Deadly Stranger

Brief Description: When twelve-year-old Shannon is kidnapped by a psychopath, her new friend, Katie, finds her life in danger when she unknowingly becomes the kidnapper's only witness. Publisher Marketing: When Katie Osborne goes to visit her new friend Shannon Lindstrom, a stranger says Shannon's at her piano lesson. The next day Shannon is reported missing and Katie is the victim of a hit-and-run driver. Katie doesn't realize that she's the only one who can identify Shannon's kidnapper--or that she's in grave danger still. Review Citations:

School Library Journal 05/01/1987 (EAN 9780396090397, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:  Kehret, Peg Peg Kehret s novels for children, which usually contain both humor and suspense, are regularly recommended by the American Library Association, the International Reading Association, and the Children s Book Council. She has won many state young reader or children s choice awards. Before she began writing books for children, she published plays, short stories, articles, and two books for adults. Peg is a frequent speaker at conferences for librarians and teachers.