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| Road where Kayla was kidnapped |
This book is about a girl, named Kayla, who gets kidnapped on a back road by a forest .
Her kidnapper was actually trying to kidnap Kayla’s co-worker Gabie. They work
together at Pete’s Pizza together. Gabie and Kayla switch shifts at work so
Kayla can work Wednesday and get Friday off. Gabie drives a Mini Cooper and when the kidnapper ordered his pizza, he asked if the girl who drove the Mini Cooper would deliver them. Even though Kayla did not drive a Mini Cooper, she was working Gabie's shift, so the kidnapper mistook her for Gabie driving a different car.
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| Black Mini Cooper |
When
Kayla awoke in the white room her kidnapper placed her in, her first reaction
was panic.
“But the handle won’t turn more than a half
inch. I twist it the other way. It won’t move at all. “Let me out! Let me out!”
I pound on the door. Then I stop to
listen. Nothing. Silence.”(pg.37)
Kayla reacted how most would
react in a foreign situation. Most would panic until they wear themselves out
and force themselves to stop. Kayla then takes the time to evaluate her
surroundings. She meets her kidnapper who wants her to be his imprisoned slave.
Kayla won’t cooperate and has to be beaten into submission. She submits for a
while. She secretly plans to get herself free.
“I still have to play along. I can’t afford
to let him see that I’m still here. Inside the other Kayla. I have to pick my
time and place. And I’ll only have one chance.”(pg. 159)
Kayla puts on a show for her
kidnapper. After she realizes that begging or force won’t get her out, she
starts using her brain. She turns to logic and strategy. She uses her limited
household resources and makes tools for her escape.
This book was a great mystery novel. I liked how it had plenty of twists and turns to keep the reader interested.
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