What Is The Theme Of Lucy Christopher's 'Stolen'

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The book I read over the summer was Stolen by Lucy Christopher. Stolen is written from the perspective of 16 year old Gemma, as a letter from her to Ty, her 24 year old captivator. While at the airport, waiting to board a plane for her family vacation, Gemma was drugged and kidnapped by Ty who took her to Australia and expected her to fall in love with him. In this book, Lucy Christopher makes the readers wonder if Gemma really did fall in love with Ty or if she just has Stockholm Syndrome. An important event in the book is when Ty is confessing to Gemma that he has been watching Gemma since she was 10 years old. As Gemma was watching Ty paint, Ty explains to Gemma that he met her when he was 17 and she was 10 years old in the park on Easter

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