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Hush Little Baby
When Kit Innes’s frazzled ex-stepmother, Dusty, leaves her with an unnamed baby boy and a lot of questions, she’s not sure what to do. She’s doesn’t know if the adorable child is even Dusty’s, or if she plans on returning. But when an angry, frightening man comes looking for the baby, Kit decides that the most important thing is to keep him safe—at all costs.
With the help of her maybe-boyfriend, Rowen, and his little sister, Muffin, Kit is determined to figure out what’s really going on. But as they attempt to return the mysterious baby to wherever it is he belongs, they discover that he’s part of something that could put them all in incredible danger . . .
With the help of her maybe-boyfriend, Rowen, and his little sister, Muffin, Kit is determined to figure out what’s really going on. But as they attempt to return the mysterious baby to wherever it is he belongs, they discover that he’s part of something that could put them all in incredible danger . . .
176 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1999
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Caroline B. Cooney
129 books1,766 followersCaroline Cooney knew in sixth grade that she wanted to be a writer when "the best teacher I ever had in my life" made writing her main focus. "He used to rip off covers from The New Yorker and pass them around and make us write a short story on whichever cover we got. I started writing then and never stopped!"
When her children were young, Caroline started writing books for young people -- with remarkable results. She began to sell stories to Seventeen magazine and soon after began writing books. Suspense novels are her favorites to read and write. "In a suspense novel, you can count on action."
To keep her stories realistic, Caroline visits many schools outside of her area, learning more about teenagers all the time. She often organizes what she calls a "plotting game," in which students work together to create plots for stories. Caroline lives in Westbrook, Connecticut and when she's not writing she volunteers at a hospital, plays piano for the school musicals and daydreams!
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When her children were young, Caroline started writing books for young people -- with remarkable results. She began to sell stories to Seventeen magazine and soon after began writing books. Suspense novels are her favorites to read and write. "In a suspense novel, you can count on action."
To keep her stories realistic, Caroline visits many schools outside of her area, learning more about teenagers all the time. She often organizes what she calls a "plotting game," in which students work together to create plots for stories. Caroline lives in Westbrook, Connecticut and when she's not writing she volunteers at a hospital, plays piano for the school musicals and daydreams!
- Scholastic.com
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December 8, 2017
A baby why did she leave me with a baby? This is a mystery book called Hush Little Baby by, Caroline B. Cooney.
I really liked this book because it was a mystery and it kept you wondering what was going to happen and it never bored me. This book is about a girl named Kit she is 16 whose ex step mother Dusty puts a baby in her arms says she will be right back but instead gets in the car and drives off. Kit is sure that she will be back she waits. Then Ed Bing (Dusty’s cousin) show up and wants the baby he doesn’t look like a very good man so she hides the baby he leaves but before goes and looks through her windows. Soon her cousin’s muffin and Rowen get involved.. Dusty still doesn’t come back. Can these kids figure it out without getting their parents involved and keeping the baby safe. I really enjoyed this book because it was a mystery and because muffin in the beginning told her older brother Rowen and Kit to call 911 in the first place and they wouldn’t listen but in the end they ended up calling 911. Another reason I enjoyed this book is because it had a baby in it and I love babies. I think the theme in this book is don’t try to do everything by yourself and not tell a trusted adult because that is what the kids do and they end up putting themselves in danger along with the baby. Overall this was a really great book and I would definitely read it again I rate it a five out of five.
I really liked this book because it was a mystery and it kept you wondering what was going to happen and it never bored me. This book is about a girl named Kit she is 16 whose ex step mother Dusty puts a baby in her arms says she will be right back but instead gets in the car and drives off. Kit is sure that she will be back she waits. Then Ed Bing (Dusty’s cousin) show up and wants the baby he doesn’t look like a very good man so she hides the baby he leaves but before goes and looks through her windows. Soon her cousin’s muffin and Rowen get involved.. Dusty still doesn’t come back. Can these kids figure it out without getting their parents involved and keeping the baby safe. I really enjoyed this book because it was a mystery and because muffin in the beginning told her older brother Rowen and Kit to call 911 in the first place and they wouldn’t listen but in the end they ended up calling 911. Another reason I enjoyed this book is because it had a baby in it and I love babies. I think the theme in this book is don’t try to do everything by yourself and not tell a trusted adult because that is what the kids do and they end up putting themselves in danger along with the baby. Overall this was a really great book and I would definitely read it again I rate it a five out of five.
