Trafficked by Kim Purcell

Trafficked by Kim Purcell
384 pages

Hannah has been brought to the United States on the premise that she will be a nanny to a Russian family. She is promised wages, a place to stay, and a chance to take English classes. Her dreams quickly go down the drain as she becomes slave to a bitter, evil woman, and his drunk womanizing husband.

Girl, Stolen by April Henry

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Girl, Stolen by April Henry

213 pages

Truman Nominee 2012/13

Cheyanne Wilder is sitting in the back of her step-moms Escalade waiting for her to come back out of the pharmacy with her prescription. She is so sick with pneumonia, that she huddles under a blanket, trying to stay warm. Her step-mom quickly returns...breathing heavy. Cheyanne knows something must be wrong. But then she realizes something has gone terribly wrong...that cannot be Danielle. But who is driving, who has stolen the Escalade. And how is she supposed to escape the kidnapping when she is but a sixteen-year-old blind girl.

Really liked this book.

Facts of Life by Gary Soto

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Facts of Life by Gary Soto

174 pages

Like all short story books, some of these were amazing...and some fell incredibly flat.