Haven Kimmel studied English and creative writing at Ball State University and North Carolina State University and attended seminary at the Earlham School of Religion. She lives in Durham, North Carolina.
"Almost dreamlike in some of [her] elusive storytelling, [Kimmel]
pulls off a feat that’s harder than it looks: write for adults from
a child’s perspective . . . Zippy's parents must have done
something right to produce a girl who could write such a simple and
lovely book."
–USA Today
"A Girl Named Zippy seems to be about the cleverest . . . memoir
ever. [Kimmel is] a born storyteller . . . I imagine everyone in
the world would be grateful for Kimmel’s book."
–Orlando Sentinel
"Very engaging, funny . . . it could be a cheerier version of the
Leechfield, Texas, Mary Karr chronicled in The Liar’s Club, if
drunks never got ugly and if fathers never took a belt to their
kids."
–Hartford Courant
"Delightfully wry (and sometimes laugh-out-loud-funny)."
–Indianapolis Star
In this first book, Kimmel has written a love letter to her hometown of Mooreland, IN, a town with an unchanging population of 300 in America's heartland. Nicknamed "Zippy" for her energetic interpretation of a circus monkey, she could not be bothered to speak until she was three years old, and her first words involved bargaining with her father about whether or not a baby bottle was still appropriate. Born in 1965, Zippy lived in a world filled with a loving family, peculiar neighbors, and multitudes of animals, including a chicken she loved and treated like a baby. Her story is filled with good humor, fine storytelling, and acute observations of small town life. Recommended for libraries in the Midwest or with large memoir collections.DPam Kingsbury, Alabama Humanities Fdn., Florence Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.
"Almost dreamlike in some of [her] elusive storytelling, [Kimmel]
pulls off a feat that's harder than it looks: write for adults from
a child's perspective . . . Zippy's parents must have done
something right to produce a girl who could write such a simple and
lovely book."
-USA Today
"A Girl Named Zippy seems to be about the cleverest . . .
memoir ever. [Kimmel is] a born storyteller . . . I imagine
everyone in the world would be grateful for Kimmel's book."
-Orlando Sentinel
"Very engaging, funny . . . it could be a cheerier version
of the Leechfield, Texas, Mary Karr chronicled in The Liar's
Club, if drunks never got ugly and if fathers never took a belt
to their kids."
-Hartford Courant
"Delightfully wry (and sometimes
laugh-out-loud-funny)."
-Indianapolis Star
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