When Zachary Beaver Came to Town [SIGNED COPY]

Holt, Kimberly Willis

ISBN 10: 0805061169 / ISBN 13: 9780805061161

Published by Henry Holt & Company, New York, 1999

About this Item

Fine in fine dust jacket. SIGNED and inscribed/dated 'A Touch of Texas for Foobie' by the author on the title page. 1st edition, later printing. Both dust jacket and book are fine. 'National Book Award Winner' sticker. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 227 p. Audience: Children/juvenile. The National Book Award-winning novel, basis for the movie by the same name, by the author of 'The Lost Boy's Gift' and 'Blooming at the Texas Sunrise Motel'. Where possible, all books come with dust jacket in a clear protective plastic sleeve, sealed in a ziplock bag, wrapped in bubble wrap, shipped in a box.

Seller Inventory # Alibris.0010949

Bibliographic Details

• Title: When Zachary Beaver Came to Town [SIGNED COPY]
• Publisher: Henry Holt & Company, New York
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0805061169
• ISBN 13: 9780805061161
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

About this title

Synopsis

A compelling coming-of-age story about Toby Wilson--a thirteen-year-old boy struggling to find himself in an imperfect world--deals sensitively and candidly with the subjects of obesity, war, and the true power of friendship. By the author of My Louisiana Sky.

About the Authors

Kimberly Willis Holt is the author of the many award-winning novels for young adults and children, including The Water Seeker, My Louisiana Sky, and Keeper of the Night. She is also the author of the bestselling Piper Reed series of chapter books and picture books including Waiting for Gregory and Skinny Brown Dog. When Zachary Beaver Came to Town was her third book and won a National Book Award for Young People's Literature. She lives in West Texas with her family.

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. She 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. She resides in West Texas with her family.

Kimberly Willis Holt is the author of the many award-winning novels for young adults and children, including The Water Seeker, My Louisiana Sky, and Keeper of the Night. She is also the author of the bestselling Piper Reed series of chapter books and picture books including Waiting for Gregory and Skinny Brown Dog. When Zachary Beaver Came to Town was her third book and won a National Book Award for Young People's Literature. She lives in West Texas with her family.

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. She 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. She resides in West Texas with her family.