# Books about kidnapping assigned in US schools

**8** books in the US-school assigned-reading canon explore _kidnapping_. Sourced from state ELA standards, AP/IB syllabi, and Common Core exemplar lists.

**Grade span:** 3–12
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/theme/kidnapping
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Authors who explore kidnapping

- [Willo Davis Roberts](https://readinglist.school/author/willo-davis-roberts) (3 books)
- [April Henry](https://readinglist.school/author/april-henry)
- [Joseph Bruchac](https://readinglist.school/author/joseph-bruchac)
- [Lois Duncan](https://readinglist.school/author/lois-duncan)
- [Roland Smith](https://readinglist.school/author/roland-smith)

## kidnapping canon

- [Baby-Sitting Is a Dangerous Job](https://readinglist.school/book/baby-sitting-is-a-dangerous-job) by Willo Davis Roberts _(Grades 3–8)_
- [Girl, Stolen](https://readinglist.school/book/girl-stolen) by April Henry _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Hostage](https://readinglist.school/book/hostage) by Willo Davis Roberts _(Grades 3–8)_
- [Scared Stiff](https://readinglist.school/book/scared-stiff) by Willo Davis Roberts _(Grades 3–6)_
- [Skeleton Man](https://readinglist.school/book/skeleton-man) by Joseph Bruchac _(Grades 3–8)_
- [Taking Terri Mueller](https://readinglist.school/book/taking-terri-mueller) by Norma Fox Mazer _(Grades 6–8)_
- [The Third Eye](https://readinglist.school/book/the-third-eye) by Lois Duncan _(Grades 6–8)_
- [Zach's Lie](https://readinglist.school/book/zachs-lie) by Roland Smith _(Grades 3–8)_

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