We do not get to see any of the outside world while Gemma is with Ty in the Outback. For most of Stolen, there are only two characters–Ty and Gemma. I understand Gemma’s Stockholm Syndrome because I feel it, too. Gemma’s feelings for Ty ring true because Lucy Christopher created such a compelling character in Ty. And I wasn’t even upset that Gemma loves Ty. She took me into the mind of Gemma, who resisted Ty as much as she could, but ultimately, she admits that she loves him in a way. She made me like him and worry about his welfare. She managed to make me feel sorry for a kidnapper who drugged a teenage girl. All the professional reviews I read recommend Grades 9-12, but it was in my MS/HS library and quite popular! WHAT I LIKED ABOUT STOLEN Be sure to read my notes for middle school librarians in the “Librarians Will Want to Know” section below. Well worth a read! I think adults would like this, too. Ty drugs Gemma’s coffee, kidnaps her from the airport, and takes her far from civilization to the Australian Outback. While waiting for a flight at Bangkok Airport, Gemma meets Ty, a handsome stranger who looks oddly familiar.
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