Stolen (Christopher)

A stunning debut novel with an intriguing literary hook: written in part as a letter from a victim to her abductor. Sensitive, sharp, captivating!Gemma, 16, is on layover at Bangkok Airport, en route with her parents to a vacation in Vietnam. She steps away for just a second, to get a cup of coffee. Ty--rugged, tan, too old, oddly familiar--pays for Gemma's drink. And drugs it. They talk. Their hands touch. And before Gemma knows what's happening, Ty takes her. Steals her away. The unknowing object of a long obsession, Gemma has been kidnapped by her stalker and brought to the desolate Australian Outback. STOLEN is her gripping story of survival, of how she has to come to terms with her living nightmare--or die trying to fight it. Praise for StolenA Michael L. Printz Honor BookALA Best Fiction for Young AdultsA 2011 USBBY Outstanding International Book "Complicated and beautiful." -Maggie Stiefvater "A stunning, scary, and beautiful book." -John Marsden *"An emotionally raw thriller." -Publishers Weekly, starred review "Disturbing, heartbreaking, and beautiful all at once." -School Library Journal "Taut suspense and a riveting plot in a haunting setting." -Kirkus Reviews "Fascinating, disturbing..." -Voice of Youth Advocates Lucy Christopher's novel STOLEN was named a Printz Honor Book by the ALA and received England's Branford Boase award and Australia's Gold Inky for best debut. In a starred review, PUBLISHERS WEEKLY called it "an emotionally raw thriller...a haunting account of captivity and the power of relationships." She is also the author of FLYAWAY, a novel for younger readers, and THE KILLING WOODS, a novel for young adults. Lucy lives in Monmouth, Wales. Visit her at www.lucychristopher.com and follow her on Twitter @LucyCAuthor. Praise for StolenA Michael L. Printz Honor BookALA Best Fiction for Young AdultsA 2011 USBBY Outstanding International Book "Complicated and beautiful." -Maggie Stiefvater "A stunning, scary, and beautiful book." -John Marsden *"An emotionally raw thriller." -Publishers Weekly, starred review "Disturbing, heartbreaking, and beautiful all at once." -School Library Journal "Taut suspense and a riveting plot in a haunting setting." -Kirkus Reviews "Fascinating, disturbing..." -Voice of Youth Advocates