December 8, 2011
Kit has stopped off at her father's second home to pick up a shirt when her ex-stepmother, a flaky woman named Dusty, arrives with a baby in tow. She hands the baby over to Kit and says she'll be right back, but instead drives off.
Kit isn't sure what to do. The baby is so cute. Then a rough-looking man, Dusty's brother, comes around for the baby, and suddenly Kit - and her friend Rowan and his little sister Muffin - are involved in a baby-swapping plot that puts all of them in jeopardy!
The characters were a bit one-dimensional, in strange ways: Rowan likes to dress as if he stepped out of the pages of a catalog, and he "likes" Kit because she seems to be the same way. Kit has practiced being emotionless since her parents' divorce. My impression of the characters being simple might have been due to the writing style, which sometimes fell into the same kind of fairytale-like rhythm as Freeze Tag.
I also quickly got annoyed with how the teens and girl thought the baby was so cute - they might as well have started baby-talking to it - while the adults in the story were SO careless and uncaring. Yes, the adults were criminals, but I think most adults know how to treat a baby.
The action moved right along, though, and it was an interesting thriller. Clean in content despite the criminal activity, a bit heavy-handed with the morality, though.
Kit isn't sure what to do. The baby is so cute. Then a rough-looking man, Dusty's brother, comes around for the baby, and suddenly Kit - and her friend Rowan and his little sister Muffin - are involved in a baby-swapping plot that puts all of them in jeopardy!
The characters were a bit one-dimensional, in strange ways: Rowan likes to dress as if he stepped out of the pages of a catalog, and he "likes" Kit because she seems to be the same way. Kit has practiced being emotionless since her parents' divorce. My impression of the characters being simple might have been due to the writing style, which sometimes fell into the same kind of fairytale-like rhythm as Freeze Tag.
I also quickly got annoyed with how the teens and girl thought the baby was so cute - they might as well have started baby-talking to it - while the adults in the story were SO careless and uncaring. Yes, the adults were criminals, but I think most adults know how to treat a baby.
The action moved right along, though, and it was an interesting thriller. Clean in content despite the criminal activity, a bit heavy-handed with the morality, though.
July 18, 2016
I've always enjoyed reading Caroline Cooney's books as both a young adult and even currently. I picked up this book because I had not yet read it (and I thought I had read them all). Thinking the story would be a repeat of other "baby gets kidnapped" stories, I looked forward to it a little because of the author, but again I was surprised at how much I enjoyed it. Cooney adds a certain depth to her stories that not all author's include. She makes this novel almost believable through the interactions in the story. Yes, the main characters are basically teens, but at least they are old enough to have driver's licenses (which helps with the driving scenes) and old enough to have a decent amount of "alone" time (meaning without adults) in which the plot unfolds. Thus the basic plot -- a teenager trying to save a baby is not totally strange the way this plot unfolds.
So hush your own concerns about this not being a novel with a "reality" plot. It could have been real -- someplace, sometime. Just read it and enjoy!
So hush your own concerns about this not being a novel with a "reality" plot. It could have been real -- someplace, sometime. Just read it and enjoy!
January 19, 2023
It's always the Caroline B. Cooney books dealing with paranormal elements that are toss ups for me.
Usually the more grounded thriller books or mysteries are good.
I think if I had read this book back in middle school or high school (more likely high school with its 1999 publishing date but still...) some of my opinions would be slightly different in the way of the plot and character.
However...as a soon to be 40 year old and a mother, it hits way different.
Kit Innes lives in New Jersey with her mother and her stepfather. Her biological dad works between California and New Jersey and other cities near each state for his job.
For awhile he was remarried to a younger woman named Dusty. A trophy wife with an IQ about the lower double digits who he couldn't stand after awhile. They divorced and she didn't get much but Kit always tried to be nice to her.
