num_pages: 240
description: What does it mean to be trapped -- physically, emotionally, or psychologically? Thirteen prominent young adult authors have been given free rein to interpret the term, and the results are electrifying, revealing the best and the worst of the human spirit. In settings fantastic, mythological, and contemporary, and with tones humorous, introspective, and thrilling, these touted authors' explorations of being trapped produce gripping results. Includes:"Minimum Wage" / Apollo"Pancakes" / Joan Bauer"The Box" / Francesca Lia Block"Tunnel Rat Dreaming" / Gary Crew"Trapped" / Lois Duncan"A Matter of Getting Out" / Lois Lowry"Athlete" / Gregory Maguire"The Escape" / Walter Dean Myers"And Still the Birds Keep Circling" / Gloria Rubinstein"The Woeful Princess" / David Skinner"Fountain of Youth" / Marc Talbert"Sheep" / Rob Thomas"Cross Over" / Rita Williams-Garcia
language: English
title: Trapped!: Cages of Mind and Body
titlecomplete: Trapped!: Cages of Mind and Body
genres: Short Stories, Thriller, Young Adult, Mystery, Fiction
ratings_count: 64
publisher: Simon Pulse