SuitabookFestive surroundings and danger
Port Sentinel is decorated for Christmas and hosts a market, while a classmate is being held captive nearby.
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Jane Casey - Author
A festive small-town mystery where Jess must try to locate a kidnapped classmate. Its central appeal is the contrast between cheerful Christmas celebrations and an urgent rescue problem.
It's Christmas in Port Sentinel, the tiny English town where Jess Tennant has been living for more than a year now. She wasn't sure how she felt about moving away from London when her mom dragged her to Port Sentinel right before the beginning of high school, but even Jess has to admit the town has completely outdone itself for the holidays. There's a Christmas market complete with mini ice-rink, and fairy lights decorate the bare trees all over town.For one of Jess's classmates, though, the Christmas season is anything but magical. She's been kidnapped and is being held in a dilapidated cottage near a deserted beach. And Jess might be the only one who can figure out where she is in time to rescue her.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceA festive small-town mystery where Jess must try to locate a kidnapped classmate. Its central appeal is the contrast between cheerful Christmas celebrations and an urgent rescue problem.
Port Sentinel is decorated for Christmas and hosts a market, while a classmate is being held captive nearby.
Jess may be the only person able to work out where her classmate is and help rescue her.
The kidnapping, the classmate being held captive and the deserted-beach cottage create fear and suspense. Consider whether a missing-person rescue plot feels manageable for your reader at present.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: the current material supports only a cautious reading; another book-specific source is still needed.
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