Happy Birthday, Kit! — Valerie Tripp

Keeping up with boarding house chores means there's no time to plan a birthday party for Kit's tenth birthday. Besides, there's no money either, since Dad still doesn't have a job because of the Depression. Kit knows she shouldn't even be thinking about a party, but it's hard not to hope. Then, when Aunt Millie shows up unexpectedly at the Kittredges' front door, Kit finds new reason to hope. And Aunt Millie is so full of good ideas and surprises that Kit loves having her there -- until, that is, one of Aunt Millie's ideas doesn't sound so good to Kit.