Kit goes over to her dad's house to find a sweatshirt and Dusty shows up. She looks terrible and she seems to have a key to her ex husband's house. She's glad to see Kit and that's an understatement because she pulls a baby carrier out of the van.
Kit is surprised to see the newborn baby and even more when Dusty drives off!
She doesn't know the baby's age, or gender or even a name so she calls him Sam, Sam the Baby. I say him because she only finds out he is a boy when she has to change his diaper.
She's only 16 and supposed to be smart but why she doesn't call the police first thing is a mystery so I'm just going to say it is shock at first and then falling in love with the baby and more concerned that's he's fed.
When the strange man appears at the door, however, that's when her butt should have dialed 911.
He asks for Dusty and says his name is Ed, he is her cousin and that he's looking for the baby. Kit vaguely remembers him but says that he must be mistaken. Ed says he must have been confused and appears to leave but Kit finds him sneaking around the perimeter of her dad's home. Grabbing a disposable camera that she found to take some pictures of Sam, Kit gets some pictures of Ed sneaking around and of his old looking Cadillac.
Kit is freaked but then we get some more characters thrown into the mix. We've been introduced to Rowen Mason and his nine year old sister Margaret who goes by Muffin in a few paragraphs from each of their perspectives.
Rowen is the same age as Kit and he's had a crush on her since she moved to New Jersey from California after her parents' divorce. His cousin Shea has become BFFs with Kit and she has a plan to have both of them over at her house so they can get to know each other better.
Unfortunately, Rowen's strict parents don't want to leave their younger child home by herself just yet and since they can't find a babysitter...Rowen has to take his little sister with him. He is less than thrilled to have Muffin tagging along.
Muffin is actually very bright for being a little girl but staying over at her aunt and uncle's house with their pets and junk food and getting to watch "older kid" movies sounds exciting. Rowen and Shea however get into a fight and the siblings leave but then they make up and Shea tells Rowen to find Kit. She said she was going over to her dad's home there in town...
Kit is then surprised to find Rowen Mason on her dad's doorstep and he is equally shocked to find her ready to head out with a newborn baby in a car carrier, loaded down with baby supplies.
Muffin is delighted to see the baby and asks Kit if she can hold him. Despite her brother's sour attitude, Muffin is shown how to hold Sam and helps Kit change him and she is just as in love with the baby. Rowen has the same sort of questions as Kit was imagining about who is the baby's mother and who is the father and is Dusty coming back and just as stumped.
Even the teenage boy isn't smart enough to call the police and when the phone rings, Kit answers it and finds herself speaking to a woman named Cinda Chance. She says she and her husband Burt are supposed to be adopting the baby from Dusty with Ed's help.
Again partly because she is a 16 year old girl who has been saddled with taking care of a newborn for the past three hours, Kit thinks it sounds reasonable and gets directions. She has Rowen drive her back to her mother's house to get her car and get Sam's carrier in so she can take the baby to his new family.
Red lights and flags should be waving and going off in someone's brain but Rowen lets Muffin go with Kit to keep an eye on baby Sam in the backseat while she drives.
You can clearly see where all of this headed and it goes crazy from there trust me!
If you want to know one thing yes Dusty is the baby's mother and no he isn't Kit's brother. We get some real pieces of work but no one is worse than Dusty as a character. Maybe I do feel sorry for a little bit of what we learn about Cinda and Burt in a very dark Raising Arizona kind of way but there is nothing to make me feel sorry for Dusty. Even the nine year old child can't feel sorry for her!
Muffin is probably my favorite character. It's not that Kit and Rowen are bad characters but the nine year old child IS SMARTER THAN THE TWO TEENAGERS COMBINED! She is the only one to ever mention calling 911 or the police or taking Sam to a hospital. Kit and Rowen don't consider these options until it is too late.
All of that aside when we get to the ending, I'm crushed at how bittersweet it is. Things finally work out the way they should have but such connections are made that it makes my heart hurt.
It is the mother and the emotional person that I am. Saying that I really liked a book where most of the characters were either dumb or an evil kind of stupid is bad but that a book where a baby and at times a child are put in danger would sound reprehensible to me.
It's not an awful book but I've seen Cooney write her characters a little better than this.
