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Dancing in Cadillac Lightby Kimberly Willis HoltISBN 0698119703 (0-698-11970-3)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dancing in Cadillac Light'Book summary:1968 looks like it'll be a pretty good year for Jaynell Lambert. The town's going to pave the dirt road she lives on, her girly-girl sister, Racine, isn't driving her completely crazy, and Grandpap has just moved in with his new emerald green Cadillac convertible. Jaynell and Grandpap have something special. But why won't Grandpap tell her the reason he visits with the dirt-poor Pickens family on the other side of town? When Jaynell finds out Grandpap's secret, the legacy of an old man transforms a family, and a town.[via]
"At once gritty and poetic, stark and sentimental . . . a solid page turner. Holt once again displays her remarkable gift." (School Library Journal, starred review)More editions of Dancing in Cadillac Light:
- Dancing in Cadillac Light: ISBN 0439430097 (0-439-43009-7)
Hardcover, Scholastic Canada, Limited - Dancing in Cadillac Light: ISBN 0613668731 (0-613-66873-1)
Hardcover, Bt Bound - Dancing in Cadillac Light: ISBN 0606270787 (0-606-27078-7)
Hardcover, Demco Media - Dancing in Cadillac Light: ISBN 0786243953 (0-7862-4395-3)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr - Dancing in Cadillac Light: ISBN 0698119703 (0-698-11970-3)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
- Dancing in Cadillac Light: ISBN 0439430097 (0-439-43009-7)
Dancing in Cadillac Lightby Raul Colon, Kimberly Willis HoltISBN 0399234020 (0-399-23402-0)
Hardcover, Putnam Pub Group
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Keeper of the Nightby Kimberly Willis HoltISBN 0553494414 (0-553-49441-4)
Softcover, Random House Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Keeper of the Night'Book summary:In a fascinating departure from her usual folksy Southern fiction, award-winning author Kimberly Willis Holt transports her readers to the island of present-day Guam, where thirteen-year-old Isabels family is broken by her mothers suicide. Numbed by her mothers death, Isabel grimly plods through each day, while scribbling in her ever-present notebook. But existence on the colorful, richly cultured island hasnt ended, and life keeps interrupting Isabels sorrow. Her best friend Terecita needs help in becoming the best female cock-fighter on Guam, her fathers fishing assistant, Roman, appears to be flirting with her, and Auntie Bernadette, the local healer, keeps trying to school her in the art of herbs. Meanwhile, Isabel is disturbed by the fact that her father has practically stopped speaking, and her brother Frank is beginning to cut himself when he thinks no one is looking. But Isabel sees, and her heart is hardened: "I may look like my mother, but Im not like her...Im not like my mother at all. I am here." Isabels challenge will be to learn how to heal, and with the help of her vibrant community, she will. Holt is a masterful plotter--each strand of Isabels story comes together beautifully. But that doesnt mean Holt sacrifices description or character for storyline. Every nuance of the Guam landscape and culture is seen and heard, from the quirky native "eyebrow language," to the illegal thrill of cock fighting. An original and intriguing novel that will send students searching for Guam in the nearest atlas. (Ages 12 to 18) --Jennifer Hubert [via]
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Mister and Meby Kimberly Willis Holt , Leonard JenkinsISBN 0698118693 (0-698-11869-3)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Mister and Me'Book summary:Jolene's family was just Momma and Grandpa until big, loud Leroy Redfield started taking Momma dancing. Jolene refuses to call him anything but "Mister." Without a name, he isn't a real person to her. But then Jolene learns that Mister wants to marry Momma. Is there anything Jolene can do to make him go away?
"The warmth and love in the Johnson household envelops the novel... Jolene's willingness to face the uncertainties of her future may well give courage to readers confronting sea changes of their own."-Publishers Weekly
Awards:
( New York Public Library "100 Titles for Reading and Sharing"
( A Texas Bluebonnet Master List Book [via]More editions of Mister and Me:
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My Louisiana Skyby Kimberly Willis HoltISBN 0440415705 (0-440-41570-5)
Softcover, Random House Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'My Louisiana Sky'Book summary:Product Description
Your momma may have a simple mind, Tiger, but her love is simple too. It flows from her like a quick, easy river.Tiger Ann Parker wants nothing more than to get out of the rural town of Saitter, Louisianafar away from her mentally disabled mother, her slow father, and her classmates who tease her relentlessly. When her grandmother dies, Aunt Dorie Kay asks Tiger to live with her in Baton Rouge. Tiger finally has a way out; she cant wait to go. But shes finding that leaving her parents and the only home shes ever knownchanging her entire lifeisnt going to be that easy.
