Taken by Edward Bloor

It is back to school time! Things are starting to settle down, so I thought that I had better get back to putting books on my blog. I didn't have as much time to read this summer as I thought I would, but I did read some fun books and some interesting books. One of them was Taken by Edward Bloor.

Taken is set in the year 2036 where the world has changed in many ways. One major change is that one of the main struggles for prominent families is to protect their children from being kidnapped and held for ransom. This is an everyday occurrence and the main character Charity has been trained in what to do if she is every taken. So she is prepared when she is held for ransom at the beginning of this book. She knows how crucial the first hours are and how important contact with her family is.

While Charity is held, she has time to reflect on her life so far and her family which consists of her father, a famous dermatologist, her step-mother, a famous TV personality, and Victoria, her cook/maid, and Albert, her butler. Victoria and Albert are the people who are responsible for Charity’s day to day raising since her parents are always busy and gone and Charity feels closer to them than she does to her parents.

This book has some interesting commentary about race and social issues in the future. However, the best part of the book is the surprise at the ending. You will not expect what happens.