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Five Were Missing
by
Lois Duncan (Goodreads Author)
It was an ordinary school bus ride... at first. Glenn was being his usual wonder-boy self, while his brother Bruce quietly sat in his shadow. Shy, dark-haired Jesse French tries to concentrate on the book she was reading. Dexter, sullen and self-conscious about his handicap, sat alone. Marianne Paget was talking about her parents' divorce.
But suddenly they knew something...more
But suddenly they knew something...more
Paperback, 143 pages
Published
May 1st 1972
by Signet
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NOT the book I thought it was. And not up to par with regards to other Lois Duncan books. Nothing supernatural or thrilling.
I was hoping this was the book I had read way back when where some kids escape whatever (don't remember exactly, but I thought the plot had something to do with a schoolbus) and emerge from underground through a spring.
Alas, my search continues.
If you're a fan of Lois Duncan, and you haven't read this book, don't put it on your to read list. It's not her normal genre.
I was hoping this was the book I had read way back when where some kids escape whatever (don't remember exactly, but I thought the plot had something to do with a schoolbus) and emerge from underground through a spring.
Alas, my search continues.
If you're a fan of Lois Duncan, and you haven't read this book, don't put it on your to read list. It's not her normal genre.
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Oh my goodness. Thanks to NEBQ for placing this one in my path. I read it as a teenager but had forgotten the title in the intervening years. As I remember it, I found the book very interesting. The "worst nightmare" plot pretty much ensured that would be the case. I'm not sure what I would think about it today, but obviously it was memorable on some level.
I was desparate for a book and came across this one in my mother's old book collection. I thought it would probably be a bit corny but was pleasantly surprised. Written in 1966, it is just a fast, easy and entertaining read.
I read this a million years ago while sick with a fever. I think half of what I remember about this book was influenced by the fever and perhaps not actually in the book.
I was so excited when I found this book at a used bookstore, because this was the original title and publication of Ransom.
At first i didn't like this book. Then I thought about it a little more and I decided that it was better than I thought.
Read this in junior high . . . wish I had all that time to read again! Lois Duncan was one of my favorites.
Feb 25, 2009
Lori
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4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
anyone who likes teen suspense fiction
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I really liked this book.
Don't you just hate it when they change the title of a book?!?
Don't you just hate it when they change the title of a book?!?
My fave book as a tween around 1980. I still have my (beat up, crumbling) copy.
been a long time since i read it, but I remember it being pretty suspenseful
I loved this book when I was in highschool
I originally discovered this book during grammar school. The original title was 'Ransom'. It's a story of 5 kids from very different backgrounds on their way home from high school on a school bus. They're the last 5 on the bus and suddenly they discover that the bus isn't stopping. They're being kidnapped. What follows is a really great suspense, action story, with some romance thrown in for good measure. I would highly recommend this quick read.
(This is the same book as Ransom, just re-released under a new title; please see review for Ransom, by Lois Duncan.)
One I read in summer school at Elder, really made an impression on me.
I was happy to see this book held up well (just no cell phones and a mention of a telegraph) since I read this many years ago. The plot is 5 students are kidnapped on there way home from school. Most didn't know each other very well and they learned a lot about each other and themselves in their quest to get free.
I forgot all about this book! Haven't read it in years and years but I really loved it at the time. Worth going back to some day. A really good thriller-type book.
love the diff. of the char. really intresting, suspenful
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Lois Duncan (born Lois Duncan Steinmetz, April 28, 1934) is an American writer and novelist, known primarily for her books for children and young adults, in particular (and some times controversially considering her young readership) crime thrillers. Duncan's parents were the noted magazine photographers Lois Steinmetz and Joseph Janney Steinmetz. She was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, but gr...more
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