I Am Hostage Three

Upset by both her father’s detachment and her new stepmother, Amy Fields struggles with life as she approaches adulthood. In an attempt to mend family ties, her dad buys a yacht and they set out on a world tour, which goes very wrong off the coast of Somalia when pirates take control of the yacht and demand a ransom for the passengers. Amy, a privileged westerner, re-evaluates her beliefs and understanding of others’ plights and motives. This suspenseful coming of age story for grades 8-10 invites examination of the global context for the existence of modern pirates, and social justice.