Download or read book Piper Reed Party Planner written by Kimberly Willis Holt and published by Henry Holt and Company (BYR). This book was released on 2011-03-29 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can Piper make enough money to buy the Gypsy members a clubhouse? Find out in Piper Reed, Party Planner, by author Kimberly Willis Holt and illustrator Christine Davenier Piper Reed and her fellow Gypsy Club members are in need of a clubhouse. Raising money to buy one proves a challenge. Piper, being the resourceful fifth grader that she is, launches her own party-planning business and gets her first job throwing young Brady's birthday celebration. But things don't go as expected on the day of the big event. Fortunately for Piper, her friends and family come to her rescue! Previously published as Piper Reed Gets a Job.
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Download or read book Piper Reed Clubhouse Queen written by Kimberly Willis Holt and published by Henry Holt and Company (BYR). This book was released on 2011-08-02 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Previously published as Piper Reed, the Great Gypsy. The Gypsy Club Creed We are the Gypsies of land and sea. We move from port to port. We make friends wherever we go. And everywhere we go, we let people know That we're the Gypsies of land and sea. Piper's dad—the Navy Chief—might be gone again, but Piper's got plenty to keep her busy at home: new neighbors, a spaceship beach house, a trip to New Orleans, and most important, the upcoming Gypsy Club pet show. Piper is determined to win, but teaching her dog Bruna tricks seems nearly impossible. Bruna is simply un-teachable! Or is she? Join Piper as she embarks on new and exciting adventures!
Download or read book Piper Reed Gets a Job written by Kimberly Willis Holt and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2009-08-18 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When she discovers the price of the coveted clubhouse, ten-year-old Piper and her fellow Gypsy Club members try to earn the money by creating a birthday-party-planning business.
Download or read book Piper Reed Gets a Job written by Kimberly Willis Holt and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2010-06-22 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every club needs a clubhouse, and Piper Reed isn’t going to give up until the Gypsy Club has one!
Download or read book Piper Reed Navy Brat written by Kimberly Willis Holt and published by Henry Holt and Company (BYR). This book was released on 2011-03-29 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on her own childhood experience, Kimberly Willis Holt's Piper Reed, Navy Brat portrays the life of a Navy family with warmth and humor. 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.
Download or read book Piper Reed Forever Friend written by Kimberly Willis Holt and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2012-08-07 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ten-year-old Piper moves yet again when her father, who is a Chief Petty Officer in the Navy, is assigned to Norfolk, Virginia, and although the move takes a bit of adjustment, she soon makes friends with the girl next door and catches up with old friends too.
Download or read book Piper Reed Rodeo Star written by Kimberly Willis Holt and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2011-03-29 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Piper and her sisters spend winter break with their two sets of grandparents in Piney Woods, Louisiana, where Piper learns that the best adventures are the unexpected ones. Illustrations.
Download or read book Piper Reed the Great Gypsy written by Kimberly Willis Holt and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2008-08-19 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Piper Reed, the Navy brat, is back and determined to win the Gypsy Club pet show. But teaching tricks to her dog seems impossible. Bruna is just unteachable, as Piper finds out in this latest adventure. Illustrations.
Download or read book Piper Reed Forever Friend written by Kimberly Willis Holt and published by Henry Holt and Company (BYR). This book was released on 2012-08-07 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Piper is excited to move to a new state and catch up with old friends. But the move doesn't go as smoothly as she expected: Piper has trouble feeling accepted in her new surroundings. But then she meets Arizona Smiley. Arizona is an avid stamp collector and bowls in a league. Piper is intrigued by Arizona's originality and before long, she wins Arizona's affections, and the two become great friends. This move turns out to be the best one yet, and Piper is eager to spread her trademark "Get Off the Bus" catchphrase once again.