Usually the more grounded thriller books or mysteries are good.
I think if I had read this book back in middle school or high school (more likely high school with its 1999 publishing date but still...) some of my opinions would be slightly different in the way of the plot and character.
However...as a soon to be 40 year old and a mother, it hits way different.
Kit Innes lives in New Jersey with her mother and her stepfather. Her biological dad works between California and New Jersey and other cities near each state for his job.
For awhile he was remarried to a younger woman named Dusty. A trophy wife with an IQ about the lower double digits who he couldn't stand after awhile. They divorced and she didn't get much but Kit always tried to be nice to her.
Kit goes over to her dad's house to find a sweatshirt and Dusty shows up. She looks terrible and she seems to have a key to her ex husband's house. She's glad to see Kit and that's an understatement because she pulls a baby carrier out of the van.
Kit is surprised to see the newborn baby and even more when Dusty drives off!
She doesn't know the baby's age, or gender or even a name so she calls him Sam, Sam the Baby. I say him because she only finds out he is a boy when she has to change his diaper.
She's only 16 and supposed to be smart but why she doesn't call the police first thing is a mystery so I'm just going to say it is shock at first and then falling in love with the baby and more concerned that's he's fed.
When the strange man appears at the door, however, that's when her butt should have dialed 911.
He asks for Dusty and says his name is Ed, he is her cousin and that he's looking for the baby. Kit vaguely remembers him but says that he must be mistaken. Ed says he must have been confused and appears to leave but Kit finds him sneaking around the perimeter of her dad's home. Grabbing a disposable camera that she found to take some pictures of Sam, Kit gets some pictures of Ed sneaking around and of his old looking Cadillac.
Kit is freaked but then we get some more characters thrown into the mix. We've been introduced to Rowen Mason and his nine year old sister Margaret who goes by Muffin in a few paragraphs from each of their perspectives.
Rowen is the same age as Kit and he's had a crush on her since she moved to New Jersey from California after her parents' divorce. His cousin Shea has become BFFs with Kit and she has a plan to have both of them over at her house so they can get to know each other better.
Unfortunately, Rowen's strict parents don't want to leave their younger child home by herself just yet and since they can't find a babysitter...Rowen has to take his little sister with him. He is less than thrilled to have Muffin tagging along.
Muffin is actually very bright for being a little girl but staying over at her aunt and uncle's house with their pets and junk food and getting to watch "older kid" movies sounds exciting. Rowen and Shea however get into a fight and the siblings leave but then they make up and Shea tells Rowen to find Kit. She said she was going over to her dad's home there in town...
Kit is then surprised to find Rowen Mason on her dad's doorstep and he is equally shocked to find her ready to head out with a newborn baby in a car carrier, loaded down with baby supplies.
Muffin is delighted to see the baby and asks Kit if she can hold him. Despite her brother's sour attitude, Muffin is shown how to hold Sam and helps Kit change him and she is just as in love with the baby. Rowen has the same sort of questions as Kit was imagining about who is the baby's mother and who is the father and is Dusty coming back and just as stumped.
Even the teenage boy isn't smart enough to call the police and when the phone rings, Kit answers it and finds herself speaking to a woman named Cinda Chance. She says she and her husband Burt are supposed to be adopting the baby from Dusty with Ed's help.
Again partly because she is a 16 year old girl who has been saddled with taking care of a newborn for the past three hours, Kit thinks it sounds reasonable and gets directions. She has Rowen drive her back to her mother's house to get her car and get Sam's carrier in so she can take the baby to his new family.
Red lights and flags should be waving and going off in someone's brain but Rowen lets Muffin go with Kit to keep an eye on baby Sam in the backseat while she drives.
You can clearly see where all of this headed and it goes crazy from there trust me!
If you want to know one thing yes Dusty is the baby's mother and no he isn't Kit's brother. We get some real pieces of work but no one is worse than Dusty as a character. Maybe I do feel sorry for a little bit of what we learn about Cinda and Burt in a very dark Raising Arizona kind of way but there is nothing to make me feel sorry for Dusty. Even the nine year old child can't feel sorry for her!
