Amy Chelsea Stacie Dee

by Mary G. Thompson Narrated by Emily Ellet

Overview

A bittersweet homecoming holds dark secrets in this heart-wrenching story of loss, love, and survival.



When sixteen-year-old Amy returns home, she can't tell her family what's happened to her. She can't tell them where she's been since she and her best friend, her cousin Dee, were kidnapped six years ago-who stole them from their families or what's become of Dee. She has to stay silent because she's afraid of what might happen next, and she's desperate to protect her secrets at any cost.



Amy tries to readjust to life at "home," but nothing she does feels right. She's a stranger in her own family, and the guilt that she's the one who returned is insurmountable. Amy soon realizes that keeping secrets won't change what's happened, and they may end up hurting those she loves the most. She has to go back in order to move forward, risking everything along the way. Amy Chelsea Stacie Dee is a riveting, affecting story of loss and hope.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Praise for Amy Chelsea Stacie Dee:

“An intelligent, tense psychological drama.”—Kirkus Reviews

“Thompson expertly builds the novel’s tension to an unbearable pitch as she guides readers to a bittersweet, satisfying conclusion.”—Publishers Weekly

“Fans of realistic fiction and similar titles, such as Emma Donoghue’s Room, Lucy Christopher’s Stolen, and April Henry’s Girl, Stolen, will devour this novel.”—School Library Journal

“[A] traumatic, psychologically taut novel... Thompson deals honestly with the guilt and grief of Amy and her family, and, though grim, this tearjerker has a thankfully hopeful resolution.”—Booklist 

“Teens who relish abduction stories will be most satisfied with this book.”—VOYA

“Thompson adeptly walks readers through the lingering trauma and misplaced guilt that Amy feels… this takes readers on a credible hell-and-back ride that fleshes out the tangled emotions behind recent ripped-from-the-headlines scenarios.”—BCCB

Kirkus Reviews

2016-07-20
A kidnapped girl returns home after six years.Now 16, Amy MacArthur must readjust to life with her family while also coping with the space left by her cousin and best friend, Dee, who was also kidnapped. Although the white girl physically returns alone, Amy is accompanied by secrets she can’t reveal to anyone. She can’t divulge Dee’s whereabouts, the kidnapper’s identity, or where she’s been for the past six years; to do so will bring harm to two people who have become very precious to her: Dee’s children. Details of the girls’ abduction and isolation unfold slowly as introspective Amy gradually reveals the heartbreaking details of her escape and Dee’s fate. Amy’s narration moves back and forth in time, recounting her experiences both after her return and during her captivity. Although Amy is a sympathetic character, the tight focus of the text makes it hard to see how Dee changes from a fun-loving, talkative girl of 12 to an angry, empty shell of an 18-year-old. Lee, Dee’s sister, is unbelievably bubbly for a girl whose sister is still missing; she wants to take Amy shopping and partying. The villain of the piece, Kyle, the creepy, doll-worshipping rapist kidnapper, is downright scary—with a huge body, small head, and deceptively clownish smile, he is an overgrown toddler prone to tantrums and all the more terrifying for it. An intelligent, tense psychological drama. (Fiction. 13-18)

Product Details

BN ID:	2940179011675
Publisher:	Tantor Audio
Publication date:	06/30/2020
Edition description:	Unabridged

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