When Zachary Beaver Came to Town by Kimberly Willis Holt

When Zachary Beaver Came to Town by Kimberly Willis Holt

National Book Award Winner

This book packs more emotional power than 90% of the so-called grown-up novels. --USA Today

Holt reinvents the coming-of-age story, breathing life into a quirky cast of characters. --Kirkus Reviews

Award-winning author Kimberly Willis Holt tells an elegant coming-of-age story about a thirteen-year-old boy struggling to find himself in an imperfect world. At turns passionate and humorous, this extraordinary novel deals sensitively and candidly with obesity, war, and the true power of friendship.

Toby Wilson is having the toughest summer of his life. It's the summer his mother leaves for good; the summer his best friend's brother returns from Vietnam in a coffin. And the summer that Zachary Beaver, the fattest boy in the world, arrives in their sleepy Texas town. While it's a summer filled with heartache of every kind, it's also a summer of new friendships gained and old friendships renewed. And it's Zachary Beaver who turns the town of Antler upside down and leaves everyone, especially Toby, changed forever.

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's Literature. She resides in West Texas with her family. Christine Davenier has illustrated numerous children's books, and won a New York Times Best Illustrated Award for The First Thing My Mama Told Me. She lives in Paris, France.

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ISBN 13	9780805061161
ISBN 10	0805061169
Title	When Zachary Beaver Came to Town
Author	Kimberly Willis Holt
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	St Martin's Press
Year published	1999-10-15
Number of pages	227
Prizes	Winner of National Book Awards (Young People's Lit.) 1999, Short-listed for Bluebonnet Awards 2002, Short-listed for Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award 2002, Short-listed for Georgia Children's Book Award (Children's Book) 2001, Short-listed for Iowa Teen Award 2003, Short-listed for Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award 2001, Short-listed for Black-Eyed Susan Award (Grades 6-9) 2001, Short-listed for Massachusetts Children's Book Award 2001
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