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Age Range
8 - 12
Genre
fiction
Copyright Year
2013-01-01
Page Count
288
Publisher
Scholastic
Grade Level
3rd - 7th
ISBN
9780545299893
Lexile
780
Themes
mystery

Hold Fast

Written by Blue Balliett

When Early’s father disappears, Early and her mother and brother are forced to leave their apartment. With no place to go, they end up in a shelter in Chicago. Early wants to find out what happened to her father. She starts paying attention to patterns and clues, which lead her to the truth.

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Age Range
8 - 12
Genre
fiction
Copyright Year
2013-01-01
Page Count
288
Publisher
Scholastic
Grade Level
3rd - 7th
ISBN
9780545299893
Lexile
780
Themes
mystery
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