I rated it a 4 because i like mostly everything about the book there are many parts of the book that exciting. Its a story about a group of teens that are taken for ransom and learn to get along with eachother through this situation. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new. I think i have a good personality when people arent being exceptionally stupid. Buck is one of the three people who are kidnapping the children. He was described to have short dark hair and known for his abnormally long eyelashes. The book, ransom by lois duncan is a suspense, realistic fiction novel. Summer of fear is a 1976 american horror novel by lois duncan. Sign up for librarything to find out whether youll like this book. Without hope of raising the ransom money, the five teens must find a way out or face terrifying consequences. Read ransom by lois duncan available from rakuten kobo. The book report im doing is on ransom, a pretty amazing book by lois duncan, if you ask me.
Lois arquette wrote successful teen thrillers like i know what you did last summer under the name lois duncan until 1989, when her daughter was murdered. Read ransom by lois duncan for free with a 30 day free trial. She is best known for her youngadult novels, and has been credited by historians as a pioneering figure in the development of young adult fiction, particularly in the genres of horror, thriller, and suspense. This is a trailer based on the book ransom by lois duncan. Lois duncan has 56 books on goodreads with 8333 ratings. By jessee gonzalez, thaousand oaks, ca i have read book called ransom by lois duncan. The book talks about how high school teenagers got kidnapped on their way home from the bus.
I love reading these kinds of mystery books, they are pretty awesome. Lois duncan, has written many bestselling thrillers such as, i know. Ransom by duncan, lois, 1934publication date 1966 publisher garden city, n. Duncan is a true pro, grounding the twists of her plot lines with sure. Its a story about a group of teens that are taken for ransom and learn to get along with eachother through. Ransom ebook by lois duncan 9781453263396 rakuten kobo. Ransom by lois duncan, is about five teens, dexter, jesse, bruce, glenn, and marianne that are kidnapped from their. Ransom by lois duncan, is about five teens, dexter, jesse, bruce, glenn, and marianne that are kidnapped from their bus coming home from school. It marked duncans first foray into the suspense and thriller genre, and was nominated for an edgar allan poe award. Books by lois duncan author of i know what you did last. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading ransom. Immediately download the lois duncan summary, chapterbychapter analysis, book notes, essays, quotes, character descriptions, lesson plans, and more everything you need for. In the novel ransom there were the kids named glenn,dexter,jesse, marianne,and bruce they were the kid that got kidnap by rita and buck.
Its plot follows a group of children who are kidnapped and held hostage on a school bus. Ransom written by lois duncan 1833 words 123 help me. The plot follows a teenaged girl who suspects her recently orphaned cousin is practicing witchcraft. Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. Ransom reprinted under the title five were missing is a 1966 thriller novel by lois duncan. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Lois duncan steinmetz april 28, 1934 june 15, 2016, known as lois duncan, was an american writer, novelist, poet, and journalist. When the strange new bus driver passes the last stop, the five teens on board know theyll be lucky to make it home aliv.
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