HostageTwo teenagers are held as hostages by a pair of trigger-happy bank robbers. When they’re taken off in a getaway car, both have to risk death to escape from their kidnappers. A CCBC starred selection. Reading level: Grade 2.5 (Lexile 410L) HIP XTREME novels feature teenage heroes in life-and-death situations, often against the elements of nature. Geared to struggling readers in Grades 6-12, reading at Grade 2-3 level. |
Contents
Because of Mom | 3 |
Hostages | 12 |
Heating Up | 20 |
The Contest | 26 |
Waiting | 33 |
Counting the Minutes | 40 |
Outside | 49 |
Run Like Crazy | 56 |
A Little Problem | 65 |
Last Chance | 72 |
In the End | 80 |
Common terms and phrases
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