What is the theme in A Girl Named Zippy: Growing Up Small in Mooreland, Indiana by Haven Kimmel?

Different types of love is a theme in the story. Throughout the book, Kimmel demonstrates different manifestations of love, and that the definition of love is not always concrete and easily identifiable. She describes love between people as well as less obvious love—such as that for animals and inanimate objects. Kimmel introduces the book as a tribute to the town she grew up in.