Hostage

What is Alyssa DiPietro, a 15-year-old New Yorker, doing in the Utah desert? She has no idea--the teen field trip she's taking seems a big mistake. She particularly can't stand Rob Vogel, a Colorado boy who represents everything Alyssa dislikes about the West. But then Alyssa and Rob inadvertently disrupt the theft of a priceless dinosaur fossil. Taken hostage by the thief, the teenagers end up force-marched across the desert and dependent on their wits--and each other--for survival.
Ages 8-12
Hyperion Books for Children, ISBN 0-7868-1207-9
(paperback, $4.95)

"A gripping adventure story."
--School Library Journal
"Well-researched and action-packed." --Booklist
Winner of the 1997 Paterson Prize (4th-6th grade category)

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