Balliett, Blue Hold Fast, 288 p. Scholastic, 2013. $18. Content: G.
Early, Jubilation, Dashel and Pearl make a tight-knit, loving group of
four who have enough love to make life work, even though money is tight. Until the day that Dashel disappears,
that is. Now Pearl doesn’t know
how she is going to keep it together.
None of them believe Dashel left on his own, but in order to find them
they will large dashes of help and luck.
They know Dash was doing side work for a man at the public library; when
masked men break into their home and steal every book they own, they know that
is the place they must start.
Hold
Fast is a melodic thriller – rhythm and numbers work together to form the
framework for the mystery. Plus
Balliett adds details about life without a safety net. I learned a lot. I liked this much more than the Chasing
Vermeer books, because this touched the heart. I would be interested in what this Lexile's at, because it would be a good suggestion for 6th or 7th grade.
EL, MS – ESSENTIAL.
Cindy, Library Teacher
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