Synopses & Reviews
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 were the Gypsies of land and sea. Pipers dad—the Navy Chief—might be gone again, but Pipers 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!
Review
“Pipers first-person narration will win over many readers with its accessible depiction of familys ups and downs. . . . Daveniers line-and-wash drawings illustrate the episodic story with wry humor.”—Booklist
Review
Praise for
Piper Reed, Navy Brat:
“Crisp writing from a National Book Award winner . . . Holt relays quotidian events with humor and insight...Daveniers dynamic line drawings convey the narrators spunky personality.”—Publishers Weekly “This easy chapter book . . . is spot on with the details of roving family life. . . . Launching a new series, Pipers foray sets sail with verve, fun, and spunk.”—Kirkus Reviews
Awards and Honors for Kimberly Willis Holt:
An ALA Notable Childrens Book
An ALA Top Ten Best Book for Young Adults
A Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Award for Fiction
A Booklist Editors' Choice
A Horn Book Fanfare
A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
A Kirkus Reviews Editors Choice
A New York Public Library Best Book for the Teen Age
A Bank Street College of Education Best Childrens Book
Review
“Pipers first-person narration will win over many readers with its accessible depiction of familys ups and downs. . . . Daveniers line-and-wash drawings illustrate the episodic story with wry humor.”—Booklist
Synopsis
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 were the Gypsies of land and sea. Pipers dad—the Navy Chief—might be gone again, but Pipers 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!
Synopsis
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.
Synopsis
Piper is dead-set on winning the Gypsy Club Pet Show—if only her dog could learn a few tricks!
Synopsis
Pipers dad - the Navy Chief - might be gone again, but Pipers 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 tricks to her dog seems nearly impossible. Bruna is simply unteachable! Or is she? Join Piper as she embarks on new and exciting adventures!
Piper is a spunky heroine with lots of spirit - shes both kindhearted and bossy as she tries to find her place in the world as the middle sister.
Synopsis
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 were the Gypsies of land and sea. Pipers dad—the Navy Chief—might be gone again, but Pipers 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!
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 childrens books, and won a New York Times-Best Illustrated Award for The First Thing My Mama Told Me. She lives in Paris, France.