Kimmel, aka "Zippy" because of her propensity as a toddler to race around like a monkey, shares the details of her quirky childhood in the Midwest, where the cast of family characters includes her beauty-queen sister, deeply religious brother, wise mother, and gambling father.
Kimmel's powerful storytelling is in evidence in this riveting continuation of Zippy's childhood--a story of risk-taking, motherly love, and small-town heroism.
From the bestselling author of "A Girl Named Zippy" comes her astonishing breakout novel about family, history, spirituality, and love--and the many meanings of the place called home.
Langston Braverman's childhood friend, Alice, has been murdered, and she and a preacher named Amos Townsend band together in an unlikely alliance to keep Alice's young daughters free from harm.
A lonely stray dog named Orville thinks his dream has come true when he is adopted by a farming couple. Will life on the farm be what Orville expected, or will he have to continue his search for a loving home? Color illustrations accompany the text.
The "New York Times"-bestselling author of "A Girl Named Zippy" is delighted to introduce Kaline Klattermaster, a little boy who understands the importance of a few good friends--make-believe or otherwise.Atheneum Books
"New York Times"-bestselling author Kimmel once again draws on her exceptional powers of observation and empathy in "Iodine," a story in which she presents the electrifying chronicle of a young woman emerging from layers of delusion, fantasy, and lies.
Cassie's father is a pool hustler and an all-around bad father, and she grows up resenting him. But she has inherited his knack for pool, which she uses to keep the fatherless family afloat--and to, finally, get the better of her father once and for all.
When Haven Kimmel was born in 1965, Mooreland, Indiana, was a sleepy little hamlet of three hundred people. In her memoir, Kimmel takes readers back to a time when small-town America was caught in the amber of the innocent post-war period - people helped their neighbors, went to church on Sunday, and kept barnyard animals in their backyards.
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