Muffin is probably my favorite character. It's not that Kit and Rowen are bad characters but the nine year old child IS SMARTER THAN THE TWO TEENAGERS COMBINED! She is the only one to ever mention calling 911 or the police or taking Sam to a hospital. Kit and Rowen don't consider these options until it is too late.
All of that aside when we get to the ending, I'm crushed at how bittersweet it is. Things finally work out the way they should have but such connections are made that it makes my heart hurt.
It is the mother and the emotional person that I am. Saying that I really liked a book where most of the characters were either dumb or an evil kind of stupid is bad but that a book where a baby and at times a child are put in danger would sound reprehensible to me.
It's not an awful book but I've seen Cooney write her characters a little better than this.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 26, 2009
This book is geared to young adults and unlike some young adult books it is appropriately focused. It is clean with no sex and no real violence. No killing, no swear words - just a really sweet story. I almost sat it down after the first chapter but am glad I stayed with it. It was very good and I would recommend it to anyone looking for a good mystery with much intrigue.
October 21, 2010
I read this one because I had loved "Wanted" so much. I do not recall being as head over heels, but Cooney knows how to write a quick novel (*cough* unlike James Patterson *cough)
April 17, 2018
I am not going to go in as much detail as Wanted!, but man was this equally as disappointing. First of all the whole plot should never have even happened if little miss Kit had used her brain and called the cops and/or told her mother the truth. She did a lot of stupid things. Another thing was the writing. Characters automatically started knowing things when I'm still trying to figure out how they got to know these things. And lastly, the idea of a character like Muffin is as stupid as Kit's logic: Muffin is a nine-year-old girl who automatically feels attached to "Sam the Baby." Okay, alright. That sounds reasonable, but she is incredibly concerned on the baby's surroundings (food, dirt, comfort, etc.) and knows everything as if she gave birth to the kid. I felt that that is extremely unrealistic. The only thing I was able to connect with was the baby, who reminded my of my neice when she was that age. But beyond that, it was hardly an enjoyable novel.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 15, 2019
It was extremely short and simple. Not very detailed either. I liked that I couldn't tell what was going to happen next.
I was confused by the characters and their relationships with each other until towards the end. I didn't much like the end. It seemed it tie up in too neat a bow like a confused breathe of relief.
The kids were all very brave. I didn't understand the point of making them do it all themselves with no help because they all thought they were stupid except Muffin who was proud of herself.
Very strange and different book than what I'm used to reading. I was unable to put it down for long however otherwise I would not have finished it. I don't think I'll ever read this again, though.
I was confused by the characters and their relationships with each other until towards the end. I didn't much like the end. It seemed it tie up in too neat a bow like a confused breathe of relief.
The kids were all very brave. I didn't understand the point of making them do it all themselves with no help because they all thought they were stupid except Muffin who was proud of herself.
Very strange and different book than what I'm used to reading. I was unable to put it down for long however otherwise I would not have finished it. I don't think I'll ever read this again, though.
August 7, 2019
Part of this review will be about the writing and the other part will be about the formatting of the ebook.
The writing was very disjointed. The character's thoughts kept going off on tangents. The story was told from so many different viewpoints that is was difficult to remember who was thinking what. Very simple writing.
This book was written back in 1999. I'm sure that those who were responsible for changing a paperback into an ebook didn't take much care. Maybe in the paperback there was separation between those viewpoints. I hope so. Without those separations it's very hard to keep straight what's going on.
The writing was very disjointed. The character's thoughts kept going off on tangents. The story was told from so many different viewpoints that is was difficult to remember who was thinking what. Very simple writing.
This book was written back in 1999. I'm sure that those who were responsible for changing a paperback into an ebook didn't take much care. Maybe in the paperback there was separation between those viewpoints. I hope so. Without those separations it's very hard to keep straight what's going on.
July 31, 2018
78%
I read this in middle school and it was one of my favorites read. Reading it now...I have no idea why! everything that happened could have been avoided if Kit had called the police in the first place. She trusted people she never met or heard of so easily. She was a really naive girl and her thinking... I don't know what she was thinking. It was a fun to read through, I had some really good laughs.
