{"product_id":"hold-me-tight-lorie-ann-grover-9781416967538","title":"Hold Me Tight","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"I'm leaving.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDad'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? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEssie 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFinally, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInspired by true events, \u003ci\u003eHold Me Tight\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lorie Ann Grover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1416967532\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781416967538\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Margaret K. McElderry Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/29\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.89d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 3\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 4\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade Plus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e86535 \/ Hold Me Tight\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Lorie Ann Grover","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43934746706175,"sku":"9781416967538","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_8991b594-2611-4c16-a622-3c2f34269b89.jpg?v=1681415808","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/hold-me-tight-lorie-ann-grover-9781416967538","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}