--- product_id: 3432486 title: "Trapped" brand: "michael northrop" price: "SAR 46" currency: SAR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.com.sa/products/3432486-trapped store_origin: SA region: Saudi Arabia --- # YA thriller classic intense survival stakes week-long blizzard setting Trapped **Brand:** michael northrop **Price:** SAR 46 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > ❄️ Get trapped in a blizzard of suspense you won’t want to escape! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Trapped by michael northrop - **How much does it cost?** SAR 46 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.com.sa](https://www.desertcart.com.sa/products/3432486-trapped) ## Best For - michael northrop enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted michael northrop brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Gripping YA Thriller:** Dive into a suspenseful story that keeps you hooked from page one. - • **Authentic Survival Drama:** Experience the chilling realism of a week trapped in a snowbound school. - • **Relatable Teen Characters:** Connect with Scotty, Pete, and Jason navigating friendship and fear. - • **Critically Acclaimed Author:** Michael Northrop delivers masterful storytelling and vivid character arcs. - • **Perfect Condition Used Copy:** Enjoy a quality read with a well-preserved used edition—eco-friendly and budget smart. ## Overview ‘Trapped’ is a compelling young adult thriller by Michael Northrop, chronicling the harrowing experience of seven teens stranded in their school during a relentless blizzard. Praised for its vivid storytelling and relatable characters, this used copy offers a budget-friendly way to join thousands of readers captivated by its intense survival drama and emotional depth. ## Description A chilling YA thriller from critically acclaimed author Michael Northrop. The day the blizzard started, no one knew that it was going to keep snowing for a week. That for those in its path, it would become not just a matter of keeping warm, but of staying alive. . . .Scotty and his friends Pete and Jason are among the last seven kids at their high school waiting to get picked up that day, and they soon realize that no one is coming for them. Still, it doesn't seem so bad to spend the night at school, especially when distractingly hot Krista and Julie are sleeping just down the hall. But then the power goes out, then the heat. The pipes freeze, and the roof shudders. As the days add up, the snow piles higher, and the empty halls grow colder and darker, the mounting pressure forces a devastating decision. . . . ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Dimensions | 5.5 x 0.5 x 8 inches | | Edition | Reprint | | Grade Level | 7 - 12 | | Isbn 10 | 0545210135 | | Isbn 13 | 978-0545210133 | | Item Weight | 6.4 ounces | | Language | English | | Print Length | 240 pages | | Publication Date | December 1, 2012 | | Publisher | Scholastic Paperbacks | | Reading Age | 12 years and up | ## Images ![Trapped - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/719SzQTj0DL.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Format** options. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Captivating *by on Reviewed in the United States August 6, 2024* Even though I ordered this book used, it was still in decent condition. I am usually super OCD about my books and prefer that brand new book, but this was the only copy I could find. I am glad I purchased a used book because it was such a good read and hard to put down and stop reading. I wanted to keep reading to find out what happened next. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Not a Slumber Party *by on Reviewed in the United States July 7, 2011* TRAPPED is Michael Northrop's entry into the YA novel category, and it is a better-than-decent first book. I started out reading his book thinking I knew how it would all turn out - and in the overall scheme of the novel, I did. But what made this story a worthy adventure was in HOW Northrop drew out the story line, telling it from the viewpoint of a 15 year old student, an aspiring member of the school basketball team, and only child of a single parent. Northrop's attention to the details which motivated his protagonist was spot on.Scotty Weem and 6 other high school students, a mixed bag of people and personalities, are trapped for 5 days at the school as a blizzard rages throughout the northeast. This was not just any blizzard, and not just any nor'easter. "It was a natural disaster in the way the earthquakes and tidal waves are natural disasters".(p.2) Of course, none of the trapped students knew this at the outset. For them, rescue was just around the corner, until at some point, maybe when the snow covered the windows of the first floor windows, it wasn't.The crew of 7 includes two freshmen girls; 2 male "outcasts," one labeled a Goth and the other, a delinquent. And 3 boys who had a long standing friendship; Scotty, Jason, and Peter. There was wariness, suspicion, and unfounded perceptions among the unwillingly formed group of teens.The 5 days spent trapped in the old school building became one worse day after another. The worst day faded as the new worst day dawned. And the dawns faded as the school was encased in 18 plus feet of snow and the windows on the first floor were covered.Food was found in the cafeteria at the cost of breaking into several locked doors and storage lockers. Peaches and chocolate pudding were the main items on the group's menu. Soon, the pipes froze making water a precious commodity. The lights failed and the battery powered backup lights soon faded leaving the kids in total darkness when they ventured off of the second floor. There was no heat, no blankets, no sanitation, and now, without lights, journeys to the cafeteria to replenish their food supply, became dangerous excursions.A fascinating observation that was beautifully executed through Scotty's musing was the effect of having no communication with the outside world. This is a group of kids with computers, ipads, cell phones, video games, texting, facebook, and a myriad of communication channels available 24-7. Suddenly they were completely disconnected from their internet world. Scotty had left his cell phone at home that day, forgotten on his dresser. Others had phones but with limited charge in each and no way to recharge them. And, unbeknownst to them, the cell tower was destroyed by the violence of the blizzard. There was no way anyone could know that they were even trapped in the high school. And once anyone would be able to navigate the outdoors again, no one would know to look for them. A fatalistic theme enters the story, slowly, but pervasive.Another compelling aspect of the plot was the relationship of the group members. Northrop presents a clear and believable picture of the inter-relationships among the members; notions and actions about one another that are both real and perceived. This is a group that never becomes a team; they do not bond, nor do heroic things for the sake of the group. In some ways,are so estranged that they d0 not even get together to use their numbers to help them survive. Even Scotty and his 2 best friends found it difficult at times to be supportive of each other.So here we have the "trapped in a crisis situation" plot and 7 teenagers with few if any survival skills or even common sense among them. The tension does build daily as one disaster after another befalls this group, making their chances of survival diminish as the days pass. We have a brilliant depiction of a group that is naive, unskilled in daily living unless it is on the internet; a group that has no interest in the other members or their survival; a group that is basically disconnected from each other, and from the world. How does this all turn out?Well, read the book - the ending is not generic nor does it result in happy days or dreams come true. Northrup continues the tension in his writing up to (and beyond, in the reader's mind) the very last page. He shows a keen understanding of teenagers as he presents this story through the eyes of Scotty Weems. He is the narrator. His observations, thoughts, and emotions, convey the unfolding of the plot in a believable manner. This is a well written book - something a young adult and even an older adult such as myself can thoroughly appreciate.I am looking forward to more such writing from Northrop as I hope he is at work on his next compelling story. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Better Than Expected *by on Reviewed in the United States April 1, 2024* I bought this book years ago, and I still read it now and then. It's a great book and worth the read. I couldn't put it down the first time I read it, so I finished it in one afternoon. This was a day after I finished the first book of "The Hunger Games." 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