When Wren Abbott and Darra Monson are eight years old, Darra's father steals a minivan. He doesn't know that Wren is hiding in the back. The hours and days that follow change the lives of both girls. Darra is left with a question that only Wren can answer. Wren has questions, too.Years later, in a chance encounter at camp, the girls face each other for the first time. They can finally learn the truth—that is, if they're willing to reveal to each other the stories that they've hidden for so long. Told from alternating viewpoints, this novel-in-poems reveals the complexities of memory and the strength of a friendship that can overcome pain.
| Hidden is written in verse and told by two girls, Wren and Darra. When Wren was 8-years-old, she was unintentionally kidnapped when a man steals her mother's vehicle while she was hiding in the back. She finds herself trapped in the car thief's garage and must find a way to escape. Darra is the car thief's daughter who leaves food in the garage for Wren. When the two girls meet up years later at a summer camp, they start to learn the whole story of what actually happened. The two perspectives are written in free verse and a unique format created by the author. The story does move a tad slow, but it would be a great choice for apprehensive readers. |
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