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Keeper of the Night
Author: Kimberly Willis Holt
Keeper of the Night
$11.99
About This Book
Book Details
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.
Imprint Publisher
Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
ISBN
9781429935890
Reading Guide
In The News
“Evocative” —Publishers Weekly, starred
“Beautifully written” —School Library Journal, starred
“Stunningly beautiful” —Kirkus Reviews, starred
“[H]eart-rending. . . . Kimberly Willis Holt...has created an endearing, complicated narrator in Isabel; she manages to sound both lyrical and like the eighth grader she is.” —New York Times Book Review
“Holt's plain, direct prose belies the deep pain the narrator feels as she tries to understand her mother's life and death.” —Bookpage
“Beautifully written, this tale reaches into the heart of Guam and touches gold.” —Seattle Times
“[E]xtended families, unhurried lives, the wisdom of elders, the individual quirks and eccentricities and the deep love holding up the surface of everyday life will all be familiar to readers of Holt's previous work.” —Times Picayune
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Keeper of the Night