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Sixteen year-old Cheyenne Wilder is sleeping in the back of a car while her step-mom fills her prescription at the pharmacy. Before Cheyenne realizes what's happening, their car is being stolen -- with her inside! Griffin hadn’t meant to kidnap Cheyenne, all he wanted to do was steal a car to... read more
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A blind girl named Cheyenne Wilder is taken when her step-mom's SUV is carjacked. The driver has no idea that anyone is in the car. When Griffin, her captor, realizes he's kidnapped a person, he panics. Eventually, he learns that she is blind. He takes her to his father's house in the... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters/People edit
- Cheyenne Wilder: The main character in the story.
- Griffin: A teenager that steals a Escalade from a parking lot.
- Cheyenne: The kidnapped girl, and main character of the story. She is blind.
- Roy: Griffin's dad. He's a very bad guy. The Man who is truly holding her captive. Wants the money that Cheyenne's father has
- TJ: He works for Roy as one of the mechanics.
- Danielle Wilder: Cheyenne's caring Step-mother
- Jimbo: Works on cars with Roy and Griffin
- Phantom: Cheyenne's seeing-eye dog who can sense what Cheyenne needs.
- Duke: Griffin and Roy's dog.
- Kenzie: She is a nice person.
- Danielle: She leaves the keys in the car and gets out to get Cheyenne's medicine and Griffen (WHO IS THE KIDNAPPER) gets in and drives AWAY WITH Cheyenne in the car
- Nick Wilder: He's the president.
Setting & Locations edit
Oregon
- Seattle
- San Fransico
- Griffin and Roy's house: A old dirty shack in the 'middle of nowhere' surrounded by woods. This is where Cheyenne is held captive.
- Portland
- Chicago: The place where Griffin's mom's side of the family lives
- Catlin Gables: Cheyenne's school.
First Sentence edit
Cheyenne heard the car door open.
Table of Contents edit
1 A Thousand Things Wrong
2 Drawing Blood
3 Every Reason to Lie
4 Who's in Charge Now?
5 Here Be Dragons
6 In Case the Law Comes Looking
7 Turning Secrets into Weapons
8 This Might Change Things
9 Stealing a Girl
10 The Etiquette of Kidnapping
11 Hope and Fear
12 Running After a Figment
13 One Way to Describe Stealing
14 Hung for a Sheep
15 Might as Well Be Dead
16 You Want Proof, I'll Give You Proof
17 Working in the Dark
18 Big Words Scare Me
19 Nothing but Ifs
20 Let's Send Him a Finger
21 Intelligent Disobedience
22 A Big Mistake
23 Time to Act
24 Before They Come Back
25 The Wind Creates the Trees
26 Coming Closer by the Second
27 Face the Facts
28 A Quarter-Million Dollars, Two Guns, and a Dead Man
29 The Hardest Thing in the World
30 Nothing Like a Toy
31 Driving Blind
32 Just a Friend?
Themes & Symbolism edit
Authors & Contributors edit
- April Henry (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Holt/Christy Ottaviano
Country: U.S.A.
Publication Date: 2010
ISBN: 978-0-545-39046-0
Page Count: 224
Publisher: Holt/Christy Ottaviano
Country: U.S.A.
Publication Date: 2010
ISBN: 978-0-545-39046-0
Page Count: 224
Awards edit
- 2010 Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Nominee (Finalist, 2011)
Notes for Parents edit
Reading Level: Young AdultsViolence (ex. Murder, Rape and Abuse)Foul LanguageCriminal Activity
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