A review by mbrevesz
Hold Fast by Blue Balliett

5.0

While I have liked other books by Balliett in the past, I loved this one. Early Pearl is a girl who loves words and her family is thrown into chaos when her father disappears and their apartment is broken into and ransacked. Forced to move into a homeless shelter, Early tries to find her father her father and keep her family together. A good glimpse into the life of a homeless family, which is often difficult and heartbreaking. It also features a lot of Langston Hughes references, and a love of language that I always appreciate in Balliett's work.