Twisted Window - Hardcover

Duncan, Lois

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0385295669 ISBN 13: 9780385295666

Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers, 1987

Synopsis

Tracy, a high school junior, becomes embroiled in the problems of a strange boy, who asks her assistance in "snatching" his half-sister from her father who has allegedly kidnapped her.

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Grade 5-9 Tracy believes that she's doing the right thing when she helps Brad kidnap his little sister after she had been stolen by his stepfather. But things are not as they seem. Brad and Tracy have taken the wrong child, whom Brad mistakenly believes is his sister Mindy. Too late, Tracy realizes she's trapped in the car with a boy who may be crazy, and whose actions have led to a search warrant for their arrest. Duncan skillfully draws readers into this twisting and suspenseful plot. She captures perfectly the gullibility of adolescence; Tracy's well-meaning intentions make the resulting consequences of her actions all the more horrifying. As in I Know What You Did Last Summer (Little, 1973), this book relies on realism, rather than the supernatural, to terrify. One minor complaintalthough Brad and his friend Jamie both gain some insight into themselves by the end of the book, it is not clear that Tracy ever does. There is no evidence of her acknowledging her aunt and uncle's love for her or the consequences of her own actions. In spite of this, Duncan offers a well-written thriller that's sure to be popular. Cathryn A. Camper, Minneapolis Public Library
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.

When Brad tells Tracy that his little sister Mindy has been kidnapped by his stepfather, she promises to help him locate the child. Tracy is moved by Brad's story and defiant of the aunt and uncle she has lived with ever since her mother was stabbed to death. They find the toddler Brad is searching for, and Tracy arranges to baby-sit for Mindy, then turn her over to Brad. But the situation turns dangerous when Brad shows up with a gun, and Tracy realizes that the story he told was far from the truth. Duncan, a master of the YA suspense novel with such books as Locked in Time and The Third Eye, has created another gripping psychological tale with an absolutely unpredictable (but thoroughly believable) twist at the end. Ages 12-up.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0385295669
• ISBN 13: 9780385295666
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 183