Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. With remainder mark. A copy that

Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. With remainder mark. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.

H5-A first edition (stated with complete numberline) hardcover book SIGNED

H5-A first edition (stated with complete numberline) hardcover book SIGNED and inscribed by Kathi Appelt to previous owner on the half-title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket has small tear with crease and chipping on the front top right corner and top left corner of the front flap, dust jacket and book have some bumped corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. 8.5"x5.75", 320 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Kathi Appelt is an American author of more than forty books for children and young adults. She won the annual PEN USA award for Children's Literature recognizing The Underneath (2008). Kathi Appelt was born in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and grew up in Houston, Texas. She graduated from Texas A&M University and lives in College Station, Texas. Appelt is the author of more than 30 books. She writes novels, picture books, poetry, and nonfiction for children and young adults. Her books have been translated into several languages: Spanish, Chinese, French, and Swedish. Her first novel was The Underneath, illustrated by David Small and published by Simon & Schuster in 2008. It features a cat and dog who live mainly beneath an old house in the Louisiana-Texas bayou. For that work she received the annual Children's Literature award from PEN Center USA and she was also a runner-up for the National Book Award (National Book Award for Young People's Literature finalist) and the American Library Association Newbery Medal (Newbery Honor Book). Her papers are held in the de Grummond Children's Literature Collection at the University of Southern Mississippi (unprocessed manuscripts collection, 1985-2005).