Zachary Beaver, known as the fattest boy in the world, moves to Antler, Texas, where life is just plain ordinary. He meets Cal, a boy who has a brother fighting in Vietnam, and another kid named Toby, whose mother abandoned him and his father to make it in show business. The three of them become fast friends and learn lessons that will change ...
National Book Award-winning author Holt portrays the life of a Navy family with warmth and humor, in this story based on her own childhood. From Texas to Guam, wherever young Piper goes, adventure follows, inspired by her active imagination, free-wheeling spirit, and a bit of sisterly magic. Illustrations.
Set in the American South during the late 1950s, this is the story of 12-year-old Tiger Ann Parker, the daughter of a mentally disabled mother and a "slow" father. Embarrassed by her parents and tired of the taunts of her classmates, Tiger Ann can't wait to spend the summer with her aunt in Baton Rouge. However, during the vacation, Tiger Ann ...
Tracing a family's roots is like taking a journey through the years. In the case of one Louisiana family, that journey can be charted by the books they read and loved. Holt introduces a Louisiana family: touching, lyrical, and always intriguing, their stories reveal the powerful connections between four generations.
Piper Reed, the Navy brat, is back and determined to win the Gypsy Club pet show. But teaching tricks to her dog seems impossible. Bruna is just unteachable, as Piper finds out in this latest adventure. Illustrations.
National Book Award-winning author Kimberly Willis Holt delivers a charming story about an unlikely friendship between a baker and a dog that hangs around his bakery. Full color.
The first picture book from National Book Award winner Kimberly Willis Holt "When exactly" is cousin Gregory going to be born? asks little Iris. Each family member has a different answer to her question. While she's waiting for what seems like forever, Iris thinks about all the exciting things she and her new cousin will someday do together. And ...
Jaynell is thrilled when her grandfather, who her parents worry is losing touch with reality, moves in with her family. As the two grow closer, Jaynell wonders why her grandfather has befriended the Pickens, a poor family everyone else in the neighborhood refers to as "white trash." When her grandfather dies, Jaynell and the rest of her family are ...
Jolene's family consisted of just Momma and Grandpa until Leroy Redfield started taking Momma dancing. Jolene refuses to call him anything but "Mister." But then Jolene learns Mister wants to marry Momma. Full color.
The award-winning author of "When Zachary Beaver Came to Town" is back with astory that traces one Southern family's roots through the years. Simultaneoushardcover. Unabridged. 4 CDs.
Jaynell is thrilled when her grandfather, who her parents worry is losing touch with reality, moves in with her family. As the two grow closer, Jaynell wonders why her grandfather has befriended the Pickens, a poor family everyone else in the neighborhood refers to as "white trash." When her grandfather dies, Jaynell and the rest of her family are ...
Piper Reed and her fellow Gypsy Club members are in need of a clubhouse. Resourceful Piper launches her own party-planning business and gets her first job throwing young Brady's birthday celebration. But things don't go as expected on the day of the big event. Illustrations.
Description: B/W Photos, Maps and Ilustrations. Good. Ex-Library. 8 3/4" x 5 3/4" xv, 384 pp. Clean contents. Usual stamps and stickers (from library in Great Britain) on front end pages. Clean boards with firm block. Detailed description of geographical locations and archaeology of Wessex are accompanied by maps of the Neolithic, Beaker Period, Middle Bronze Age, Late Bronze Age, Early Iron Age, Roman Period, and the Sub-Roman and Pagan Saxon Periods. Glossary. Index. Local History. Travel. Science. read more
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