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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.


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Trapped Michael Northrop 9780545210126 Books Reviews

the only reason i finished this book is because the storyline was good. the book itself was pretty poorly written. bad ending, too.
I would recommend this book for kids all around the world to read all the time if they were able to read all the time.I loved it.I have read a million books and by far my number 2favorite book.my mom would recommend this book for grown-ups and people around the world to read all the time.
Well written, atmospheric, and fast paced. I greatly enjoyed it. The ending is abrupt but effective; you can easily deduce what happens from there. Also, anyone who has lived in the the Hartford area will enjoy a clever allusion to a well known news/weather personality. Highly recommended.
I liked it. Brought back a lot of old memories of my younger days in high school. If you like stories about blizzards, this is a good one.
When I ordered this book I thought it sounded like a great idea. In reading it though I had trouble getting past the teenage voice. Yep, this is YOUNG ADULT reading, and if you are a 15 year old boy you'd probably really enjoy it as there is a lot of hormones, zits, and cellphone use. I was wondering if the group of teenagers trapped in their school in a horrible snow storm might resort to some version of "LORD OF THE FLIES" but instead they felt guilty about breaking into the cafeteria to get peanut butter and bread. I did finish the book and although I would not recommend it to any of my friends I think it would be a great read for a teenage boy who might be a reluctant reader.

Much like the breakfast club, the group of teenagers left to fend for themselves in their high school are all types. Pretty realistic but I would have liked it to have been a little more gritty.
Trapped could be described as Lord of the Flies-Nice. Another YA survival novel that did not live up to my expectations or the reviews it has been getting. Although there is lots of foreshadowing that sinister events are coming, all seven of the teens, trapped in their high school for a week by the worst blizzard ever, are decent, kind to each other and very normal. Even the school weird kid and the school scary kid are very normal. I am thrilled that Michael Northrop did not write the cliche "Breakfast Club" type story about misfits discovering they are not so different. More action and suspense would have made this book more appealing to young teens. Older teens will be able to appreciate the coming-of-age through disaster theme of Trapped.
This was a fast-paced book good for the audience it was written for - probably junior high. I think young teen boys will like the book especially, with its descriptions of a shop project, some slight potty humor, a couple of referred-to boy/girl situations.

I especially enjoyed the descriptions of the mega storm - made me want to put a sweater on. There were some pretty disturbing storm images discussed. This probably isn't a book you want to be reading in the middle of a blizzard.

Some good character development, although rather stereotyped. There were 2-3 improbable situations over the course of the book that I don't believe would have happened in real life, one being that a group of boys would have free rein over a shop class and all its tools without a teacher being there and being told to 'lock up' on the way out - not in this day of lawsuits. But the niggling details didn't take away from the story too much. More time could have been spent on the ending, too. But all in all, a good little story. Some adults like myself will enjoy it and I think that most junior high and lower high school kids will.
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.