Stolen
Scholastic Inc. · Paperback · April 1, 2012
Winner of the Michael L. Printz Award * “An emotionally raw thriller…a haunting account of captivity and the power of relationships.” -- Publishers Weekly, starred review The captivating, disturbing, and heartbreakingly beautiful thriller from award-winning and critically acclaimed author, Lucy Christopher.
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- Who it’s for
- A tense, immersive read with a serious emotional register and a sharp sense of unease.
- Genres
- Thrillers & Suspense, Abuse & Trauma for Teens, Surviving Sexual Abuse
- Published
- Scholastic Inc., April 1, 2012
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Winner of the Michael L. Printz Award * “An emotionally raw thriller…a haunting account of captivity and the power of relationships.” -- Publishers Weekly, starred review The captivating, disturbing, and heartbreakingly beautiful thriller from award-winning and critically acclaimed author, Lucy Christopher. A girl: Gemma, 16, at the airport, on her way to a family vacation. A guy: Ty, rugged, tan, too old, oddly familiar, eyes blue as ice. She steps away. For just a second.
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He pays for her drink. And drugs it. They talk. Their hands touch. And before Gemma knows what's happening, Ty takes her. Steals her away. To sand and heat. To emptiness and isolation. To nowhere. And expects her to love him. Written as a letter from a victim to her captor, Stolen is Gemma's desperate story of survival; of how she has to come to terms with her living nightmare--or die trying to fight it.
Tense and Intimate
A tense, immersive read with a serious emotional register and a sharp sense of unease.
Come here for
- immersive, high-stakes atmosphere
- serious, intimate YA intensity
Expect
- tight, page-turning momentum
- heavy emotional material
Where it sits
| Surviving Sexual Abuse | 34% |
|---|---|
| Thrillers & Suspense | 34% |
| Abuse & Trauma for Teens | 27% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Coming of Age
- Australia & Oceania for Teens
- Abuse & Trauma for Teens
- Authors
- Lucy Christopher
- Publisher
- Scholastic Inc.
- Published
- April 1, 2012
- Format
- Paperback
- Reading lane
- Coming of Age