Blood donor
Title
:
Blood donor
Personal Author EPSB
:
Karen, Bass
Summary
:
"Seventeen-year-old Jo McNair is one minute late for her curfew, and thanks to her controlling father, she's now locked out, cold and wandering the streets. She has no money and nowhere to sleep. Halfway through the night she meets someone who says they're with a group working with at-risk kids, helping them get back on their feet. Jo gratefully accepts the offer of shelter for the night, only to find she has walked into a kidnapper's trap. Now Jo and several other teens are being held prisoner. Their captors drug them regularly and force them to donate their blood. What is so special about the teens' blood? And how long before they're drained dry? When one of the teens doesn't return, Jo suspects their days are numbered. She has to find a way to escape before their time runs out.".
Year Published
:
2021
Series
:
Orca soundings
Physical Description
:
116 pages ; 20 cm
Subject
:
Homeless persons -- Fiction
Kidnapping -- Fiction
Social workers -- Fiction
Directed blood donations -- Fiction
Young adult fiction
Organ theft -- Fiction
Genre
:
Thrillers (Fiction)
High interest-low vocabulary books
Summary
:
"Seventeen-year-old Jo McNair is one minute late for her curfew, and thanks to her controlling father, she's now locked out, cold and wandering the streets. She has no money and nowhere to sleep. Halfway through the night she meets someone who says they're with a group working with at-risk kids, helping them get back on their feet. Jo gratefully accepts the offer of shelter for the night, only to find she has walked into a kidnapper's trap. Now Jo and several other teens are being held prisoner. Their captors drug them regularly and force them to donate their blood. What is so special about the teens' blood? And how long before they're drained dry? When one of the teens doesn't return, Jo suspects their days are numbered. She has to find a way to escape before their time runs out.".
ISBN
:
9781459826854
Publisher
:
Victoria, Britich Columbia : Orca Book Publishers, 2021.
©2021
Library | Call Number | Type | Item Barcode | Status |
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Edmonton Christian West | YA BAS | Book | 38515000491590 | Young Adult |