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The Bunker Diary

by Kevin Brooks

Ages: 14+

Published: 2015

Publisher: Carolrhoda Books/Lerner

ISBN: 978-1-4677-5420-0

Keywords: Kidnapping, Diaries

Who is the mysterious abductor, who imprisons his victims in an underground bunker? Linus describes the frightening events in his journal, as five more victims are added to his cell.