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During a routine school bus ride, five adolescent passengers are seized by two men who have already murdered the bus’s elderly driver, Mr. Godfrey. The teens are taken hostage and held for ransom, forcing students, parents, and authorities into an urgent effort to find and rescue them. The story follows the tense, high‑stakes ordeal as the community races against time to bring the frightened children home.
First publish date: 1966
Genre: Suspense/Action Suspense
Authors: Lois Duncan
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