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Captive!

by Gary Paulsen

Series: World of Adventure (8)

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Juvenile Fiction. Juvenile Literature. Ever since his father, a policeman, was killed on duty, Roman Sanchez hasn't been getting along with his friends. And today is another boring day in school. Just as the class is taking a test, two men wearing ski masks sneak into the room. "We're going on a little field trip," one man announces, waving a gun. The kidnappers hustle Roman and his classmates onto a waiting school bus and head out of town. But when the engine stalls, the men hijack a passing truck. Leaving most of the students behind on the bus, they force Roman and three other boys into the back of the truck. Now Roman must work with the others in their frantic struggle for freedom. Gary Paulsen, Newbery Award-winning author, entertains young people with his World of Adventure series. His exciting real-life tales captivate the interests of readers of all levels. Captive! is the thrilling story of four youngsters' struggle for survival against dangerous forces in the rugged countryside.… (more)
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  lcslibrarian | Aug 13, 2020 |
Mitch, Jeff, Roman and Woody arrived at school one day not knowing the deadly adventure that they were all about to embark upon. Shortly after the bell rang, and the four were in class waiting to take a test, some men with guns held up the class. The entire class was wrangled up on to a bus and taken as hostages. Along the way the bus broke down and the kidnappers had to wave down a bread truck for help. The kidnappers killed the bread truck driver and decided that instead of taking the entire class, they would only have room to take four kids. The four kids were Mitch, Roman, Jeff and Woody. The kids were then taken to a cabin that was secluded in the mountains, and along a dirt road. The kidnappers parked the bread truck in a huge hole in the ground that was dug out by the kidnappers ahead of time. Luckily for the boys, the hole was dug for a bus, not a smaller bread truck, so they were able to get out. The boys made a futile attempt at an escape, and they were eventually caught by a female accomplice of the kidnappers. They were brought back to the cabin where eventually Roman made an escape. The two male kidnappers left the female accomplice in charge of looking over the other three boys as they went out looking for Roman. Roman eventually made his way back to the cabin and helped rescue the other three boys from the female accomplice. They grabbed a radio and radioed for help. Once again, the boys were caught and brought back to the cabin. This time the cops were waiting for the kidnappers, and they were arrested.
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Juvenile Fiction. Juvenile Literature. Ever since his father, a policeman, was killed on duty, Roman Sanchez hasn't been getting along with his friends. And today is another boring day in school. Just as the class is taking a test, two men wearing ski masks sneak into the room. "We're going on a little field trip," one man announces, waving a gun. The kidnappers hustle Roman and his classmates onto a waiting school bus and head out of town. But when the engine stalls, the men hijack a passing truck. Leaving most of the students behind on the bus, they force Roman and three other boys into the back of the truck. Now Roman must work with the others in their frantic struggle for freedom. Gary Paulsen, Newbery Award-winning author, entertains young people with his World of Adventure series. His exciting real-life tales captivate the interests of readers of all levels. Captive! is the thrilling story of four youngsters' struggle for survival against dangerous forces in the rugged countryside.

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