Kimberly Willis Holt





Kimberly Willis Holt

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Kimberly Willis Holt is the author of the Piper Reed series, including Piper Reed, Navy Brat, Piper Reed, Clubhouse Queen, and Piper Reed, Rodeo Star. She has written many award-winning novels, including The Water Seeker and My Louisiana Sky, as well as the picture books Waiting for Gregory and Skinny Brown Dog. A former Navy brat herself, Holt was born in Pensacola, Florida, and lived all over the U.S. and the world—from Paris to Norfolk to Guam to New Orleans. Holt long dreamed of being a writer, but first worked as a radio news director, marketed a water park, and was an interior decorator, among other jobs. A few years after she started writing, her third book, When Zachary Beaver Came to Town, won a National Book Award for Young People...more


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WE HAVE OUR FIFTY WINNERS! (As of May 1, 3:50 pm, central time)

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Average rating: 3.67 · 5,647 ratings · 1,007 reviews · 18 distinct works · Similar authors
When Zachary Beaver Came to...
3.56 of 5 stars 3.56 avg rating — 2,428 ratings — published 1999 — 21 editions
My Louisiana Sky
3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 1,026 ratings — published 1998 — 13 editions
The Water Seeker
3.73 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 664 ratings — published 2010 — 7 editions
Piper Reed: Navy Brat (Pipe...
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3.65 of 5 stars 3.65 avg rating — 581 ratings — published 2007 — 10 editions
Keeper of the Night
3.59 of 5 stars 3.59 avg rating — 252 ratings — published 2003 — 11 editions
Part of Me: Stories of a Lo...
3.72 of 5 stars 3.72 avg rating — 148 ratings — published 2006 — 7 editions
Dancing In Cadillac Light
3.59 of 5 stars 3.59 avg rating — 128 ratings — published 2001 — 12 editions
Piper Reed, The Great Gypsy...
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3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 94 ratings — published 2008 — 10 editions
Piper Reed Gets a Job (Pipe...
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3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 70 ratings — published 2009 — 7 editions
The Adventures Of Granny Cl...
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3.34 of 5 stars 3.34 avg rating — 64 ratings — published 2007
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“Some people are just afraid of what's different. It doesn't mean different is bad. It just means different is different. ”
Kimberly Willis Holt, My Louisiana Sky

“If you're gonna fret, fret over something you can change. Then stop fretting and do something about it.”
Kimberly Willis Holt

“And in this moment, I realize one reason it's so great to have a best friend is sometimes, like right now, Cal and I are thinking the very same thing.”
Kimberly Willis Holt, When Zachary Beaver Came to Town

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