Abduction! - Peg Kehret

Matt always wondered about his dad. And one day, his dad took him from his school and told him he would never see his mom or sister again because they died in a car accident. Matt regretted what he wished for, but he was sure this was his new life... until he saw his sister at a Mariner's game.

Goodreads readers ranked this book a 4.20 and I'd recommend it if you're into:

• suspenseful story lines

• baseball story line

• kidnapping/abduction

• crime

This book was a page turner, but it was out of pure curiosity, not out of an intriguing story line or excellent writing.

Pros: the story line was intriguing, mysterious, and suspenseful; the charcter identities were well illustrated and easily identified, including secondary characters. The process of an abduction - from the policy investigation, to an amber alert, to the fading news stories seemed well researched, or if nothing else, well observed.

Cons: the writing was very basic, and so it felt too innocent, almost. Even for a small boy, I expected there to be a little bit more fear and anger illustrated, but it felt like the author was trying to make it easy for a small boy to read.

Which brings me to the identification of this book - it's marked as a children's book, which really just bothers me. I always reference the page of the book that shows the copyright and publishing information, which gives me an idea of when the book was written, a summary, and the identification of the book - usually in 3-5 categories. This was identified as a children's book, which was a little strange to me. It just kind of lingered over me throughout the book.

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