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Taken
Author(s): David Massey

The trip of a lifetime turns into a fight to the death when six extreme athletes are TAKEN hostage by pirates off the coast of Africa. By the author of TORN.

Six crew members are toughing it out, trying to come together as a team to sail around the world on a grueling challenge for charity. Four are teen military veterans disabled in combat: They're used to being pushed to the limit. But nothing could have prepared them for being kidnapped by the Lord's Resistance Army. Suddenly, the trip of a lifetime turns into a dark journey into the African jungle. Taken hostage by a notorious warlord and his band of child soldiers, how will Rio, Ash, Marcus, Jen, Charis, and Izzy survive?

Review(s):

Praise for TORN* "Vivid and terrifying...[an] intense page-turner...Elinor makes a winningly courageous, tough-minded protagonist-narrator who is nonetheless deeply affected by what she sees and experiences. Readers will be, too." -- BOOKLIST, starred review"TORN shows readers the ghost of hope and desperate longing for peace that keeps pulling us back to Afghanistan. A powerful and important novel." -- Trent Reedy, author of WORDS IN THE DUST"[An] intense and heart-wrenching debut novel....Massey delicately and impressively explores military politics, the stress of combat, and the roots of terrorism in a story about...the heavy toll [war] exacts on all parties involved." -- PUBLISHERS WEEKLY "An intriguing mystery and a terrific first novel." -- SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL"This is a terrific debut novel. The reconnaissance missions and battle scenes are taut and full of tension and suspense. The author has done his research..." -- LIBRARY MEDIA CONNECTION "Saturated with realistic details, this wartime mystery adventure is highly explosive." -- KIRKUS REVIEWS