I'll Keep You Close: A Novel

By: Jeska Verstegen

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Synopsis: Jeska doesn't know why her mother keeps the curtains drawn so tightly every day. And what exactly is she trying to drown out when she floods the house with Mozart? What are they hiding from?When Jeska's grandmother accidentally calls her by a stranger's name, she seizes her first clue to uncovering her family's past, and hopefully to all that's gone unsaid. With the help of an old family photo album, her father's encyclopedia collection, and the unquestioning friendship of a stray cat, the silence begins to melt into frightening clarity: Jeska's family survived a terror that they’ve worked hard to keep secret all her life. And somehow, it has both nothing and everything to do with her, all at once.A true story of navigating generational trauma as a child, I'll Keep You Close is about what comes after disaster: how survivors move forward, what they bring with them when they do, and the promise of beginning again while always keeping the past close.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 176 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781646141180
Related ISBNs:: 9781646141111
Publisher:: Levine Querido
Date of Addition:: 10/18/24
Copyrighted By:: Jeska Verstegen
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Children's Books, Biographies and Memoirs, Literature and Fiction, Parenting and Family
Grade Levels:: Third grade, Fourth grade, Fifth grade, Sixth grade, Seventh grade
Reading Age:: 8–12
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Translator:: Bill Nagelkerke