Three Days

Eleven-year-old Jackie and her dad are enjoying a driving trip through Italy when suddenly her dad collapses and dies at the wheel of their rental car. After signaling for help, Jackie is picked up by two men who don't speak English. At first she is relieved, but as the miles go by, she suddenly realizes that they aren't headed for help. The end of their journey is a house in the Italian countryside far away from anything that is familiar. As a motherly woman there tries to feed Jackie and make her comfortable, the girl struggles to understand who these three people are, and why they want to keep her. Donna Jo Napoli is an award-winning author of many popular books for children, including Zel. Her works range from colorful fantasies to gripping suspense. In Three Days, Napoli has created a page-turner that builds intense psychological conflicts in an exotic, foreign setting.