Amy learned many lessons through her babysitting duties, but not how to deal with two thugs who show up one day and kidnap Amy and baby Kendra and take them to a remote cabin in the woods.

Right away the reader is bound to appreciate the spunk and ingenuity that Amy shows in the face of grave danger.  If it were only Amy, the escape and thus the suspense would be greatly reduced, but each act has to be balanced against trying to escape while protecting the baby.

In many novels in this age group, the main character too easily becomes a hero and solves the problem immediately—not Amy. She makes many mistakes. In fact she makes so many mistakes that the reader isn't ready for her to come up with a plan that will save both her and the baby.

Her use of videos containing clues to her whereabouts without tipping off the thugs is a nice element to the book. In fact it is so clever that it almost reaches the point where the reader may not believe it, but to Kehret’s credit, she never crosses that line where readers cast off their suspension of disbelief.

Even though this book is targeted for young readers, readers of all ages who like this kind of story will enjoy it greatly.