Book cover for The Spanish Kidnapping Disaster by Mary Downing Hahn

The Spanish Kidnapping Disaster

1991 Released
147 Pages
2-3 Hours
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Clarion BooksISBN 9780547562957

Forced to accompany their parents on their honeymoon in Spain, new stepsisters Amy and Felix find the animosity between them escalating, especially when Felix's boasting about family wealth to Grace, the mysterious world traveler, results in the kidnapping of the girls and their younger brother.


Now, trapped in the Spanish mountains, can two girls who can’t stand each other work together to survive?


  • Stepfamily Fiction: Twelve-year-old Felix and her new stepsister Amy are complete opposites. When they’re forced on a trip to Spain together, their fighting might be the most dangerous thing of all.
  • A High-Stakes Travel Adventure: A small lie to a mysterious stranger turns a family trip into a nightmare. Now Felix, Amy, and her little brother Phillip are prisoners in a remote mountain cave.
  • Survival Story: With dangerous captors and no one to trust, the stepsisters must put aside their differences and plan a daring escape before it’s too late.
  • Middle Grade Thriller: A page-turning mystery for young readers that combines family drama with heart-pounding suspense, perfect for fans of classic adventure stories.

Mary Downing Hahn

Mary Downing Hahn’s many acclaimed novels include such beloved ghost stories as Wait Till Helen Comes, Deep and Dark and Dangerous, and Took. A former librarian, she has received more than fifty child-voted state awards for her work. She lives in Columbia, Maryland, with a cat named Nixi.

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