Download or read book My Louisiana Sky written by Kimberly Willis Holt and published by Henry Holt and Company (BYR). This book was released on 2011-02-15 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tiger Ann Parker wants nothing more than to get out of the rural town of Saitter, Louisiana--far away from her mentally disabled mother, her "slow" father who can't read an electric bill, and her classmates who taunt her. So when Aunt Dorie Kay asks Tiger to sp the summer with her in Baton Rouge, Tiger can't wait to go. But before she leaves, the sudden revelation of a dark family secret prompts Tiger to make a decision that will ultimately change her life. Set in the South in the late 1950s, this coming-of-age novel explores a twelve-year-old girl's struggle to accept her grandmother's death, her mentally deficient parents, and the changing world around her. It is a novel filled with beautiful language and unforgettable characters, and the importance of family and home. My Louisiana Sky is a 1998 Boston Globe - Horn Book Award Honor Book for Fiction.
Download or read book The Lost Boy s Gift written by Kimberly Willis Holt and published by Henry Holt and Company (BYR). This book was released on 2019-04-30 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kimberly Willis Holt explores themes of divorce, acceptance, intergenerational friendship, and the power that comes with noticing in The Lost Boy's Gift, an insightful middle-grade novel. There are places where you want to go and places where you want to leave. There are also places where you want to stay. Nine-year-old Daniel must move across the county with his mom after his parents’ divorce. He’s leaving behind his whole life—everything—and he’s taking a suitcase of anger with him. But Daniel is in for a surprise when he settles into While-a-Way Lane and meets his new neighbors—the Lemonade Girl, the hopscotching mailman, the tiny creatures, and especially Tilda Butter. Tilda knows how to look and listen closely, and it's that gift that helps Daniel find his way in that curious placed called While-a-Way Lane. This title has Common Core connections. Christy Ottaviano Books
Download or read book Blooming at the Texas Sunrise Motel written by Kimberly Willis Holt and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2017-03-28 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After the sudden death of her parents, Stevie, thirteen, is sent to live at a rundown motel, where she charms everyone except her estranged grandfather.
Download or read book Keeper of the Night written by Kimberly Willis Holt and published by Henry Holt and Company (BYR). This book was released on 2011-09-27 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A powerful new novel from the award-winning author of When Zachary Beaver Came to Town. Isabel's mother died peacefully. At least that's what Isabel likes to think since no one will talk about the truth. But the truth has a way of revealing itself at night. Ta`Ta sleeps curled up on the floor right where Mama's body was found. Olivia wets her bed and wakes repeatedly from nightmares, and Frank starts carving his anger into his bedroom wall. It's up to Isabel to help her family get beyond the pain and loss—to be the keeper of the night. But who will be there for Isabel and help her through to the other side? Set on the lush island of Guam, Kimberly Willis Holt has written a painfully beautiful story about a young woman's struggle to protect her family after suicide hits home.
Download or read book The Pied Piper s Magic written by Steven Kellogg and published by Dial Books. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a story loosely based on The Pied Piper of Hamelin, an elf acquires from a miserable witch a magic pipe that allows him to transform things, including the mean-spirited Grand Duke who rules over a rat-infested town.
Download or read book When Zachary Beaver Came to Town written by Kimberly Willis Holt and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2011-07-19 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: National Book Award Winner The red words painted on the trailer caused quite a buzz around town and before an hour was up, half of Antler was standing in line with two dollars clutched in hand to see the fattest boy in the world. 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. With understated elegance, Kimberly Willis Holt tells a compelling 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. When Zachary Beaver Came to Town is the winner of the 1999 National Book Award for Young People's Literature. This title has Common Core connections.
Download or read book Piper Reed Campfire Girl written by Kimberly Willis Holt and published by Henry Holt and Company (BYR). This book was released on 2011-03-29 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Kimberly Willis Holt's Piper Reed, Campfire Girl, the Reed family is going camping on Halloween, and Piper is determined to make it a holiday to remember. Piper and her family are going camping--nothing could be better. But when Piper finds out that the camping trip falls on Halloween, nothing could be worse! Still, catching fish, roasting marshmallows, and sleeping in a trailer are right up Piper's alley, even if getting poison ivy is not. Get ready for another terrific adventure starring the ever-spunky, ever-loving Piper Reed.
