Three Days
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Chapter Book · Ages 10–+ · 2001 · Est. 4.5 hour read

Three Days

By Donna Jo Napoli

Kidnapped in Italy, a girl uncovers a family's dark secret.

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151 pages· 32,754 words· Est. 4.5 hour read
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Eleven-year-old Jackie faces terror when her father collapses and she's kidnapped in Italy. Trapped in a remote home, she discovers her captors are a family with a mysterious secret. Can Jackie escape before it's too late? Her desperation and determination drive this haunting thriller, where every moment counts and nothing is as it seems.

From the publisher

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.

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Format
Paperback
Pages
151
Words
32,754
Reading age
10–99+
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
550L
Themes & topics
Books about ItalyBooks about kidnappingBooks about law and crime
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
3.9
F&P level
~N
AR points
5
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
52627
Publication
Published
July 14, 2003
First published
September 10, 2001
Publisher
Puffin Books
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780142500255

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