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Hold Me Tight
Contributor(s): Grover, Lorie Ann (Author)

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ISBN: 1416967532     ISBN-13: 9781416967538
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
OUR PRICE: $16.10  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: October 2007
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Annotation: "I'm leaving." Dad's words come as a complete shock to Essie. How can he just walk out on her and the family, especially when Mom is pregnant? Essie keeps her dad's leaving a secret. Then Essie's classmate, Chris Crow, disappears, and everyone finds out he's been kidnapped. Is Chris okay? Is Dad ever coming back? Essie is left to wonder if people really have any control over what happens in their lives. Finally, after a startling incident with a family friend, Essie finds the strength to hold on tight to all that she has left -- and in the process realizes that the bonds of love and family do hold a person together. Inspired by true events, Hold Me Tight is a moving and powerful novel. An author's note provides further information about kidnapping and the Amber Plan programs that are in use today to help communities find abducted children.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Emotions & Feelings
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Sexual Abuse
- Juvenile Fiction | Family - Marriage & Divorce
Dewey: FIC
Age Level: 10-14
Grade Level: 5-9
Physical Information: 0.89" H x 5" W x 8" L (0.70 lbs) 352 pages
Themes:
- Geographic Orientation - Florida
- Cultural Region - South Atlantic
- Cultural Region - Southeast U.S.
- Locality - Miami, Florida
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 86535
Reading Level: 3.0   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 4.0
 
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Publisher Description:
I'm leaving.

Dad's words come as a complete shock to Essie. How can he just walk out on her and the family, especially when Mom is pregnant?

Essie keeps her dad's leaving a secret. Then Essie's classmate, Chris Crow, disappears, and everyone finds out he's been kidnapped. Is Chris okay? Is Dad ever coming back? Essie is left to wonder if people really have any control over what happens in their lives.

Finally, after a startling incident with a family friend, Essie finds the strength to hold on tight to all that she has left -- and in the process realizes that the bonds of love and family do hold a person together.

Inspired by true events, Hold Me Tight is a moving and powerful novel. An author's note provides further information about kidnapping and the Amber Plan programs that are in use today to help communities find abducted children.


Contributor Bio(s): Grover, Lorie Ann: - Lorie Ann Grover attended the University of Miami. After school she lived with her husband, David, in South Korea, where she spent most of her time painting and writing poetry. The Grovers have two daughters, Emily and Ellen, and live in Sumner, Washington.
The author of Loose Threads, Lorie Ann was inspired to write On Pointe by her own experiences as a teenage member of the Miami Ballet Company.
 
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