I read Keeper of the Night by Kimberly Willis Holt a while back but still remember it as if I read it yesterday. Overall, I found the storyline very different than those I typically read. It tells the story of a teenage girl named Isabel with a family trying to get over the loss of their mother due to suicide/5(38). Thirteen-year-old Isabel enters her mother's room one morning before going to school. She finds her mother kneeling as if praying, but dead by her own hand. With their home filled with memories of his late wife, Isabel's father takes the family (Isabel, and her younger siblings, Frank and Olivia) to live with his sister in a neighboring town. Keeper of the Night Kimberly Willis Holt Snippet view - Kimberly Willis Holt is the author of the many award-winning novels for young adults and children, including The Water Seeker, My Louisiana Sky, and When Zachary Beaver Came to Town, winner of a 4/5(3).
Keeper of the Night by Kimberly Willis Holt. Henry Holt and Co. BYR. Hardcover. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible ex library copy, will have the markings and stickers associated from the library. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included. Keeper of the Night by Kimberly Willis Holt is wonderful. Although this book is written differently than Holt's usual style, it works well. The book deals with a serious subject - suicide - but is neither too depressing or too happy. I also appreciate that at the end, the family is recovering, but not quite there yet. KEEPER OF THE NIGHT. by Kimberly Willis Holt. Age Range: 10 up by Kimberly Willis Holt Children. THE WATER SEEKER. by Kimberly Willis Holt Children. PIPER REED GETS A JOB. by Kimberly Willis Holt SIMILAR BOOKS SUGGESTED BY OUR CRITICS: Children. NO SURRENDER SOLDIER.
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. Kimberly Willis Holt is the author of the many award-winning novels for young adults and children, including The Water Seeker, My Louisiana Sky, and When Zachary Beaver Came to Town, winner of a National Book Award for Young People's Literature. This book review is for www.doorway.ru’s 2A english class. My book is Keeper of the night by Kimberly willis holt. This book is published by Henry holt and company and it has pages. I decided to read this book because it had an interesting cover to it and caught my attention.
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