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 enlarge | Author: Haven Kimmel
Publisher: Broadway
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  197 reviews
Sales Rank: 11433
Media: Paperback
Edition: Today Show Book Club
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 282
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.9 x 5.2 x 0.7
ISBN: 0767915054
Dewey Decimal Number: 977.264
EAN: 9780767915052
ASIN: 0767915054
Publication Date: September 2002
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 I love Zippy! March 4, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This was a light hearted and hilariously funny book. It is refreshing every once in a while to read a story that doesn't have murder, major drama, or psychological problems. Zippy's story is from a small town where something you and I take for granted every day is described in a way to make you laugh and appreciate the small things in life. I bought the next Zippy book afterwards and loved it just as much.
Three cheers for Zippy February 22, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Zippy was loaned to me. After I read it, I knew I needed it in my house to savor as needed. The occasion and content of Zippy's first words are priceless, and I'm trying to memorize them. There's no self pity, no self-righteousness or judgment in this story of a self-possessed child sailing through what to others might be considered a precarious childhood. And it made me laugh, again and again.
Hilarious! February 14, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I laughed so hard. It was so nice to read a memoir that was NOT depressing. Nothing too terribly horrible marred the past of the author and when there are a few set-backs and road-blocks, she chooses to tackle them with humor and a positive attitude. I am amazed at the detail with which she is able to recall and relate to the reader the childhood exuberance and eccentricities we all had but easily forget. Great read!
 Poignant and Funny! February 10, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
A Girl Named Zippy is a wonderful and poignant memoir. It's quite obvious that Haven Kimmel came from a family with it's fair share of problems and hardships, but this memoir is not a pity fest but a loving and glowing story of growing up poor in the Midwest. Called Zippy because of her speed in getting around, Haven is a young girl with a wonderfully skewed view of the world. How Kimmel was able to tell this story all through a child's eyes and voice is remarkable. In today's world I have no doubt that she would be labeled ADHD, and probably medicated, but back then she was just a rambunctious child. I am about 10 years older than Kimmel, but so many of her observations reminded me of my own family and growing up relatively poor in the late '50's early '60's. Her story of being told she was adopted (by her older siblings of course) was laugh out loud funny and reminded me of that same cruel story we told my younger brother. Everything in this book rang true and I loved her memories and the fact that there was no finger pointing. She was an obviously loved child and I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book so much that I have already bought the sequel, She Got Up Off the Couch. I can't wait to get to it.
Great memoir February 4, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I became interested in the memoir genre after my renewed love of David Sedaris and having recently read Dark at the Roots. This book was recommended to me by Amazon and it was a great match for my interest. Love Zippy's voice throughout and the boundless energy and imagination confined in a very small town.
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