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gmamartha's review against another edition
4.0
The story of two girls meeting and having to resolve past feelings is portrayed in a very compelling way. We learn about their past experience through a blur of feelings. At the end of the book the writing style verse is explained, which makes you want to go back to see how it was actually incorporated into the story. But I believe my first read-through was the most powerful, without looking at the "gimmick."
evermoreliterary's review against another edition
2.0
I really enjoyed the beginning of this story (the kidnapping section), but unfortunately the rest of the story lost my interest. I did enjoy that the author played around with putting 'secret' messages within some of the verses. This left much to be desired, unfortunately.
sarahanne8382's review against another edition
4.0
Short, but really packs a punch. Six years ago, Wren and Dara shared a traumatic experience. When that are randomly reunited at summer camp, the girls realize how much of their shared past is unresolved. Will Dara blame Wren for her father going to prison? Will Wren blame Dara for her father's careless actions?
A very solid middle grade book for getting people to put themselves in another's place.
A very solid middle grade book for getting people to put themselves in another's place.
readmoreyall's review against another edition
3.0
I liked it. I don’t feel like it needed to be in verse and I would have loved more from the characters.
kchaplin's review against another edition
3.0
Hidden is about a girl named Wren who is mistakenly kidnapped and brought to a stranger's house. She hides in his garage for a few days. There, Wren meets her kidnapper's daughter (a girl named Darra), who tries to help her. Wren escapes and years later meets up with Darra at a summer camp.
What's interesting is that this book isn't only written in verse but that it alternates between the two characters, who tell their story in different forms of poetry. It was both interesting and heartwarming, even if some of the events didn't feel all that believable. I also appreciated the clever ways in which verse was used in the story.
What's interesting is that this book isn't only written in verse but that it alternates between the two characters, who tell their story in different forms of poetry. It was both interesting and heartwarming, even if some of the events didn't feel all that believable. I also appreciated the clever ways in which verse was used in the story.
amy_always_reads's review against another edition
2.0
Honestly, this book wasn’t bad. It’s a middle grade/ya novel in verse with dual POVs that starts with an accidental kidnapping and then time jumps. The alternating POVs and verse style were interesting, as was the extra little code in Darra’s stories. The concept started out great too, I think. Ultimately I just wanted more from this. It was so short that it didn’t really explore either side of the story as much as I would have liked.
shaundell's review against another edition
4.0
Wren and her mother are at a convenience store; Wren, a young girl, stays in the car while her mother runs in to buy a soda. The car is stolen with Wren hiding in the backseat.
This is the story of Wren and the kidnapper's daughter meet years later at a summer camp.
This is the story of Wren and the kidnapper's daughter meet years later at a summer camp.
bwad3's review against another edition
4.0
My mind was blown when I went back and read the last line of Darra's verses! So creative! Great short read!
jwinchell's review against another edition
4.0
Captivating (ha ha) right away & throughout, this speedy novel in verse is a solid option for recommending to middle grade readers of all stripes. I'm glad I read the "Notes on Form" first because that helped me differently read Darra's sections. The verse wasn't always successful--I didn't always buy the need for the free verse, especially with Darra's sections and especially with the "end line poems" telling Darra's back story because they didn't always say much that was new. I did appreciate the deep emotional lives of both girls and the unique friendship story. It's on the 7th grade OPPL reading list.
sducharme's review against another edition
4.0
Two girls who never imagine crossing paths again do meet at a summer camp. Their past interaction is so disturbing - how can they turn their meeting into a healing experience? Story in verse with hidden messages