Kidnap Kids

By Todd Strasser

Book Overview

Tired of being confined to their home with a babysitter whose idea of a good meal is Pop Tarts and Kool-Aid, Steven and Benjy decide to take things into their own hands. In order to remind their dad... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0545048923
• ISBN13: 9780545048927
• Release Date: February 1998
• Publisher: Putnam Juvenile
• Length: 166 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.7" x 5.7"

Customer Reviews

The Greatest Book

I give this book 5 stars. I thought this book was awesome. I would recommend this book for at least 6th graders. This book is about 2 kids named Benjy & Steven who handcuff their parents because their parents never spend time with them. If you are trouble-makers at home, you may like the plans Steven & Benjy do. I hope you enjoy this book! By: Danielle

Crazy Kids!?

Well,if you are a big Humorous Fiction fan,then this is the book for you. There are two little boys, named Steven and Benjy. They are upset that their parents aren't spending time with them. So,they come up with a big dramatic plan. Well, you will have to get the book to find out. I would recommend this book to someone who likes Humorous Fiction/Adeventurous Fiction.In conclusion,I think the book was pretty good,and if you get this book,I can almost guarantee you will like it!!!!! by J

What About Kidnap Kids??

I really liked this book.I'm giving this book a 5 star rating for reasons like;it was exiting,and fun to read.My favorite part was when Steven and Benjy saw 2 guys that they call the"Nut Bombers" on the front porch of their new summerhome.Who are they looking for??Why??Read Kidnap Kids to find out!!! BY:Frank

The Coolest book

Kidnap Kids is an excellent book, I recommend this book at least 6 graders. It is about these two kides named Benjy and Steven who handcuff their parents because they never spend time with them. Will they are at the cabin the Nut Bomers are after them.I hope you like this book. By Nikki

Yet Another Success from the Office of Todd Strasser

Todd Strasser's talent shone through in this book, Kidnap Kids. I was amazed at the way it was written; it is difficult to tell whether the author was an adult or a kid. Not only does the narrator's arrangement of words matches that of an ordinary twelve or thirteen year old, but the problems at the beginning of the book mirror the problems a teenager faces as well. In addition to that, the middle school aged narrator's logic was not well trained, as his plans were not completely thought out, like when he locked all the keys in the trunk of the family's car except for the one that belonged to his father's rental.The suspense element was seamlessly worked in story with a cliffhanger at the end of each chapter. This became exciting toward the end when the family was trying to think up ways to elude the Nut Bombers, and how they could get to the phone located on the grounds of a small store on the other side of a river with raging rapids. This suspense also led to surprise incorporated at the end, with the mother driving a truck trying to escape the Nut Bombers and a member of the militia clinging to the side.Humor was used thoroughly throughout the story, mostly stemming from an adolescent's limited problem solving abilities, as in the case of keys mentioned earlier in this essay. Another example of well-planned humor was at the end of the book when the narrator's mother, who was driving the truck, took off one of her uncomfortable shoes and hit the Nut Bomber that was clinging onto the side.Overall, I enjoyed the novel very much. Other than a few points where Strasser could have gone into deeper clarification, I believe it deserves, in every respect, the perfect rating which I gave it. This book took three different concepts, problems in life, humor, and action, all of which could clearly be identified, and blended them together flawlessly without resorting to pretentious measures. Almost all of Todd Strasser's books are award-winning masterpieces, and Kidnap Kids is no exception.