false 1198149 2 <P><FONT SIZE="+2"><B>"I'm leaving."</B></FONT><P>Dad'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?<P>Essie 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.<P>Finally, 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.<P>Inspired by true events, <I>Hold Me Tight</I> 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.<P> 1186266 22 3 2005 Hold Me Tight total:35|5:8|4:17|3:7|2:2|1:1| 35 134 71 6 4 0 false true Tue May 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 05 09:55:51 -0700 2009 Tue May 12 07:18:35 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 0 0 false false Thu May 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 15:43:45 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 15:45:38 -0700 2009 I Recommend This To Poetry Lovers!]]> 4 0 false false Sat Feb 07 15:31:38 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 07 15:32:11 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Oct 05 12:30:06 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 05 12:30:38 -0700 2009 ]]> 4 1 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sat Dec 08 11:32:21 -0800 2007 Sun Dec 09 08:23:48 -0800 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jul 25 14:48:37 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 25 14:52:04 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Sat Nov 21 19:42:19 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 21 19:42:19 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Nov 16 15:57:07 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 16 15:57:08 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Nov 09 15:17:30 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 09 15:17:30 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Nov 03 12:52:54 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 03 12:52:54 -0800 2009 2 0 false false Sat Oct 31 12:10:44 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 31 12:10:44 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Oct 04 14:40:57 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 14:40:57 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Oct 03 18:00:44 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 03 18:00:44 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Aug 21 10:44:18 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 21 10:44:18 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Aug 21 05:48:23 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 21 05:48:28 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Aug 13 23:00:43 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 13 23:00:43 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Jul 08 11:27:38 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 08 11:27:38 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Jul 07 10:59:26 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 10:59:26 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 29 14:27:44 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 08 10:14:08 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Jun 20 16:25:48 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 20 16:25:48 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2294596