SuitabookThe boy in the box
Cary Fagan
- Reading
- Consider reading together if the kidnapping raises questions or worry. Pause to talk about Sullivan's feelings, while leaving room for the story's outcome to unfold.
- Themes
- Kidnapping and captivity: Sullivan wakes imprisoned in a travelling show's caravan after taking part in a magic act. The situation is dangerous and frightening for Sullivan; the available plot outline does not show how the book ultimately frames it.
- Belonging and friendship: Sullivan helps his family run a home for older people, is friends with Manny, and questions whether his family is better off without him. The story raises questions about where Sullivan belongs, but the outline does not establish what he ultimately decides or how the book evaluates his choices.
- Worth knowing
- Sullivan is taken and imprisoned in a travelling show's caravan.