Caged

by Norah McClintock

Even if Kenzie's dog had somehow managed to escape from the family's fenced backyard, Kenzie knows the big, lovable chocolate Lab wouldn't have gone far. As they search for Clancy, Kenzie and his dad keep hearing stories about other dogs that have gone missing too. When Kenzie finds Clancy's ID tag and spots a van loaded up with dog food, he knows he has to investigate further. With the help of a schoolmate whose dog has also disappeared, Kenzie uncovers an illegal operation that grabs dogs off the street and turns them into bloodthirsty killers.

Genres: Teen

120 pages, Paperback

Published November 7, 2017

About the author

Norah McClintock’s fascinating mysteries are hard to put down. Her Chloe & Levesque series, Mike & Riel series, and Robyn Hunter series, all published by Scholastic Canada, have been popular with readers in many countries. Norah has also written several crime novels for reluctant readers in the Orca Soundings series from Orca Book Publishers,

Norah is a five-time winner of the Crime Writers of Canada's Arthur Ellis Award for Best Juvenile Crime Novel. Read Mistaken Identity, The Body in the Basement, Sins of the Father, Scared to Death, and Break and Enter to find out why! Norah's books have been translated into more than a dozen languages, and she has won numerous awards.

Awards:
Arthur Ellis Award - Juvenile
o 1996 – Mistaken Identity – Winner
o 1998 – The Body in the Basement – Winner
o 1999 – Sins of the Father – Winner
o 2002 – Scared to Death – Winner
o 2003 – Break and Enter – Winner

Red Maple Award
o 2004 – Hit and Run – Winner

Reviews

[Isaiah Tapia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Caged by Norah McClintock is a fictional story about a boy named Kenzie who has a dog named Clancy and one day his sister lets Clancy out in the backyard and when they go to let him inside he’s gone. Kenzie and his friends try to find clues to help find Clancy since the police won’t help. The book cuts over to Clancy’s point of view and shows the situation that he’s in. The story leaves you asking questions throughout reading it like what happened to Clancy? Will they ever find him? Why did they take him?.
I personally think the book has a really good plot like if this was made into a movie I would consider watching it. While reading the book when it shows Clancy’s point of view so many thoughts go through your head on what’s about to happen next. In conclusion, I think Caged is a good book and I would recommend this book to people who like thrillers.

[Christine J · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good quick read. Good story. Kids will like it.

[~ Ombrayes ~ · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty good for what it is, kept me pretty engaged.

[Merel · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was so sad and intense.