Describe About Books Girl, Stolen (Girl, Stolen #1)
Title | : | Girl, Stolen (Girl, Stolen #1) |
Author | : | April Henry |
Book Format | : | Hardcover |
Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 213 pages |
Published | : | December 1st 2010 by Henry Holt and Co. (first published September 28th 2010) |
Categories | : | Young Adult. Mystery. Realistic Fiction. Thriller. Contemporary. Fiction |
April Henry
Hardcover | Pages: 213 pages Rating: 4.04 | 18913 Users | 2640 Reviews
Description As Books Girl, Stolen (Girl, Stolen #1)
Sixteen-year-old Cheyenne Wilder is sleeping in the back of the car while her stepmom fills a prescription for antibiotics. Before Cheyenne realizes what's happening, the car is being stolen. Griffin hadn't meant to kidnap Cheyenne and once he finds out that not only does she have pneumonia, but that she's blind, he really doesn't know what to do. When his dad finds out that Cheyenne's father is the president of a powerful corporation, everything changes--now there's a reason to keep her. How will Cheyenne survive this nightmare?
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Original Title: | Girl, Stolen |
ISBN: | 0805090053 (ISBN13: 9780805090055) |
Edition Language: | English URL http://www.aprilhenrymysteries.com/teen_books/girlstolen.php |
Series: | Girl, Stolen #1 |
Characters: | Cheyenne Wilder, Griffin (Girl, Stolen) |
Setting: | Oregon(United States) |
Literary Awards: | Missouri Truman Readers Award (2013) |
Rating About Books Girl, Stolen (Girl, Stolen #1)
Ratings: 4.04 From 18913 Users | 2640 ReviewsCriticize About Books Girl, Stolen (Girl, Stolen #1)
A strong, compelling read. Henry's prose is clean and uncluttered -- she has faith in her story and she just plain tells it. We learn on page 3 that the main character is blind. We also learn that she's being kidnapped in a car-theft gone bad. I was very skeptical when I realized this was the premise. Seriously, do all blind characters have to be gorgeous young women? (I've ranted about that in other reviews.)But Henry manages, seemingly without trying, to make Cheyenne not "the blind girl," butA book about a blind girl who gets kidnapped. Well that sounds good to me. The girl's name is Cheyenne and her kidnapper is a boy named Griffin. He didn't kidnap her on purpose but still it creates a problem.The book is in both Cheyenne's point of view as well as Griffin's. When I was reading Cheyenne's point of view I was very aware of it; it felt like I was seeing the way she would picture it in her head. When I was reading Griffin's it was the same.Cheyenne seems like a real girl. She gets
I received this book for free as a review copy from the Goodreads First Reads program. This in no way affected my opinion of the book. I thoroughly enjoyed Girl, Stolen and read the bulk of it in one sitting. What initially drew me to the book was the cover art. I really like the symbolism of the little girl covering her eyes, most of us do it when afraid, but for the heroine of the story it is something she must live with every day as a blind person. Cheyenne does find herself in a terrifying

A sick sixteen-year-old Cheyenne Wilder is napping in the backseat of her stepmother Danielles car. Shes waiting for Danielle to return with her medicine to help her get over her pneumonia, when suddenly someone gets into the drivers seat and starts the car. Cheyenne knows this isnt Danielle from the sound of the car door closing, to the smell, and the fast speed of the car Cheyenne quickly comes to the conclusion that she has been carjacked. Cheyenne has no choice to go along for the ride when
I read Girl, Stolen because some bastard at my library stole Stolen: A letter to my captor (yes, the irony is not lost on me). I figured Girl, Stolen, a book of similar premise and title, would have to do. Sixteen-year-old Cheyenne Wilder, blind and sick with pneumonia, is napping in the back seat of her step-mother's Escalade when someone gets in the car and drives away. Griffin, the car thief, just reacted when he saw the keys in the ignition, not noticing the girl in the backseat until it was
When I first read the back of the this book I thought that it sounded super unique, therefore I was quite excited to read it, thinking it would be amazing. But (isn't there always a but?)... It just wasn't my cup of tea. I think that a lot of other YA readers will enjoy this book, I think that my biggest problem is that I think that currently I am very much loving YA paranormal and anything that isn't within that genre just kinda falls flat for me.One pro of this book is that the characters are
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