Kimberly Willis Holt is an American writer of

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. She is best known for the novel ''

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'', which won the 1999 U.S.

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."National Book Awards – 1999"

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. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
(With acceptance speech by Willis Holt.) It was

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as a 2003 film of the same name.

Books

* '' My Louisiana Sky'' (

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, 1998) * ''Mister and Me'' (Puffin, 1998) * ''When Zachary Beaver Came to Town'' (Holt, 1999) * ''Dancing in Cadillac Light'' (Holt, 2001) * ''Keeper of the Night'' (Holt, 2003) * ''Part of Me'' (Holt, 2006) * ''The Water Seeker'' (Holt, 2010 * ''Dear Hank Williams'' (Holt, 2015) *''Blooming at the Texas Sunrise Motel'' (Holt, 2017) *''The Lost Boy's Gift'' (Holt, 2019) *''The Ambassador of Nowhere, Texas'' (Holt, 2021)

Piper Reed chapter books

# ''Piper Reed, Navy Brat'' (Holt, 2007) # ''Piper Reed, The Great Gypsy'' (Holt, 2008) # ''Piper Reed Gets a Job'' (Holt, 2009) # ''Piper Reed, Campfire Girl'' (Holt, 2010) # ''Piper Reed, Rodeo Star'' (Holt, 2011) # ''Piper Reed, Forever Friend'' (Holt, 2012)

Picture books

* ''Waiting for Gregory'' illustrated by Gabi Swiatkowska (Holt, 2006) * ''The Adventures Of Granny Clearwater And Little Critter'' (Holt, 2007) * ''Skinny Brown Dog'' (Holt, 2007) * ''Dinner with the Highbrows'', illustrated by Kyrsten Brooker (Henry Holt and Co., 2014)

Awards

* ''When Zachary Beaver Came to Town'', 1999,

References

External links

*
Kimberly Willis Holt
at Scholastic Teachers — with linked online interview by schoolchildren
Kimberly Willis Holt
at Random House
2008 Audio Interview
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Holt, Kimberly Willis Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American children's writers People from Amarillo, Texas People from Forest Hill, Louisiana Writers from Texas Writers from Louisiana National Book Award for Young People's Literature winners American women children's writers John Ehret High School alumni People from Pensacola, Florida 21st-century American women