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Author: Edward Bloor
Hardcover Page #:256
Library Binding Page #:256
Rating: 3.5/5 Stars 1 Review
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Author: Edward Bloor
Hardcover Page #:256
Library Binding Page #:256
Rating: 3.5/5 Stars 1 Review
This author also wrote...
- Crusader
- London Calling
- Story Time
- Tangerine
Meet the author at his site:
www.edwardbloor.net
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Taken
Teaser on the inside cover of the hardcover version of Taken by Edward Bloor-
In 2035, kidnapping is a major growth industry in the United States. The children of
privilege live in secure, gated communities and are escorted to and from school by
armed guards.
But the security around Charity Meyers has broken down. On New Year’s morning, she
wakes and finds herself alone, strapped to a stretcher, in an ambulance that’s not
moving. She is calm–kids in her neighborhood have been well trained in kidnapping
protocol. Do not panic. Do not try to escape. Wait for your parents to deliver the ransom
and you will be set free.
If this were a normal kidnapping, Charity would be fine. But as the hours of her
imprisonment tick by, Charity realizes there is nothing normal about what’s going on
here. And no training could prepare her for what her kidnappers really want...
Review by Jack (Concord MA USA, 13)-
Charity Meyers finds herself kidnapped, and, at first, is unsure of how she got there. Kept
in an ambulance and watched over by a moody, self-nicknamed "Dessi", Charity keeps
strength and hope by receding within herself and recalling memories of past
Christmases: her ex-step mom's annoying show that somehow manages to get high
ratings, and her maid and butler; Veronica and Alfred. As she waits for the ransom, we
learn more about her and her family.
I would rate this book 3.5/5 Stars because it had and interesting plot, but it was very
confusing as to what was happening when with all the switches from present time to past
time. I think that the memories provided by Charity all build up to the end where they all
make more sense and tie in together. The entire idea of the book was wrapped around
the game of chess, and I think that relying on memories to tell a story provides a neat way
to write a book without traveling from a single room in the book!
Teaser on the inside cover of the hardcover version of Taken by Edward Bloor-
In 2035, kidnapping is a major growth industry in the United States. The children of
privilege live in secure, gated communities and are escorted to and from school by
armed guards.
But the security around Charity Meyers has broken down. On New Year’s morning, she
wakes and finds herself alone, strapped to a stretcher, in an ambulance that’s not
moving. She is calm–kids in her neighborhood have been well trained in kidnapping
protocol. Do not panic. Do not try to escape. Wait for your parents to deliver the ransom
and you will be set free.
If this were a normal kidnapping, Charity would be fine. But as the hours of her
imprisonment tick by, Charity realizes there is nothing normal about what’s going on
here. And no training could prepare her for what her kidnappers really want...
Review by Jack (Concord MA USA, 13)-
Charity Meyers finds herself kidnapped, and, at first, is unsure of how she got there. Kept
in an ambulance and watched over by a moody, self-nicknamed "Dessi", Charity keeps
strength and hope by receding within herself and recalling memories of past
Christmases: her ex-step mom's annoying show that somehow manages to get high
ratings, and her maid and butler; Veronica and Alfred. As she waits for the ransom, we
learn more about her and her family.
I would rate this book 3.5/5 Stars because it had and interesting plot, but it was very
confusing as to what was happening when with all the switches from present time to past
time. I think that the memories provided by Charity all build up to the end where they all
make more sense and tie in together. The entire idea of the book was wrapped around
the game of chess, and I think that relying on memories to tell a story provides a neat way
to write a book without traveling from a single room in the book!
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