Three Days

by Donna Jo Napoli

Overview

While driving in the Italian countryside, eleven-year-old Jackie's father suddenly collapses at the wheel. Fear for her father's life quickly turns to terror when two Italian men kidnap her and drive to their remote home in the countryside.  Jackie soon discovers that her captors are actually a family, plagued by a mysterious secret. Award-winning novelist Donna Jo Napoli has created a haunting thriller that gives life to Jackie's utter desperation and determination to escape.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780142500255
Publisher:	Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date:	07/14/2003
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	160
Sales rank:	659,291
Product dimensions:	5.10(w) x 7.70(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	10 - 12 Years

About the Author

Donna Jo Napoli is the author of Crazy Jack, The Magic Circle, Stones in Water, and many other books. She is the chairperson of the linguistics department at Swarthmore College.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"Nightmarish scenes...a suspenseful reading experience." -School Library Journal

"Taut and suspenseful...the present-tense narration gives it a you-are-there immediacy."-The Horn Book

Editorial Reviews

"Nightmarish scenes...a suspenseful reading experience." -School Library Journal

"Taut and suspenseful...the present-tense narration gives it a you-are-there immediacy."-The Horn Book

From the Publisher