A Girl Named ZippyGrowing Up Small in Mooreland, Indiana

Haven Kimmel

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A Girl Named Zippy

By: Haven Kimmel

Narrarated by: Haven Kimmel

This Today Show book club selection is now available on audio.

Laced with fine storytelling, sharp wit, dead-on observations, and moments of sheer joy, Haven Kimmel's straight-shooting portrait of her childhood gives us a heroine who is wonderfully sweet and sly as she navigates the quirky adult world that surrounds her.

Kimmel takes readers back to a time when small-town America was caught in the amber of the innocent postwar period: people helped their neighbors, went to church on Sunday, and kept barnyard animals in their backyards.

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  • Edition: Abridged
  • Author: Haven Kimmel (See All Books)
  • Date Released: Oct 7, 2009
  • Publisher: HighBridge Company
  • Genre: Personal Memoir, Biography & Memoir

Total File Size: 178 MB (5 files) Total Length: 6 Hours, 28 Minutes

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