Stolen Children by Peg Kehret is one of my new favorite books. Top 5 maybe. The story is realistic fiction. In the story the main character, Amy, is babysitting for the Edgerton's. The Edgerton’s are very orderly. On Amy’s first day of work after she sets Kendra to sleep, she accidentally falls asleep by the pool. While she is sleeping, two guys with a gun show up and kidnap Kendra. Amy wakes up in time to find Kendra in the back of the car. Amy then runs in the house to call the police. One of the guys points a gun at Amy, then kidnaps her too. I wonder why Amy doesn’t signal anything to the people they pass on the freeway. I really liked the part where Amy and Kendra “ran away”. I think that Amy shouldn’t have stayed where she was when she heard the car. She should have grabbed Kendra and ran. Then, when she knew for sure that they were being chased she should camoflage themselves. I have Also read Abandoned also by Peg Kehret. It was also a very good book my brother tried to steal both of the books. (He only succeeded in stealing one). I think that it is a book most people should read. I typically HATE mysteries. I picked up that one and couldn’t put it down. It was so suspenseful. Go Peg Kehret!
Stolen Children
By Peg Kehret
| Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 4 - 8 | Grades 10 - 9 | Z | 4.6 | 40202 |
Amy learned a lot in her babysitting course, but not what to do if two thugs show up, intent on kidnapping. Armed with misinformation and a weapon, the men take Amy and little Kendra to a remote cabin in the woods. There they make videos of the girls and mail them to Kendra’s wealthy parents in an effort to get ransom money. After several of her escape attempts fail, Amy is forced to make one last, desperate move. Award winner Peg Kehret crafts a suspenseful thriller with a spunky heroine who uses her wits to save herself and the toddler.
Publisher: Dutton Books for Young Readers
ISBN-13: 9780525478355
ISBN-10: 0525478353
Published on 10/16/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Number of pages: 176
Book Reviews (48)
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I really want to read this book!!!!!
This book is like the book Abduction by Peg Kehret. You should read both books!
I LUV THIS BOOK!!!
I LOVE supense books and including this one! needless to say anymore
Best book EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I want to read it because it just sounds very interesting an I also love mystery books.
I liked this book because it was really cool and descriptive. I would really recommend it if you like Mysteries and books that are scary but not to scary.
Thank you for the information, I think the book would be fun to read
I really want to read this book so bad people say it is good
So good! I have read it over and over! : )
i am thinking about getting it! is it any good? it sounds good!