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A review by missprint
Hold Fast by Blue Balliett
3.0
Despite being a word person, I actually found the very poetry-ish, word play nature of the writing to be distracting and difficult to plow through. Maybe because I'm word-ish, but not poetry-ish. Regardless. I was really pulled in by the plot, and loved the focus on homelessness - not an issue you see at ALL often in children's literature. I often found myself wishing there was a little less hobnobbing with rhymes and rhythms, and more plot/issue focus. That said, I'm aware I'm probably in the (adult) minority and I can understand why. Objectively, I can see how the writing was really lovely, it just wasn't for me.
THAT SAID, I think it'll be a hard sell to kids, considering the writing style. I think some kids will love it, but definitely on the older end of middle. I'm all for not dumbing down to kids, but I worry this one may have too much extraneous stuff that's difficult to navigate. But, to be fair, maybe that's just 'cause I found it tricky.
THAT SAID, I think it'll be a hard sell to kids, considering the writing style. I think some kids will love it, but definitely on the older end of middle. I'm all for not dumbing down to kids, but I worry this one may have too much extraneous stuff that's difficult to navigate. But, to be fair, maybe that's just 'cause I found it tricky.