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The Girl Who Was Supposed to Die

Henry, A. (2013). The girl who was supposed to die. New York: Henry Holt and Co.

Media Type: Audiobooks

Narrated by Cristina Panfilio

Length: 5h 25m

Release Date: June 11, 2013

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Summary:

This novel begins with a young girl waking up battered and bruised. Two of her fingernails are missing, she has a loose tooth and has no memory of who she is or what happened. The next thing she remembers is being dragged out into the woods by a man who is going to finish her off. However, somehow she manages to escape. She knows that she needs to find help because she has no idea who she is and why someone would want to kill her. In her first attempt to get help she finds a security officer in Newberry Ranch. She soon discovers that she's being followed and the officer ends up dead. Next she meet Ty, who works at McDonald's and who decides to help her. With Ty's help she begins to piece together information that eventually lead her to the truth. The reason she had been targeted was because her parents created a vaccine that was going to be used for evil purposes by the company. Her parents had managed to run away with her little brother but she was kidnapped to try and gather information. In the end, she is reunited with her family and all the "bad" people are jailed awaiting trial. Ty and Cady remain friends at the end of the novel.

Response:

There is a lot going on in this novel. First, we don't know our main character's name because she suffers from amnesia. Secondly, we don't know if she is going to be the type a heroine or possible a killer. Once I got passed the first few chapters, I realized that she was not only brave, but incredibly quick on her feet. The author captures the point of view of a kidnapping victim extremely well because not only do we see the flight decision making, we see how determined she is to find out who she is and her desire to live.

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