I read this in middle school and it was one of my favorites read. Reading it now...I have no idea why! everything that happened could have been avoided if Kit had called the police in the first place. She trusted people she never met or heard of so easily. She was a really naive girl and her thinking... I don't know what she was thinking. It was a fun to read through, I had some really good laughs.
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August 17, 2021I have decided to no longer use star ratings. They are too arbitrary to me. Instead, I will be ranking an author's books against their other books. This does not mean that I do NOT like their books, just in what order I enjoy them most.
1) Wanted
2) Fatality
3) Hush Little Baby
4) Driver's Ed
5) Enter Three Witches
6) Flash Fire
7) Burning Up
8) Twins
9) Code Orange
10) Losing Christina Trilogy
11) The Terrorist
1) Wanted
2) Fatality
3) Hush Little Baby
4) Driver's Ed
5) Enter Three Witches
6) Flash Fire
7) Burning Up
8) Twins
9) Code Orange
10) Losing Christina Trilogy
11) The Terrorist
October 29, 2022
I had this on my “to read” list for 6 years. I was excited when I finally found it at my local thrift store… now I’m sad I wasted the money. Short read, not exciting and the writing was very bland. No details, character thoughts randomly popping up but takes you a second to realize who’s thoughts your reading. Idk, boring.
February 11, 2024
muffin was the star of this book, truly a “sturdy kid.”
changing POVs via paragraph and hoping the reader can follow along is not my favorite thing. but the book does a good job showing that kids will go the extra mile to prove themselves and will stress themselves out of making smart decisions.
changing POVs via paragraph and hoping the reader can follow along is not my favorite thing. but the book does a good job showing that kids will go the extra mile to prove themselves and will stress themselves out of making smart decisions.
July 19, 2018
I read a lot of Cooney’s books as a preteen and thought I’d jump on the nostalgia train.
September 16, 2019
A little different from what I normally read but I couldn't put it down. Strong characters and a good plot well worth a read.
July 19, 2020
Re-read
July 2, 2021
Probably one of my least favorite of her books, but still an enjoyable read.
July 1, 2022
I can see this action packed story appealing to middle schoolers, but the technology has lagged.
February 7, 2023
I love Caroline B. Cooney. Every story she writes pulls me in. This one is engaging, fast-paced, and fun.
July 31, 2025
Good book
I was expecting more suspense from the cover and title, but it was an ok book. Didn't hold my interest a lot but I finished it quickly.
I was expecting more suspense from the cover and title, but it was an ok book. Didn't hold my interest a lot but I finished it quickly.
February 23, 2016
{My Thoughts} – This was a fun mystery/adventure book to read. It was also an extremely quick read for me. I have always enjoyed the style in which Miss Cooney writes. The very first book of hers I’d ever read was the Face on the Milk Carton. That had been one of the best books that I’d read my freshman year in High School. So to me no other book of hers will ever compare. However, this book was well written, well thought out and one of the main characters was a baby! Who doesn’t like a book with a newborn in it?
Kit runs to her dad’s house to grab a shirt. While she is there her dad’s ex-wife shows up with a baby and dumps the baby on her. She doesn’t give an explanation just dumps the baby and leaves. Shortly after whole lot of bad and some interesting hardly any good things start happening in regards to Kit and the baby. Mostly because the baby is the most wanted character in the book. Literally nearly ever character in the book fights over the baby and most fight for the baby.
I really enjoyed how it was well put together and at the end it was wrapped up nicely. I think it is a great book for any teenager to read and in the process they can learn how hard it is to take care of a baby even if you are just the babysitter.
Kit runs to her dad’s house to grab a shirt. While she is there her dad’s ex-wife shows up with a baby and dumps the baby on her. She doesn’t give an explanation just dumps the baby and leaves. Shortly after whole lot of bad and some interesting hardly any good things start happening in regards to Kit and the baby. Mostly because the baby is the most wanted character in the book. Literally nearly ever character in the book fights over the baby and most fight for the baby.
I really enjoyed how it was well put together and at the end it was wrapped up nicely. I think it is a great book for any teenager to read and in the process they can learn how hard it is to take care of a baby even if you are just the babysitter.
