The Children and the Wolves

About this book

Printz Honor-winning author Adam Rapp spins a raw gripping and ultimately redemptive story about three disaffected teens and a kidnapped child. Three teenagers a sharp well-to-do girl named Bounce and two struggling boys named Wiggins and Orange are holding a four-yearold girl hostage in Oranges basement. The little girl answers to the Frog and seems content to play a video game about wolves all day long a game that parallels the reality around her. As the stakes grow higher and the guilt and tension mount Wiggins cracks and finally brings Frog to a trusted adult. Not for the faint of heart Adam Rapps powerful mesmerizing narrative ventures deep into psychological territory that few dare to visit.