The Kidnapping of Christina Lattimore (Laurel Leaf Books) (Paperback)

~ (Author) "I DON'T LIKE the way he's looking at me..." (more)
Key Phrases: hamburger place, Detective York, Madame Dejon, Miss Lattimore (more...)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

A teenage girl is kidnapped, but when freed, is accused of masterminding the scheme to extort money from her wealthy grandmother.

From the Publisher

Stepping out of her car in the driveway, Christina sees a figure in a mask. Too late to fight. She is grabbed and drugged. When she wakes up she is on a narrow cot in a chilly basement.

Her kidnappers are holding her for ransom. But will her family pay? Christina soon discovers they are convinced that she is an accomplice in her own kidnapping! Christina is on her own to prove her innocence. But what if she can't?

See all Editorial Reviews

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9-12
  
• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Laurel Leaf; 19th THUS edition (May 1, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0440945208
• ISBN-13: 978-0440945208
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (39 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,180,724 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

  Popular in these categories: (What's this?)

  #50 in	Books > Children's Books > Authors & Illustrators, A-Z > ( N ) > Nixon, Joan Lowery
  #51 in	Books > Mystery & Thrillers > Authors, A-Z > ( N ) > Nixon, Joan Lowery
  #64 in	Books > Teens > Authors, A-Z > ( N ) > Nixon, Joan Lowery

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This Book Is AWESOME!, September 28, 2005

A Kid's Review

I really loved this book! The first couple pages, I was about to give it up, but I kept going on. Christina Lattimore comes from a very rich family, that's the main reason the kidnappers kidnapped her. The end, oh my gosh, I would've never thought it was them (not telling...) who was the mastermind of this kidnap. Wow. I so recommend this page-turner. It's so suspensful.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Such a good mystery!, November 11, 2004

By	Karen (Canada) - See all my reviews

I have to admit, the cover was what really got me interested in reading this book, it looked creepy and interesting so I picked it up and read the back, it was a good thing I did because I really got into it. This is about a girl name Christina Lattimore who got kidnapped, and she knows who kidnapped her. The police soon finds out where she is. You are probably thinking The End! What a boring book! But it is just beginning. No one is really sure if Christina actually was kidnapped, they think that she faked it so that she could get the ransom money of her grandmother. Christina soon decided that there must be someone else who thought up of kidnapping her, because someone was able to get her clothes out from her house. So it must be someone who she knew very well...Will she be able to find enough evidence to prove that she is innocent? This is quite a creepy book, I read it at midnight and I have to admit I was quite disturbed. Anyways this book won the Edgar Award for Best Young Adult Mystery.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars KIDNAPPED!!, February 1, 2002

A Kid's Review

"Why me? " is the question that Christina finds herself asking when she wakes up in a cold, dark, and damp basement. She has just signed a ransom note to her grandma against her will. The next day her kidnapper makes her go through the house and put her fingerprints on everything from a glass to a light switch. After her kidnappers get back with the ransom money they divide it to two piles on the table. Suddenly there is a noise at the door. They drop the gun into Christina's lap and put their hands in the air, it's the police and they blame Christina for setting up her own kidnapping! Can she prove her innocence?
I like this book because it is very interesting to see if Christina will prove her innocence. You will just want to read, read, and read some more. In fact I read the whole book in one day. You should read this book, too. It shows how strong one girl is to go to such great lengths to prove her innocence