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The deluxe edition of the National Book Award-winning middle-grade novel-now with a foreword by New York Times-bestselling and Newbery Honor author Sheila Turnage.
Kimberly Willis Holt is the author of many award-winning novels for
young adults and children, including Blooming at the Texas Sunrise
Motel, Dear Hank Williams, and When Zachary Beaver Came to Town,
winner of a National Book Award for Young People's Literature. Born
in Pensacola, Florida, Holt has lived all over the US and the
world. She now lives in Texas with her family.
kimberlywillisholt.com
Winner of the National Book Award for Young People's Literature
An American Library Association Notable Book
One of American Library Association's Top Ten Best Books for Young
Adults
Horn Book Fanfare
A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
An American Bookseller "Pick of the Lists" "This book packs more
emotional power than 90 percent of the so-called grown-up novels
taking up precious space on bookshelves around the country." --USA
Today "Holt reinvents the coming-of-age story." --Kirkus Reviews,
starred review
"In her own down-to-earth, people-smart way, Holt offers a gift."
--The Horn Book, starred review "Holt humanizes the outsider
without sentimentality . . . she reveals the freak in all of us,
and the power of redemption." --Booklist, starred review "[Holt's]
heartwarming and carefully crafted novel . . . drives home the
point that everyday life is studded with memorable moments."
--Publishers Weekly, starred review "Holt has crafted a remarkable
story about finding yourself by opening up to the people around
you. An excellent choice to read alone or aloud." --School Library
Journal, starred review
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