Awards

• Commended for YALSA Quick Picks 2010 (United States)
• Winner of Manitoba Young Readers Choice Award 2011

Overview

Two girls have recently disappeared near the town where Stephanie lives. She is concerned but is sure that it could never happen to her. But then it does. Tied up and alone far from home, she manages to escape her captor and run for her life. But she is in the middle of nowhere, with no food, no shelter and no way home. And worst of all, she has run away before, so she is sure that the police will not take her disappearance seriously. She will need to save herself, calling on lessons learned from her grandfather and an inner strength she never thought she had.

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[Stephanie's] harrowing journey back to safety propels this plot-driven, fast-paced tale forward... Told in the first person, this suspenseful survival story is sure to have strong appeal. -- (09/01/2009) Riveting, and never becomes too harrowing. --Booklist (09/15/2009) McClintock does an admirable job of weaving suspenseful elements together while tantalizing the reader with seemingly disconnected snippets of information...I definitely recommend this novel. It is well-written and it proceeds at a pace appropriate to the development of tension necessary to carry it along. -- (12/01/2009) Well-written for the targeted audience. It was simple, yet gripping. -- (08/26/2009) Award-winning novelist McClintock adds another well-paced tale for adolescent readers to her impressive collection... A story about an engaging and smart protagonist facing seemingly insurmountable odds and surviving should appeal to early teen readers accustomed to tidy television-style adventures neatly packaged and resolved. Highly Recommended. -- (09/25/2009) [A] fast-moving thriller...McClintock's dialogue feels genuine, though readers spend the majority of the novel in Stephanie's head, as she uses clear thinking and a substantial reserve of inner strength to find her way home. --Publishers Weekly Online (11/30/2009) McClintock has written yet another thought-provoking book. The emotions and struggles that Stephanie works through make you feel like you are there. -- (03/01/2010) The plot is fast-paced and the heroine is likeable...This survival story is a page-turner. -- (01/01/2010) A fast-paced story told in the first person...The character is compelling and the descriptions are great--you can practically taste the grubs. The cover is eye-catching as well. This is sure to be a hit with teen readers. -- (09/01/2010) Taken is an engrossing study of the humbling effects of solitude, and it offers an unflinching depiction of the unforgiving and often brutal realities of the natural world. --Quill & Quire (09/01/2009)

Well-written for the targeted audience. It was simple, yet gripping. -- (08/26/2009) [Stephanie's] harrowing journey back to safety propels this plot-driven, fast-paced tale forward... Told in the first person, this suspenseful survival story is sure to have strong appeal. -- (09/01/2009) Award-winning novelist McClintock adds another well-paced tale for adolescent readers to her impressive collection... A story about an engaging and smart protagonist facing seemingly insurmountable odds and surviving should appeal to early teen readers accustomed to tidy television-style adventures neatly packaged and resolved. Highly Recommended. -- (09/25/2009) [A] fast-moving thriller...McClintock's dialogue feels genuine, though readers spend the majority of the novel in Stephanie's head, as she uses clear thinking and a substantial reserve of inner strength to find her way home. --Publishers Weekly Online (11/30/2009) McClintock has written yet another thought-provoking book. The emotions and struggles that Stephanie works through make you feel like you are there. -- (03/01/2010) The plot is fast-paced and the heroine is likeable...This survival story is a page-turner. -- (01/01/2010) A fast-paced story told in the first person...The character is compelling and the descriptions are great--you can practically taste the grubs. The cover is eye-catching as well. This is sure to be a hit with teen readers. -- (09/01/2010) Riveting, and never becomes too harrowing. --Booklist (09/15/2009) McClintock does an admirable job of weaving suspenseful elements together while tantalizing the reader with seemingly disconnected snippets of information...I definitely recommend this novel. It is well-written and it proceeds at a pace appropriate to the development of tension necessary to carry it along. -- (12/01/2009) Taken is an engrossing study of the humbling effects of solitude, and it offers an unflinching depiction of the unforgiving and often brutal realities of the natural world. --Quill & Quire (09/01/2009)

Well-written for the targeted audience. It was simple, yet gripping. -- (08/26/2009) [Stephanie's] harrowing journey back to safety propels this plot-driven, fast-paced tale forward... Told in the first person, this suspenseful survival story is sure to have strong appeal. -- (09/01/2009) Riveting, and never becomes too harrowing. --Booklist (09/15/2009) Award-winning novelist McClintock adds another well-paced tale for adolescent readers to her impressive collection... A story about an engaging and smart protagonist facing seemingly insurmountable odds and surviving should appeal to early teen readers accustomed to tidy television-style adventures neatly packaged and resolved. Highly Recommended. -- (09/25/2009) [A] fast-moving thriller...McClintock's dialogue feels genuine, though readers spend the majority of the novel in Stephanie's head, as she uses clear thinking and a substantial reserve of inner strength to find her way home. --Publishers Weekly Online (11/30/2009) McClintock does an admirable job of weaving suspenseful elements together while tantalizing the reader with seemingly disconnected snippets of information...I definitely recommend this novel. It is well-written and it proceeds at a pace appropriate to the development of tension necessary to carry it along. -- (12/01/2009) McClintock has written yet another thought-provoking book. The emotions and struggles that Stephanie works through make you feel like you are there. -- (03/01/2010) The plot is fast-paced and the heroine is likeable...This survival story is a page-turner. -- (01/01/2010) A fast-paced story told in the first person...The character is compelling and the descriptions are great--you can practically taste the grubs. The cover is eye-catching as well. This is sure to be a hit with teen readers. -- (09/01/2010) Taken is an engrossing study of the humbling effects of solitude, and it offers an unflinching depiction of the unforgiving and often brutal realities of the natural world. --Quill & Quire (09/01/2009)

Author Information

Norah McClintock won the Crime Writers of Canada's Arthur Ellis Award for crime fiction for young people five times. She wrote more than sixty YA novels, including contributions to Seven (the series), the Seven Sequels and the Secrets series.

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