Safe by Susan Shaw

Safe by Susan Shaw is about Tracy, a teenager who lives alone with her father after her mother's death. On her way home from the last day of school, Tracy is abducted and abused. The majority of the novel focuses on Tracy dealing with the loss of her mother and the unspeakable hurt she's feeling after her abduction.

I really liked this book. Most novels dealing with abuse tend to be based on leading up to the abuse, which is the climax. In this book, however, Tracy's experience happens on the very first page. Susan Shaw did an excellent job of showing the reader what it must be like to deal with that kind of pain.