Stolen

by Lucy Christopher
PRMS paperback 299 pages
genre: YA realistic fiction

Again, I can't believe how long it took me to read this. Gemma is kidnapped from a major airport by a handsome young man who drugs her and takes her away to the Australian outback. I liked the camel, the rocky outcropping area, and her growing awareness of him as a human being. Didn't really care for most of the story, though. Was it "about" Stockholm syndrome? Appreciating what you have? Being more aware? Creepy people have lives, too? Not sure how I'd booktalk this . . . but I'm sure there are some readers who would thoroughly enjoy it.