Hold me tight
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In Miami, Florida, ten-year-old Essie has trouble finding the strength and courage to overcome her feelings of fear, guilt, and shame when her father abandons their family, a classmate is kidnapped, and then a family friend molests her.
KidnappingEmotional problemsSexual abuse victimsFamily problemsFictionSchoolsSexual abuseJuvenile fictionChildren's fictionFamily, fictionKidnapping, fictionSchools, fiction