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Grover, Lorie Ann

Hold Me Tight

341 pp. | McElderry | April, 2005 | Trade ISBN 0-689-85248-7 $16.95
(4) 4-6 After Essie's father leaves her, her seven-year-old brother, and her pregnant mother, a boy in her class is kidnapped, and Essie sees parallels and differences between her family and his in this novel written in free verse. The repetition can be tedious, but it aptly reflects the circular thoughts of the ten-year-old protagonist, especially after a family friend attempts to molest her.
Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz

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