![]() ![]() Pinkney's (Hold Fast to Dreams) characters emerge complex and real in this tale of home-town pride and family loyalty. ![]() While Nell's feelings remain the focus of the story, readers will also empathize with Aunt Ursa, who fears abandonment, and with Foley, who feels trapped in Modine. Nell's uneasiness about keeping the gun surfaces in frightening premonitions and bad dreams, preparing the audience for tragedy and trauma. Aunt Ursa says she's becoming a ""fine young lady"" 14-year-old Slade, her cousin Foley's best friend, calls her a ""butterscotch babe."" Nell quickly develops a crush on smooth-talking Slade, but she is shaken when he persuades her to hide a ""raven"" (pistol) for Foley in her old doll house. Hold Fast to Dreams Library Binding Januby Andrea Davis Pinkney (Author) 1 rating See all formats and editions Library Binding 5.96 7 Used from 5.96 2 Collectible from 12.50 Paperback 16.59 2 Used from 16. Hold fast to dreams (1996 edition) Open Library It looks like you're offline. When 12-year-old Nell Grady arrives for her annual summer visit at her great-aunt Ursa's house, everyone comments on how much she's grown up. Hold fast to dreams by Andrea Davis Pinkney, 1996, Hyperion Paperbacks for Children edition, in English - 1st Hyperion Paperback ed. ![]() Grim foreshadowing adds weight and texture to this poignant and ultimately uplifting coming-of-age story set in Modine, N.Y., a town ""no bigger than a pig's knuckle"" but home to a long-established community of African Americans. A Poem for Peter: The Story of Ezra Jack Keats and the Creation of ‘The Snowy Day’ BUY THIS BOOK A Poem for Peter: The Story of Ezra Jack Keats and the Creation of ‘The Snowy Day’ Andrea Davis. ![]()
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