77 pages 2 hours read

April Henry

Girl, Stolen

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2010

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Essay Topics

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Girl, Stolen is narrated in third person, but the point of view alternates between Cheyenne and Griffin. What is the significance of the shifting point of view? What effect does it have on our reading of the novel?

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Both Cheyenne and Griffin have experienced physical and psychological trauma from accidents: she was struck by a car; he was burned in an explosion. What effects do those experiences have on their relationship? What does each character’s recovery process reveal about him/her and their relationship?

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Cheyenne and Griffin have lost their mothers. Furthermore, Cheyenne has a complicated relationship with her stepmother, Danielle. How does Girl, Stolen represent the impact of losing a parent? What role do the teenagers’ memories of their mothers play in the novel?