"Trouble was a muddy, bad-news word, a sound that disturbed. It stuck in your mouth like gunk from the street clinging to the bottom of your shoe." Trouble had come to Early's family. Her dad, Dash, has disappeared. Before his disappearance, he had taken a side job besides his job as page at the Chicago public library. He had been categorizing old books and had hidden money in an old set of encyclopedias stacked and tied with police tap and used as an end table in the Pearl family apartment. Early had seen him hide it and he had made her promise not to tell Summer, her mom. Now that Dashiel has disappeared, should Early break her promise and tell? "With her signature love of language and sense of mystery, Blue Balliet weaves a story that takes readers from the cold, snowy Chicago streets to the darkest corners of the public library, on an unforgettable hunt for deep truths and a reunited family." Blue Balliet's books are all excellent reads...Hold Fast may be the best yet!
"Reading is a tool no one can take away. A million bad things may happen in life and it'll still be with you, like a flashlight that never needs a battery. Reading can offer a crack of light on the blackest of nights."
"You never get bored if you can read."
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