Both are wellbuilt, complex characters, trapped in their own ways by lifes circumstances, whichpaired with a. Girl, stolen is the story of cheyenne, a blind 16yearold who is accidentally kidnapped while her car is being stolen, and griffin, the teen kidnapper from the wrong side of town. Featured content includes commentary on major characters, 25 important quotes, essay. She ask the kinapper to let her go but he says no you have seen me. Cheyenne is not only sick with pneumoniashes also blind. Girl, stolen is a young adult crimethriller novel by april henry that was.
The book successfully stays what it intends to be a pageturner, and henry isnt afraid to realistically threaten her characters, kill them off and even grayscale. Cheyenne wilder is a the main character in this book. Jacket design by rich deas, illustrations by kendal tuliesterbrook for educurious. Jessica morning natalie bachman cheyenne wilder brittney spencer previous. Henrys bookgirl, stolenis based on the events surrounding the 2005. Girl, stolen by april henry central rappahannock regional library. Sixteenyearold cheyenne wilder is asleep in the back of her moms car when its stolen from the pharmacy parking lot. Cheyenne, a blind sixteen year old, is kidnapped and held for ransom. 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. What held my interest beyond that was the way the author wrote the victims charactercheyennes blindness was tragic but rather than focus on that, the reader is going to concentrate on her persistence and ability to adapt. Sixteenyearold cheyenne wilder, blind and sick with pneumonia, is napping in the back seat of her stepmothers escalade when someone gets in the car and drives away. I bought a copy of this book to read for my book club.
The setting of girl, stolen takes place in a house that appers to be in the middle of nowhere. We learn on page 3 that the main character is blind. She is the daughter of nikes president, but she does not tell anyone. Henrys bookgirl, stolenis based on the events surrounding the 2005 kidnapping of a blind portland, ore. Girl stolen is a youngadult crime novel by the american author april henry, published in 2010 by henry holt and company. Stay connected to your students with prezi video, now in microsoft teams. Girl, stolen is a young adult crimethriller novel by april henry that was published in 2010. A letter to my captor yes, the irony is not lost on me. Im read girl,stolen and its a little boring at first but what is up with griffins mom.
She is capable of doing the same things as a human with two perfect eyes. When he pulls off the main road, cheyenne attacks him, but he subdues her. Gir stolen is about a girl cheyenne wilder who was kinapped on aciddent in the back of her stepmoms car. When her step mother leaves her in the car to go get medicine, the car gets stolen by a boy named griffin, who is also the main character in this book. The main character cheyenne is blind so theres not much. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The person she was supposed to call father was in brantford building a house for the family. She does not want people to treat her even more differently. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading girl, stolen. Girl, missing is an englishlanguage ya thriller novel by sophie mckenzie, published in 2006 it won the 2007 bolton childrens book award, the 2008 manchester book award and the 2007 red house childrens book award for older readers, as well as being longlisted for the carnegie medal. Featured content includes commentary on major characters, 25 important quotes, essay topics, and key themes like turning a disadvantage into an advantage and seeing differently.
She is an american new york times bestselling author of mysteries, thrillers, and young adult novels. I read girl, stolen because some bastard at my library stole stolen. Nadia is the main character in marsha forchuk skrypuch s book stolen child. Girl stolen by april henry main characters brave the main character of the book girl stolen by april henry would be cheyenne because she get kidnapped, and in the book it says, i am cheyenne i have been kidnapped and now im in the car and locked the doors but the kidnapper is. Prezis director of product marketing on working from home and finding balance. I enjoyed girl, stolen to the last page, and i recommend it to motherdaughter book clubs with girls aged 14 and up. Cheyenne, a blind sixteen yearold, is kidnapped and held for ransom. Meeting the inspiration behind girl, stolen publishers weekly. Nadia came from a death camp with the person she was supposed to call mother. This is a basic quiz on the main events and details of the book girl, stolen what is the main girls name. The book successfully stays what it intends to be a pageturner, and henry isn t afraid to realistically threaten her characters, kill them off and even grayscale. It has been the recipient of numerous awards, including the young adult. The main character is cheyenne wider, and she has been blind for three years and has pneumonia.