Girl, stolen is a young adult crimethriller novel by april henry that was published in 2010. Girl, stolen is about a car thief named griffin accidentally kidnapping blind 16 year old cheyenne while she napped in her stepmothers escalade. Before cheyenne realizes whats happening, their car is being stolen. If youre tired of young adult fiction focused on romance and whiny heroines, girl. Because shes not only sick with pneumoniashes also blind. This is a great ya thriller full of suspense and its scary. Griffin takes her to his home and soon before she is to be released by g girl, stolen is a contemporary realistic fictional book intended for advanced aged children.
Girl, stolen weighs in at only 220 pages, but packs an emotional punch. Full of excitement and suspense, twists and turns, it keeps you guessing to the very end. April henry is the new york times bestselling author of many acclaimed mysteries for adults and young adults, including the ya novel the night she disappeared and the thriller face of betrayal, coauthored with lis wiehl. Cheyenne, a blind sixteen year old, is kidnapped and held for ransom. The guide to childrens books united kingdom be ready to.
Sixteen yearold cheyenne wilder is sleeping in the back of the car while her mom fills her. Girl, stolen by april henry, 9781531884178, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Kill the girl and find a good place to hide her body. April henrys girl stolen is pageturning suspense with a clever heroine who meets up with bad luck, bad men, a bad dog, bad weather, bad health, and has to face them without seeing them. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read girl, stolen. Griffin and his father, roy, steal cars so that they can sell car parts for a cheaper price.
Read girl, stolen online by april henry books free 30. It all began when cheyenne wilder was sleeping in the backseat of her stepmothers car. I had to listened to another book by april henry called girl i used to be and this one was ok but not the best i think. Dark, scary, and investigating whether griffin is a redeemable figure, i was sucked into this novel and not let go until i finished the last page. Girl, stolen had an exciting premise, but the book itself was disappointing. I liked the book but didnt love he narroting done, but it got the job done for my book project, so overall not bad. The girl who stole my holocaust is the deeply moving memoir of chayuts journey from eager zionist conscript on the front line of operation defensive shield to leading campaigner against the israeli occupation. The inspiration for girl, stolen my fiction always has a healthy percentage of facts. Girl, stolen by april henry scholastic books for kids. Her stepmother was filling a prescription for cheyennes pneumonia.
This is a childrens book written off of the book girl, stolen by april henry. Cheyenne, a blind sixteen yearold, is kidnapped and held for ransom. Watch this book trailer video for girl, stolen by april henrya suspense thriller young adult novel. Gail giles, bestselling author of whatever happened to cass mcbride a unique and clever premise. Before cheyenne realizes what has happened, the car is being stolen from the. Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. And i sent the whole book to a blind woman who has a radio program about books and who has strong feelings about how blind people are portrayed in the media. Afterward, her folks wanted to go christmas shopping, but she decided to wait in the car and listen to her music. Prepare yourself for a fastpaced and hardedged thriller full of nailbiting. Girl, stolen began with a story i saw in the local news. Girl stolen available for download and read online in other formats. Prepare yourself for a fastpaced and hardedged thriller full of nailbiting suspense.
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