While driving in the Italian countryside, eleven-year-old Jackie’s father suddenly collapses at the wheel. Fear for her father’s life quickly turns to terror when two Italian men kidnap her and drive to their remote home in the countryside. Jackie soon discovers that her captors are actually a family, plagued by a mysterious secret. Award-winning novelist Donna Jo Napoli has created a haunting thriller that gives life to Jackie’s utter desperation and determination to escape.
Donna Jo Napoli is a linguist and the award-winning author of over 50 books for young readers. She lives outside Philadelphia.
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