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Sixteen years ago, My Louisiana Sky met its first group of readers. Back then I volunteered at my daughter's school library. Those first readers were fourth-graders who gave me twenty minutes of their weekly book-searching time. The story was in manuscript form and hadn't been sent out to potential publishers or agents. As a novice writer, the sessions with those young students were exciting and important to my craft. Their questions steered me back to the page, eager to clear up any confusion. After My Louisiana Sky was published I continued to get feedback from readers. A few weeks after the book debuted, I received a phone call from a woman who had grown up with a mentally challenged mother. She thought my story was a memoir. After convincing her it was fiction, I hung up with the startling realization that someone I didn't know had read my book.
Soon I began receiving letters from readers. Some told me they wished a part in the plot had turned out differently. Some liked it just the way it was. Many shared how the book had affected their lives. Last month a college student at a book festival told me My Louisiana Sky was one of her favorite books. She said she related to the main character. It was an emotional confession because she, too, had grown up as her mother's caretaker. She's among the readers who convinced me that no matter how old a story is, it has the power to connect with our current life.
Didn't I always know this? After all, I was a lonely seventh grader when I found The Heart is a Lonely Hunter in my junior high library. Somehow I didn't feel so alone, knowing that Mick shared the same longing for being accepted that I did.
More than a dozen years have passed since My Louisiana Sky was originally published. A lot of my readers weren't even born in 1998. I'm still hearing from them. The story may be old to me, but they are finding it for the first time.
This month My Louisiana Sky is getting a fresh look. The transformation stops at the cover. The words and story remain the same. I won't say the same old story because this journey has taught me that opening to the first page of a book is like taking a first step on a trail winding through the woods. The trail may have been carved by countless steps made from former travelers. But discoveries await us. We view the sights believing no one else has ever caught a glimpse of them, as if we are the original travelers. And, for a while, we are. For a while, everything is new.
[via]More editions of My Louisiana Sky:
- My Louisiana Sky: ISBN 0613228022 (0-613-22802-2)
Hardcover, Bt Bound - My Louisiana Sky: ISBN 0805052518 (0-8050-5251-8)
Hardcover, Henry Holt & Co - My Louisiana Sky: ISBN 0606175628 (0-606-17562-8)
Hardcover, Demco Media - My Louisiana Sky: ISBN 0440415705 (0-440-41570-5)
Softcover, Random House Childrens Books
- My Louisiana Sky: ISBN 0613228022 (0-613-22802-2)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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Summer in the tiny Texas town of Antler is traditionally a time for enjoying Wylie Womack's Bahama Mama snow cones and racking up the pins at Kelly's Bowl-a-Rama, but this year it's not going well for Toby Wilson. His 13-year-old heart has been broken twice: once by his mother, who left him and his father to become a country singer in Nashville, and then again by his crush Scarlett Stalling, the town beauty who barely acknowledges Toby's existence. But when Zachary Beaver, "The World's Fattest Boy," comes to Antler as part of a traveling sideshow, Toby begins to realize that there might just be people who have it worse than him. By reaching out to Zachary in small ways--such as helping him realize his lifelong dream of being baptized--Toby is better able to put his own problems into perspective. At the baptism, Toby finally feels at peace: "Zachary smiles and I wonder if he's feeling different. Because standing here waist deep in Gossimer's Lake... I'm feeling different--light and good and maybe even holy." By summer's end, Toby's friendship with Zachary has provided him with the emotional stamina to begin dealing with his mother's decision and to gracefully accept the fact that Scarlett will forever be just beyond his reach.
With Zachary Beaver, Kimberly Willis Holt, author of the award-winning My Louisiana Sky, further explores southern-flavored small town life. Toby's quirky, yet ultimately rewarding coming of age story will serve as a gentle reminder to teens that sometimes the best way to work through your problems is by helping others with theirs. (Ages 11 to 15) --Jennifer Hubert [via]
More editions of When Zachary Beaver Came to Town:
- When Zachary Beaver Came to Town: ISBN 0440238412 (0-440-23841-2)
Softcover, Laurel Leaf - When Zachary Beaver Came to Town: ISBN 0613338626 (0-613-33862-6)
Hardcover, RHCB - When Zachary Beaver Came to Town: ISBN 0786225157 (0-7862-2515-7)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr - When Zachary Beaver Came to Town: ISBN 0805061169 (0-8050-6116-9)
Hardcover, Henry Holt & Co - When Zachary Beaver Came to Town: ISBN 0606201130 (0-606-20113-0)
Hardcover, Demco Media - When Zachary Beaver Came to Town: ISBN 0613722515 (0-613-72251-5)
Hardcover, Bt Bound - When Zachary Beaver Came to Town: ISBN 0440229049 (0-440-22904-9)
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