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That Time I Got Kidnapped
- Author
- Tom Mitchell
- Narrator
- Jot Davies
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 2 April 2020
- Run Time
- 6 hours 42 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
What to expect
A hilarious, action-packed road-trip adventure from the author of HOW TO ROB A BANK, ideal for readers aged 10 and up.
When fourteen-year-old Jacob misses his connecting flight in Chicago, he tries to complete his journey to LA by Greyhound bus. But on board he meets American teenager Jennifer, who is carrying a mysterious package and being chased by an enigmatic pursuer known only as ‘the Cowboy’… And she needs a partner in crime.
The unlikely pair soon find themselves on the road-trip of a lifetime – a funny, filmic, page-turning adventure, ideal for readers aged 11+.
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Details
- Author
- Tom Mitchell
- Narrator
- Jot Davies
- Duration
- 6 hours 42 minutes
- Release Date
- 2 April 2020
- ISBN
- 9780008292287
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories
Synopsis
A hilarious, action-packed road-trip adventure from the author of HOW TO ROB A BANK, ideal for readers aged 10 and up. When fourteen-year-old Jacob misses his connecting flight in Chicago, he tries to complete his journey to LA by Greyhound bus. But on board he meets American teenager Jennifer, who is carrying a mysterious package and being chased by an enigmatic pursuer known only as ‘the Cowboy’… And she needs a partner in crime. The unlikely pair soon find themselves on the road-trip of a lifetime – a funny, filmic, page-turning adventure, ideal for readers aged 11+.
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