Trapped

by Michael Northrop Narrated by Ramon De Ocampo

Overview

The day the blizzard started, no one knew that it was going to keep snowing for a week. That for those in its path, it would become not just a matter of keeping warm, but of staying alive . . .



Scotty and his friends Pete and Jason are among the last seven kids at their high school waiting to get picked up that day, and they soon realize that no one is coming for them. Still, it doesn't seem so bad to spend the night at school, especially when distractingly hot Krista and Julie are sleeping just down the hall. But then the power goes out, then the heat. The pipes freeze, and the roof shudders. As the days add up, the snow piles higher, and the empty halls grow colder and darker, the mounting pressure forces a devastating decision.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Praise for TRAPPED"Compelling...Michael Northrop deftly describes teens who are tested by the endless snow." -USA TODAY"A gripping disaster story...Northrop's solid storytelling should keep readers rapt." -PUBLISHERS WEEKLY"An edge-of-your-seat experience...Just as he did in GENTLEMEN, Northrop gets at the core of human nature through masterful pacing." -KIRKUS REVIEWSPraise for GENTLEMEN"Northrop's first novel is creepy, yet it has what can pass for a happy - or at least satisfying - ending." -THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW"A riveting thriller...This is a rare sort of book that may work just as well for reluctant readers as it will avid ones." -BOOKLIST

Kirkus Reviews

When a nor'easter stalls over New England, the resulting blizzard strands seven teenagers at school for a week.The stage is quickly set for an edge-of-your-seat experience as Scotty, a sophomore varsity hoops player, narrates with a chilling nonchalance even as he makes it clear that at least one person didn't survive. Telling them, "I'll be sort of like your guide through all of this," Scotty lulls readers into an ordinary morning at school, during which his biggest concern is whether the evening's game will be cancelled, then hints at the horrific things to come with images of "black smoke and blue skin." Scotty and his friends Jason and Pete hang out in shop class after early dismissal, sure that Jason's dad will pick them up. Cell phones die, parents don't arrive and the snow keeps rising, leaving the marooned students to fend for themselves. Scotty narrates from a slight remove, lending a deceptively one-dimensional feel to the cast of characters, a Breakfast Club assortment of various stereotypes from jock and goth to bad boy and hot girl. Just as he did in Gentlemen (2009), Northrop gets at the core of human nature through masterful pacing. The characters rise above their seeming limits, as the dawning realization of their worsening situation leads to acts of desperate bravery. Gripping. (Adventure. 12 & up)

Product Details

BN ID:	2940171245283
Publisher:	Tantor Audio
Publication date:	01/30/2019
Edition description:	Unabridged

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