Gradually she, and readers, come to realize that her dad has been caught up in an international crime operation and that all of them are in danger. Early and her 4-year-old brother, Jubilation, play at being spies, but the fifth grader does real detective work, researching in the Chicago Public Library, where her father worked, and enlisting the help of some sympathetic adults. A warm family circle of four is broken there’s a violent burglary the three remaining flee to Helping Hand. This mystery opens promisingly with a wintertime bike accident, a man’s disappearance and a series of numerical coincidences.
Taking her title from a Langston Hughes poem, the author of Chasing Vermeer (2004) weaves a moving story of homelessness, family, and the love of words and books. Note: The mature subject matter of crime and homelessness makes this best for kids 10 and up.Eleven-year-old Early Pearl holds fast to her family’s dream of a home of their own even after her father disappears, their apartment is ransacked, and she and her brother and mother are forced to move to a shelter. Early comes up against a few untrustworthy grown-ups, but she also finds plenty of people to help her in her mission to get to the bottom of the mystery of her father's disappearance. The thugs imply that Early's father was involved in shady business, and the police don't believe Early's mother when she goes to them for help. But their happiness is shattered when Early's dad disappears and thugs break into their apartment, destroying everything the family owns and leaving them family homeless. Parents need to know that in Hold Fast, by Blue Balliett, author of Chasing Vermeer, 11-year-old Early enjoys her happy and loving family, although they don't have much to call their own. Early's father is kidnapped and violence against him is implied, but the details are not given.ĭid you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Violence & Scariness in your kid's entertainment guide. Early's father disappears in the first few pages of Hold Fast, and shortly after that four intruders ransack the family's apartment and are rough with Early's mother.
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