skeletonman

__Skeleton Man__, by Joseph Bruchac ISBN: 0-439-44251-6 c2001 114 pages

pp. 12-13 where Molly realizes that the social services lady is going to hand her over to a man that is claiming to be her “uncle.”
 * Good sections to read aloud:**

Molly wakes up one morning and discovers that her parents never returned home the night before. She thinks it is odd, but keeps waiting and waiting for them to return. Her teacher gets wind of this and offers to take Molly in until her parents return, but suddenly, the social services lady announces that Molly’s “uncle” is in town and wants to take her “home.” Molly has never heard of this so called “uncle” and refuses to go home with him, but ultimately, has no choice. The minute she gets “home,” her uncle locks her in the bedroom upstairs. The only way Molly gets to leave her bedroom is to go to school. She is afraid to tell anyone, so she sets out to try and figure the whole situation out on her own. Will she figure it all out in enough time? Or, will Skeleton Man, her so called uncle, kill her first?
 * Summary**:

YA fiction--mystery; kidnapping; disappearances

©Jennifer Lang - WDMS 2003