Just Call My Name

Written by Holly Goldberg Sloan

Narrated by Laura Jennings

Emily Bell has it all-or so she thinks.

She's in love with a boy named Sam, and this summer is destined to be the best they've ever known. No one suspects that Sam's violent father - who blames the Bell family for his incarceration - is planning a jailbreak. Meanwhile, Sam and Emily's idyllic romance is under fire from a charismatic new girl in town, and Emily begins to question the loyalty of the person she thought she could trust most.

But when true danger comes knocking, her only hope for survival may be from the most unexpected place.

©2014 Holly Goldberg Sloan (P)2016 Dreamscape Media, LLC

• Language: English
• Publisher: Dreamscape Media Audio
• Release date: Jun 28, 2016
• ISBN: 9781520007878

Holly Goldberg Sloan

Holly Goldberg Sloan is the author of eight books for young readers, which have been translated into thirty-two languages. Her novel Counting By 7s was an E.B. White Honor book and has sold over one million copies. The mother of two sons, Holly lives with her husband in Santa Monica, California. Pieces of Blue is her debut novel for adults.

Reviews for Just Call My Name

[brainannex · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

The sequel to I'll Be There, a truly excellent book. This follow-up is not as good but still a solid read. There are pieces that are heartwrenching but, as a whole, the arc feels a bit too constructed.

[acargile-1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

There’s a tag line on the cover that says, “Sometimes your enemy is your only hope.” That’s a bit of an exaggeration for this story. Nevertheless, it’s a realistic fiction novel about a girl who is trying to help two brothers whose father wants to kill them.Emily is in love with Sam and he loves her as well. Emily’s family plans on adopting Sam’s younger brother Riddle and become Sam’s legal guardian after getting them away from their abusive father who tried to kill them. Destiny comes to town, who is also a teenager without a home or parents. She’s tiny and pretty, which makes Emily a little jealous and worries about her relationship with Sam. Robb (Bobby) has known Emily for years, and she chose not to date him. These four become an unlikely group, but they have to work together to save all of them from Sam and Riddle’s dad when he escapes from prison.Emily’s family almost seems too good to be true; in fact, we only have references to them. There are actually no other characters in the book. It focuses on these four characters. There’s a lot the reader has to accept, as the characters are stock characters with little depth. The best part of the novel is the idea that we can each do what we need to do when called upon to act.