Piper Reed, Navy Brat: (Piper Reed No. 1)

Holt, Kimberly Willis

ISBN 10: 0805081976 / ISBN 13: 9780805081978

Published by Henry Holt and Co., New York, 2007

About this Item

Hardback bound in illustrated paper-covered boards. No defects to note on the book or the dust jacket. Book is INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR to former owner. Meet Piper Reed, a spunky nine-year-old who has moved more times than she can count on one hand. From Texas to Guam, wherever Piper goes, adventure follows, inspired by her active imagination, free-wheeling spirit, and a bit of sister magic. Unlike her older sister, Piper loves being part of a Navy family, and unlike her little sister, Piper is no prodigy genius. Piper is Piper , fearless and full of life. Based on her own childhood experience, Kimberly Willis Holt portrays the life of a Navy family with warmth and humor. Black and white illustrations. 147 pages Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Piper Reed, Navy Brat: (Piper Reed No. 1)
• Publisher: Henry Holt and Co., New York
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0805081976
• ISBN 13: 9780805081978
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Christine Davenier
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: VG+
• Dust Jacket Condition: VG+
• Signed: Inscribed and Signed by Author
• Book Type: Book

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Synopsis

It's not easy being the middle child, especially when your dad is a Navy Chief. Meet Piper Reed, a spunky nine-year-old who has moved more times than she can count on one hand. From Texas to Guam, wherever Piper goes, adventure follows, inspired by her active imagination, free-wheeling spirit, and a bit of sister magic. Unlike her older sister, Piper loves being part of a Navy family, and unlike her little sister, Piper is no prodigy genius. Piper is Piper―fearless and full of life.

Based on her own childhood experience, Kimberly Willis Holt portrays the life of a Navy family with warmth and humor.

About the Author

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.