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Winner of the Michael L. Printz Award • “An emotionally raw thriller…a haunting account of captivity and the power of relationships.” -- Publishers Weekly, starred review The captivating, disturbing, and heartbreakingly beautiful thriller from award-winning and critically acclaimed author, Lucy Christopher. A girl: Gemma, 16, at the airport, on her way to a family vacation. A guy: Ty, rugged, tan, too old, oddly familiar, eyes blue as ice. She steps away. For just a second. He pays for her drink. And drugs it. They talk. Their hands touch. And before Gemma knows what's happening, Ty takes her. Steals her away. To sand and heat. To emptiness and isolation. To nowhere. And expects her to love him. Written as a letter from a victim to her captor, Stolen is Gemma's desperate story of survival; of how she has to come to terms with her living nightmare--or die trying to fight it. • Format: Paperback • Binding: Perfect-bound Paperback • ISBN: 9780545170949 • Page Count: 320 • Trim Size: 5-1⁄4 x 8 • Pub Date: April 2012 • Fiction / Nonfiction: Fiction • Ages: 14 & Up • Grades: 9 and up • Imprint: Chicken House • Subjects: Australian and New Zealander, Determination and Perseverance, Imprisonment, Letter Writing, Survival • Genre: Young Adult • Language: English • Guided Reading Level: GR Level Z • Lexile® Measure: HL570L • Return Restrictions: Strippable.