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5.0 1
Young Adult Nonfiction
387
A great little memoir
(Updated: June 15, 2026)
Overall rating
5.0
Writing Style
5.0
Illustrations/Photos (if applicable)
N/A
Learning Value
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Reader reviewed by Julie H
What a gem of a memoir, I can't believe it had escaped my notice all this time. Haven Kimmel writes of "growing up small" in a very small town in Indiana, where the population always remains at 300, someone always replacing one who leaves. Her memories are funny, bittersweet and strikingly accurate--whether it's the neighborhood bully, the grumpy druggist, a best friend who doesn't talk much--Zippy takes every little bit of minutae and makes it humorous and real. I would have to think that her being that youngest third child, that those much older siblings Melinda and Dan helped keep some of those funny Zippy stories alive as she grew up.
What a gem of a memoir, I can't believe it had escaped my notice all this time. Haven Kimmel writes of "growing up small" in a very small town in Indiana, where the population always remains at 300, someone always replacing one who leaves. Her memories are funny, bittersweet and strikingly accurate--whether it's the neighborhood bully, the grumpy druggist, a best friend who doesn't talk much--Zippy takes every little bit of minutae and makes it humorous and real. I would have to think that her being that youngest third child, that those much older siblings Melinda and Dan helped keep some of those funny Zippy stories alive as she grew up.
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