An 11yearold boy on a quest to impress his suddenly cute, longtime friend accidentally manifests a tiny selfhelp guru into existence in this hilarious new middle grade novel about friendship, family, and first crushes. Thank you so much for asking, and imore im so sorry i missed this question earlier. Project muse promotes the creation and dissemination of essential humanities and social science resources through collaboration with libraries, publishers, and scholars worldwide. I liked that the plot elements include stockholm syndrome, politics, terrorism, and family relationship among others, but i just couldnt follow the reasonprinciple of addies abductors. Verdict gangseis killer political novel is a mustread for those who enjoy a tight plot in their psychological thrillers.
Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Eight years ago, addie webster was the victim of the most notorious kidnapping of the decade. Jan gangsei im so sorry i missed this question earlier. However, the depth of the plot is just a soso for me. The pacing is just right, and i dont find it dragging.
See more ideas about childrens books, books and writing mentor texts. She has a degree in political science and is a former newspaper reporter covering both politics and the police beat. Overall i enjoyed the novel form its detailed sentences and character development, yet this book really lacked the thrill part with not much action. Zero day ebook by jan gangsei 9781484722633 rakuten kobo. After being kidnapped eight years ago, a teenager is returned to her parentsnow the president and first lady. Unfortunately it seems as if zero day is a stand alone, but gangsei wrote on goodreads that there is potential for more. Jan gangsei, author of zero day and the wild bunch. Read zero day by jan gangsei available from rakuten kobo. Summer reading list pdf society of childrens book writers and. Zero day is a realistic fictionthriller novel by jan gangsei. Great picture books to use for memory moments notice and note reading activities, teaching. Honestly i liked the book very much i maybe would have changed some little things like when the book showed one of the cerberus spys perspective and overall just little things like that i would give it a 65 since it was a great book and right up my alley some key events in the. Addie vanishedand her highprofile parents were forced to move on.
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