![]() ![]() ![]() Still, this novel abounds in heart, shining a spotlight on the gritty truths about homelessness. Early is sure that the key to unraveling her father’s disappearance lies in the one book he kept from his job, The First Book of Rhythms by Langston Hughes, and though she does some sleuthing, the mystery is largely explained in conventional exposition by adults. The third-person narrative mostly focuses on Early, but Balliett (The Danger Box) occasionally strays to an adult sensibility-to marvel at the architecture of a Chicago library branch (“an elegant conversation between stone and glass”) or to convey the hardships homeless kids face at school (“Most struggled at their grade level, having moved a bunch of times”). From the New York Times-bestselling author of Chasing Vermeer and The Calder Game comes the story of a girl who falls into Chicagos shelter system, and. ![]() The mystery begins with a bizarre accident on a deserted, wintery street in Chicago. When Dash disappears after taking a second job that involves transferring used books, the family’s apartment is violently ransacked, and the remaining Pearls must move to a homeless shelter. Blue Balliett, Author of: Out of the Wild Night, Pieces and Players, Hold Fast, The Danger Box, The Calder Game, The Wright 3, Chasing Vermeer, and Nantucket Ghosts. The Pearl family doesn’t have much beside a shelf of books and a tight-knit bond between parents Dash and Summer and kids Early, 11, and her younger brother, Jubilation. ![]()
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