Hostage
Hostage
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Hostage

Written by Willo Davis Roberts
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8 - 12
Reading age
176
Page count
800L
Lexile measure
Aug 9, 2016
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A young girl and her neighbor are kidnapped during a burglary gone awry in this hair-raising and fast-paced thriller from three-time Edgar Award-winning author Willo Davis Roberts. Sixth-grader Kaci Drummond longs for excitement and to be noticed just as her sister Jodie is for dancing, or her brother Jeff is for playing the piano. Shortly after her family moves to a new house, Kaci returns home in the middle of the school day and stumbles upon a burglary. The robbers kidnap her, and when a nosy neighbor suspects that something is wrong and tries to help, they take her as well. Kaci quickly discovers that the elderly woman not only has some good ideas, but also helps them both keep up their courage. Can the two hostages band together to escape their captors?

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9781481457880
    Publication Date
    August 9, 2016
    Publisher
    Aladdin
    Original Publication Date
    January 1, 2000
    Page Count
    176
    Audience
    Middle Grade
    Reading Age
    8 - 12 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    2016933720
    Lexile® Level
    800L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~S
    ATOS® Book Level
    5.4
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    5
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    36254
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    MG

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