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Changes for Kirsten: A Winter Story by Janet Beeler Shaw

jena_33's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional informative lighthearted relaxing sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

inkspitblog's review against another edition

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4.5

Weird they never mentioned that Kirsten caused their house to be burned down 

The info at the end also weirdly did not mention the potential fate of the family going to the Oregon trail which seemed weird to me.

mommy_mabel's review against another edition

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2.0

If you are looking for pioneer stores, I recommend Laura Ingalls Wilder instead.

jgurniak's review against another edition

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5.0

Kirsten's and her family go through a hard time when their house catches on fire.

emilymyhren's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad tense

3.0

mhprince21's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

ryceejo's review against another edition

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1.0

This one was absolute GARBAGE. Are we not going to discuss the fact that the reason her family’s house burned to the ground is because, true to character, Kirsten disobeyed very stern orders from her mother regarding the wild animal she caught?

And instead of being scolded or taught (she was old enough to know better, we spent lots of time in the coming of age era two books ago), everyone oscillates between crying that their stuff is gone, and looking for the silver lining.

Thank goodness Old Jack died, a completely unrelated side plot that ended up saving them all. And Kirsten can continue doing things her way, risking the lives of everyone involved, and not seeing the consequences. Heaven forbid I descended from this child *covers face*. Worst American girl, hands down.

vll295's review against another edition

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4.0

As a 90's child, I couldnt imagine it without the American Girl books!

jcar03's review against another edition

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fast-paced

3.0

marjoy18's review against another edition

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4.0

[Re-reading the American Girl books in quarantine to feel something 6/6]
Bro why don’t we ever talk about how dark some of these American Girl books actually are