ABOUT THIS BOOK

Nothing ever happens in Toby's small Texas town. Nothing much until this summer that's full of big changes.
It's tough for Toby when his mother leaves home to become a country singer. And Toby takes it hard when his best friend Cal's older brother goes off to fight in Vietnam. But now their sleepy town is about to get an even bigger jolt with the arrival of Zachary Beaver, billed as the fattest boy in the world. Toby is in for a summer unlike any other, a summer sure to change his life.


REVIEWS

“As in her first novel, My Louisiana Sky, Holt humanizes the outsider without sentimentality. . . . Holt reveals the freak in all of us, and the power of redemption.”
–Booklist, Starred

“In her down-to-earth, people-smart way, Holt offers a gift.”
–The Horn Book Magazine, Starred


From the Paperback edition.


ABOUT THE AUTHOR

The daughter of a Navy chief, Kimberly Willis Holt lived all over the world during her childhood. But Forest Hill, Louisiana, became the place she called home. "Forest Hill is the kind of town where neighbors care when you're sick and show up at your door with chicken and dumplings. I wanted Tiger to be from a place like that," says the author. She currently lives in Amarillo, Texas, with her family. My Louisiana Sky is her first novel for young readers. Her second novel, When Zachary Beaver Came to Town, won the National Book Award.


AWARDS

NOMINEE 2002 - Illinois Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Award
WINNER 2001 - Massachusetts Children's Book Master List
NOMINEE 2003 - Arizona Young Readers Award



RELATED LINKS

When Zachary Beaver Came to Town DVD is now available. Find out more!