![]() ![]() Early is certain that her father is still alive and that if she pays attention to the clues, she will be able to find him. With nowhere else to go, the Pearls seek refuge in one of Chicago's homeless shelters. ![]() As eleven-year old Early, her brother and mother reel from the news, their apartment is ransacked and they are suddenly on the run without any money. One minute Dash is riding his bike home from work, and the next he is gone, without a trace. One bitterly cold winter afternoon, Early Pearl's father disappears. Balliet's novel touched me - it's a powerful, emotional story of the way a young girl tenaciously holds fast to her dreams, in the face of terrible circumstances.Īvailable at your local library and on Amazon Blue Balliett centers her most recent book around the rhythms and themes of Langston's Hughes poetry, but the story is firmly rooted in today's urban American landscape. ![]()
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