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When Zachary Beaver came to town
by Kimberly Willis Holt
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34 editions published between 1999 and 2014 in 4 languages and held by 3,805 WorldCat member libraries worldwide During the summer of 1971 in a small Texas town, thirteen-year-old Toby and his best friend Cal meet the star of a sideshow act, 600-pound Zachary, the fattest boy in the world
My Louisiana sky
by Kimberly Willis Holt
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17 editions published between 1998 and 2013 in English and Japanese and held by 2,674 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Growing up in Saitter, Louisiana, in the 1950s, twelve-year-old Tiger Ann struggles with her feelings about her stern, but loving grandmother, her mentally slow parents, and her good friend and neighbor, Jesse
Piper Reed, Navy brat
by Kimberly Willis Holt
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15 editions published between 2007 and 2013 in English and held by 1,858 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Piper is sad about leaving her home and friends behind when her father, a Navy aircraft mechanic, is transferred again, but with help from her often-annoying sisters and a surprise from their parents, she finds happiness in their new home in Pensacola, Florida
Keeper of the night
by Kimberly Willis Holt
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12 editions published between 2003 and 2013 in English and held by 1,828 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Thirteen-year-old Isabel, a girl living on the island of Guam, and her family try to cope with the suicide of Isabel's mother
Dancing in Cadillac light
by Kimberly Willis Holt
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16 editions published between 2001 and 2014 in 3 languages and held by 1,744 WorldCat member libraries worldwide In 1968, eleven-year-old Jaynell's life in the town of Moon, Texas, is enlivened when her eccentric Grandpap comes to live with her family
Mister and me
by Kimberly Willis Holt
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11 editions published between 1997 and 2014 in English and German and held by 1,250 WorldCat member libraries worldwide In a small Louisiana mill town in 1940, Jolene does not want her Momma to marry the logger who is courting her, but it seems that even her most defiantly bad behavior cannot make him go away
Piper Reed, the great gypsy
by Kimberly Willis Holt
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4 editions published between 2008 and 2009 in English and held by 1,005 WorldCat member libraries worldwide While her father, a Navy Chief, is on ship duty for six months, nine-year-old Piper stays busy with new neighbors, Christmas at a spaceship beach house, a trip to New Orleans, and especially the upcoming Gypsy Club pet show
The water seeker
by Kimberly Willis Holt
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6 editions published between 2008 and 2013 in English and held by 973 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Traces the hard life, filled with losses, adversity, and adventure, of Amos, son of a trapper and dowser, from 1833 when his mother dies giving birth to him until 1859, when he himself has grown up and has a son of his own
Piper Reed gets a job
by Kimberly Willis Holt
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3 editions published between 2009 and 2010 in English and held by 961 WorldCat member libraries worldwide When she discovers the price of the coveted clubhouse, ten-year-old Piper and her fellow Gypsy Club members try to earn the money by creating a birthday-party-planning business
Piper Reed, Navy brat
by Kimberly Willis Holt
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12 editions published between 2007 and 2014 in English and held by 927 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Piper is sad about leaving her home and friends behind when her father, a Navy aircraft mechanic, is transferred yet again, but with help from her often-annoying sisters and a surprise from their parents, she finds happiness in their new home in Pensacola, Florida
When Zachary Beaver came to town
by Kimberly Willis Holt
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22 editions published between 1999 and 2009 in English and Undetermined and held by 881 WorldCat member libraries worldwide During the summer of 1971 in a small Texas town, thirteen-year-old Toby and his best friend Cal meet the star of a sideshow act, 600-pound Zachary, the fattest boy in the world
Part of me : stories of a Louisiana family
by Kimberly Willis Holt
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9 editions published between 2006 and 2013 in English and Japanese and held by 841 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Ten stories trace the connections between four generations of one Louisiana family from 1939 when a young girl leaves school to help support her family to 2006 when an eighty-year-old woman embarks on a book tour
Piper Reed, campfire girl
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6 editions published between 2010 and 2013 in English and held by 830 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Fifth-grader Piper and her sisters are thrilled about their first-ever camping trip until they learn it will be at Halloween, but other Navy families join them, including an annoying new member of the Gypsy Club
Skinny brown dog
by Kimberly Willis Holt
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2 editions published in 2007 in English and held by 714 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Benny the baker sees no need for a dog in his life, but while his most faithful customer and the children who visit his bakery for "Free cookie day" soon realize he has been adopted by a stray, it takes a heroic deed to convince Benny that the dog belongs with him
Waiting for Gregory
by Kimberly Willis Holt
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4 editions published between 2006 and 2009 in Japanese and English and held by 714 WorldCat member libraries worldwide A young girl eagerly awaits the birth of her baby cousin, while growing more and more confused by the way her relatives answer her questions
The adventures of Granny Clearwater and Little Critter
by Kimberly Willis Holt
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1 edition published in 2010 in English and held by 677 WorldCat member libraries worldwide As the Clearwaters travel west, fearless Granny and Little Critter are jolted from the horse-drawn wagon and have many exotic adventures before being reunited with the rest of their family. Includes author's notes about the western migration that took place in the United States between 1815 and 1840
Piper Reed, the great gypsy
by Kimberly Willis Holt
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8 editions published between 2008 and 2009 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 669 WorldCat member libraries worldwide While her father, a Navy Chief, is on ship duty for six months, nine-year-old Piper stays busy with new neighbors, Christmas at a spaceship beach house, a trip to New Orleans, and especially the upcoming Gypsy Club pet show
Piper Reed, rodeo star
by Kimberly Willis Holt
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4 editions published between 2011 and 2013 in English and held by 612 WorldCat member libraries worldwide After bidding goodbye to her friends Michael and Nicole, who are moving away, Piper and her sisters spend winter break with their two sets of grandparents in Piney Woods, Louisiana, where Piper learns that the best adventures are the unexpected ones
Piper Reed, forever friend
by Kimberly Willis Holt
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6 editions published between 2012 and 2013 in English and held by 593 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Ten-year-old Piper moves yet again when her father, who is a Chief Petty Officer in the Navy, gets assigned to Norfolk, Virginia, and although the move takes a bit of adjustment, she soon makes friends with the girl next door and catches up with old friends too
My Louisiana sky
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13 editions published between 1999 and 2008 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 581 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Growing up in Saitter, Louisiana, in the 1950s, twelve-year-old Tiger Ann struggles with her feelings about her stern, but loving grandmother, her mentally slow parents, and her good friend and neighbor, Jesse more
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African Americans Bakeries Best friends Birthdays Business enterprises Camping Childbirth Christmas stories City and town life Clubs Cousins Death Dogs Dowsing Families Fathers and sons Florida Florida--Pensacola Friendship Frontier and pioneer life Grandfathers Grandmothers Grandparents Grief Guam Halloween Infants Louisiana Lumbermen Mental retardation Moving, Household Old age Overland journeys to the Pacific Overweight persons Overweight teenagers Parent and child Parents with mental disabilities Parties People with mental disabilities Pet shows Reed, Piper (Fictitious character) Remarriage Schools Sisters Tall tales Texas United States, West United States.--Navy Virginia Virginia--Norfolk
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Willis-Holt, Kimberly
ホルト, キンバリー・ウィリス
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