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Stolen Children
Author Peg Kehret
Country United States
Language English
Genre Suspense
Publisher Dutton Children's Books
Publication date
2008
Media type Print
Pages 208
ISBN 9780525478355

Stolen Children, by American writer Peg Kehret, is a 2008 novel for young adults. In the book, a 14-year-old girl who's just finished a babysitting course and the baby she was hired to take care of are kidnapped.

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Amy is a 14-year-old that has just lost her father and, after finishing her babysitting course, is hired to take care of a 3-year-old baby girl from a wealthy family. After beginning her new job, the girls are kidnapped and offered for ransom by two criminals. While recording the tapes they plan to deliver to the baby's parents, Amy sends coded messages through the recordings to help the parents figure out where they are being held.

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