to spread Christmas cheer to the unemployed and the needy in their communities.<br />
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==Cover Versions==<br />
<gallery position="center" widths="200" spacing="small"><br />
File:Kit3cover1.jpg|The first cover from 2000 to 2003.<br />
File:Kit3_3.jpg|The second cover from 2004 to 2014.<br />
</gallery><br />
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==Items associated with ''Kit's Surprise''==<br />
* [[Christmas Outfit]]<br />
* [[Aviator Doll]]<br />
* [[Waffle Iron Set]]<br />
* [[Typewriter Set]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Kit Kittredge]]<br />
[[Category:Kit's Collection]]<br />
[[Category:Books]]<br />
[[Category:Holiday Books]]<br />
[[Category:Holiday Collections]]<br />
[[Category:Central Series]]<br />
[[Category:Historical Books]]<br />
[[Category:Items Released in 2000]]<br />
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