KEEPERS

Watts, Jeri Hanel

ISBN 10: 188000058X / ISBN 13: 9781880000588

Published by Lee & Low Books, 1997

About this Item

Inscribed and signed by author on title-page: "5/7/98 Listen for the stories that surround you! Jeri Hanel Watts". ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 32 pages; Signed by Author.

Seller Inventory # 76002

Bibliographic Details

• Title: KEEPERS
• Publisher: Lee & Low Books
• Publication Date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 188000058X
• ISBN 13: 9781880000588
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Illustrated by Felicia Marshall
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Weight: 0.9 pounds
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

About this title

Synopsis

Kenyon loves to listen to his grandmother's stories almost as much as he loves to play baseball. He'd like Little Dolly to designate him the next Keeper of the family lore, but she tells him the honor is reserved for girls.

Setting out to buy a 90th birthday gift for Little Dolly, Kenyon instead falls for a new baseball glove for himself. As regret weighs down his heart, he confides his shame to his father, who tells him that you can only learn from your mistakes. Just when Kenyon thinks he's run out of ideas for Little Dolly's gift, inspiration hits.

From the Author

A thank you to readers and a few words about the book
Hi! I'm Jeri Watts and I'd like to thank you for your interest in my book. Keepers is my first book, but I hope it won't be my last. I enjoyed writing a story for children because I work with children every day - I'm a reading teacher. A main impetus for writing the book was that my students never saw any books about Lexington, Virginia, where we live. I decided to try to get a book published that would be set in Lexington. They love to hear the sentence that says the name of their town! Another reason I wrote the book was because I am like Kenyon - I value family stories. I am not like Kenyon, however, since I was never wise enough to put them in a book. Now, I've forgotten some of the old stories and they are gone for good. I hope my book inspires children to value their own lives and the lives of those around them and to save memories in a special way. Thank you for taking the time to read this and I hope Keepers will be as fun and special for you as it is for me.