May 21, 2014
Kit stops at her fathers for second while he is out of town to pick up something. Suddenly her ex-stepmother shows up with a baby, drops him off with Kit with an "I'll be back" and leaves. While deciding what to do a creepy character shows up to get the baby. Together with her friend Rowen and his little sister they get involved with a group of unsavory adults who all try to take the baby.
The Good: I liked this book. It was a good thriller. I was chewing my nails wondering how it would end. It was pretty well paced.
The Bad: I didn't really get to know the characters. I understand this is a thriller, but the characters weren't very fleshed out. And some of the decisions these kids made were just bizarre. While Kit considers at first getting her mother or father involved she decides not to. Instead lets Honestly I thought the kid sister probably was the most sensible throughout most of the story. Some of the things she did do wrong are easily attributed to her age. Though I guess if they'd done that the story would have ended sooner and been boring.
The Good: I liked this book. It was a good thriller. I was chewing my nails wondering how it would end. It was pretty well paced.
The Bad: I didn't really get to know the characters. I understand this is a thriller, but the characters weren't very fleshed out. And some of the decisions these kids made were just bizarre. While Kit considers at first getting her mother or father involved she decides not to. Instead lets Honestly I thought the kid sister probably was the most sensible throughout most of the story. Some of the things she did do wrong are easily attributed to her age. Though I guess if they'd done that the story would have ended sooner and been boring.
April 19, 2009
My review about this book is that if you like to read bboks with actions and mysteries, this is the book to read.This book is all about a girl who goes to her fatheer's house[she has divoced parents:] when he's not there.So her step-mother comes and gives her a baby and doesn't tell her any info. about the baby.The girl has no ida what to do with the baby when ''the step-mother's cousin'' comes for the baby. The girl says she has no baby and then later on someone calls for the baby and she goes to take it to the adoptive parents which were ''the cousins'', but really it was that... READ THIS BOOK TO FIND OUT MORE!!!
November 6, 2013
A typical story about an abusive marriage in which the abused wife decides to flee with her two children from her dangerous sociopathic husband. This novel is eye-opening to the fact that abuse can occur even in the most "picture-perfect" families. I liked the book, but the plot and characters were not unique or revolutionary. In addition, I felt that the ending was far-fetched and rushed. Like I stated previously, this is an okay novel, but if you want a more "eventful" story about an abusive relationship I would recommend Into the Darkest Corner written by Elizabeth Haynes.
May 4, 2008
Kit is suprised when her glamorous step-mother shows up looking ruffled and aggitated. Even more so---she has a baby. When Kit's step-mother drives off without it, she's concerned. But when people show, desperate and crazy to get the baby, she's terrified. Suddenly, she has to protect this baby from people who want it, she has to look out for herself, and she wants to know why people would want a baby so badly?
January 16, 2009
When Kit's ex-stepmother thrusts a baby into her arms and speeds away, Kit's world is turned upside-down. Now she must save herself and the baby from the crazy, desperate people who want it. Well this book is so awesome. I couldn't keep from reading this book. Kit was very brave and fast thinking. The baby seemed so cute and of course brave as well.
January 22, 2011
Kit was just stopping by her father's house to pick up a sweatshirt when her ex-stepmotehr Dusty pulls up and leaves a baby with her. Now Kit is alone with a strange baby, she doesn't know where Dusty is, a strange guy is prowling around the empty house, and Kit can only count on her friend Rowan and his 9 year old sister Muffin to help.
May 27, 2012
This book had a fast start and had had you wrapped around kits problem:Dusty, Kits ex-stepmother, gave kit a baby to take care of. After the first 50 pages the story got a little boring. Once you thought there was nothing else exciting that was going to happen Cooney got you wrapped up again in this mysterious novel about whos parents this baby really belongs to.
April 19, 2009
This Book is one of my favorites.
Even though i forgot the whole story.
I remember it having Exiting and Epic part,
I do recomend this book for actioned packed readers,
This book can be found in the library of Ms.Lacy at Ms.324.
Even though i forgot the whole story.
I remember it having Exiting and Epic part,
I do recomend this book for actioned packed readers,
This book can be found in the library of Ms.Lacy at Ms.324.
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