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     Karen Reyes 2nd page

__**Karen's Book Report Ransom By: Lois Duncan**__ The plot of this story is that 5 students of a local high school get kidnapped and the parents have to pay a ransom to set their children free. The ransom is $15,000. The parents have to scrape all the money because the kidnappers think the captive's parents are rich. So most of the parents have to get 15,000 dollars or they won't ever see their children ever again. Most of them struggle to get the ransom. Will they ever see their kids again? The story takes place in three places. Their high school, a bus, and a cabin where they are taken and imprisoned. The captives are Dexter Barton, the loner; Marianne Paget,the cheerleader;Jesse French,the soft-spoken girl;Glenn Kirtland,the kid who has his future made for him;and Bruce Kirtland,the geeky but kind boy; Buck, one of the captors; Rita, the wife of Buck; And last but not least Juan, the captor who phones the parents and gives the amount for the ransom. 4. **Conflict-** The main conflict in the story is that the captives don't know how long they'll be stuck with the kidnappers and what they'll do with them if they don't get the money. The climax of the story is when Glenn and Bruce try to get away from the horrid little cabin, but they are being chased by Buck. Since they are being chased the wander onto the road, unaware that Buck is right behind them. Until Bruce trips. But since the road is icy and slick Buck steps on the brake and skids of a cliff!!! **6. Theme-** There isn't really a moral to the story except how careful you must be in the world. **7. Resolution-** The ending was that the stepfather of Marrianne whom she disliked pretended to have the ransom and had brought a pistol with him. So in the end Rod(Marianne's stepfather) stunned everyone with a pistol shot, but did not hurt anyone. Rita and Juan are(ironically) held at the cabin until the police come to get them.
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