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Liked It1 of 1 members found this review helpful “Another great story from a favorite author! The first thing Isabelle remembers is running. Running through the woods with something chasing her. Dogs, perhaps? The people in the village believe she is the long lost Isabelle, the daughter of a couple, having vanished six years ago. It was of...” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It“I found it very confusing and not really flowing. I have enjoyed her other books better.” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“There are so many twists and turns in Stolen by Vivian Vande Velde that you are simply amazed by the end of the book. Mady and Frayne and their oldest daughter Honey believe the old witch outside their village of Thornstowe has stolen two of their daughters. Isabelle disappeared nearly six years ago and the newborn unnamed infant of two days is gone. The towsnpeople in anger burn the old witch's house down...and suddenly, Isabelle 'reappears' to be with her long lost family. Since the baby is nowhere to be found, they assume the worst and fear she was burned when the witch's house was consumed in flames. In this clever and puzzling story, many are not who they seem to be. Throughout the story, the reader has a sense of evilness surrounding a certain character, but can't quite figure out the source of it. The ending will astound you!”
Jackie W wrote this review Saturday, November 21 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“The old witch steals children, but did she steal Isabelle?”
Nisareen - So Much To Read So Little Time wrote this review Saturday, November 21 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Ms. Velde can really spin a tale, slightly confusing, but an interesting tale of people. Isabella is 12 was she stolen by a witch? Read the prologue carefully to see the surprise.”
Kristy B wrote this review Sunday, November 1 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Awesome unexpected book with a really surprising ending!”
Dimitri P wrote this review Friday, October 16 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Well, I don't really know if this is a good book so I'm not rating it because I just started. But I will change the rating and everything once I am more into the book!”
Aiman wrote this review Sunday, October 4 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No1 of 1 members found this review helpful“Another great story from a favorite author! The first thing Isabelle remembers is running. Running through the woods with something chasing her. Dogs, perhaps? The people in the village believe she is the long lost Isabelle, the daughter of a couple, having vanished six years ago. It was of everyone's opinion that the witch of the forest stole Isabelle as well as the baby who went missing just days ago. But Isabelle can't remember a thing! Does she really belong to these people? Their only remaining daughter, Honey, does not think so, and she seems to have some plans for Isabelle, and the plans don't look good. Is Isabelle really Isabelle? What does Honey have in store, and what does the witch of the forest have to do with it? ”
Miss Ellen H wrote this review Tuesday, September 29 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I enjoyed this book. It's full of life lessons that deal with tolerance, jealousy, sibling rivalry, envy, greed, and acceptance. There's also a bit of magic to move the story along. The ending was not at all what I expected. I think the conflict was resolved a bit too quickly and easily leaving one loose end left that made me wonder. I think kids would definitely enjoy reading this book for the suspense of it all.”
Esther U wrote this review Sunday, September 27 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“I found it very confusing and not really flowing. I have enjoyed her other books better.”
Geraldine Rose wrote this review Monday, September 7 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“It was REALLY not my kind of book at the begining and i thought it was REALLY REALLY boring but it got WAY better and i really liked it! =P”
Hannah AMAZING Russell!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! d: :P wrote this review Wednesday, August 26 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
