kidnapping victims

A new pair of shoes, a university degree, a husband--these are the things that a girl dreams of in a Nigerian village. And with a government scholarship right around the corner, everyone can see that these dreams aren't too far out of reach. But the girl's dreams turn to nightmares when her village is attacked by Boko Haram, a terrorist group, in the middle of the night. Kidnapped, she is taken with other girls and women into the forest where she is forced to follow her captors' radical beliefs and watch as her best friend slowly accepts everything she's been told. Still, the girl defends her existence. As impossible as escape may seem, her life and her future is hers to fight for.

Presents the classic novel by Robert Louis Stevenson about a sixteen-year-old orphan who is kidnapped by his villainous uncle.

Deep in the execution chamber of Floor 3B, Cathy, the sadomasochistic executioner and punisher of criminals, gives Ray a pistol, trying to get her to turn on Zack. However, Zack is not down for the count yet.

Prison guard Cathy tries to break the vow between Ray and Zack by continuing to torture them with painful punishments. Then Cathy gives Zack her special "medicine" which enhances his urge to kill and causes him to come after Ray with his scythe.

When Ray and Zack finally arrive at Floor B3, they meet the mad prison guard Cathy Ward. There she punishes them with her sadistic traps including an electric chair and poison gas, and they struggle to escape each one and keep their promise to each other.

Amnesia-stricken Ray and serial killer Zack have reluctantly joined together to escape the basement. They stumble onto Floor B4 where they find a room full of headstones, with one seemingly belonging to Ray.

Rachel Gardner wakes up in a basement she knows not where, where a serial killer wrapped in bandages named Zach tries to kill her with a scythe. She escapes, but on the next floor she meets a man called Danny, who says he is her doctor--but as Rachel breathes a sigh of relief, she can't help noticing Danny has strange eyes.

"After her harrowing journey west to California, Lee Westfall has finally found a new home, one rich in gold, thanks to her magical power, a power that seems to be changing every day. But this home is rich in other ways, too: with friends who are searching for a place to be themselves, just as she is, and with love. Jefferson, her longtime best friend, hasn't stopped trying to win her heart. And Lee is more and more tempted to say yes. But her uncle Hiram hasn't given up his quest to get Lee and her power under his control. When she's kidnapped and taken to him, Lee sees firsthand the depths of her uncle's villainy. Yet Lee's magic is growing. Gold no longer simply sings to her, it listens. It obeys her call. Is it enough to destroy her uncle once and for all?"--Provided by publisher.

"Getting kidnapped over spring break was definitely memorable. But now that the surviving hostages are home, they want life to feel normal again: high school, dating, million-dollar galas. But there's no escaping the spotlight--or the truth about the ways they betrayed each other in the jungle. And this time, the real threat isn't kidnappers--it's what the 'friends' might do to each other"--Provided by publisher.

Stephanie does not get along with her mother's new boyfriend Gregg, who is so very different from her late father, and while Gregg goes out of his way to irritate her, Stephanie is unnerved when he mentions her resemblance to the girls who have recently gone missing from their homes.