Review: "The Girl in the White Van," by April Henry

Savannah moves around a lot. She's to the point where she doesn't try to make friends or get attached because she's sure they'll be moving again soon. They have lived in the Seattle area for a few months with her mom's not-so-nice boyfriend. Savannah's only respite is her martial arts classes. After she and her mom's boyfriend get into an argument and he takes her phone, she heads to her class, upset. Her head is so bogged down with what went on before class that she doesn't realize a man is watching her until it's too late. He grabs her, gets her into his white van, and drives away. Savannah's a fighter though, so she is ready to do whatever it takes to survive. What she's not prepared for is that he's already kidnapped another girl almost a year earlier and that girl hasn't been able to escape either. The two girls work together to do what they can to get away from the man in the white van before it's too late for either of them!

Mrs. Denney's Rating: ***

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