Trapped Summary

The book I started reading was Trapped by Michael Northrop. It is about seven students who get trapped in their school during the biggest snow storm ever. The book takes place at Tattawa High School in the Northeast where they get a lot of snow. Since it is winter the weather was, as expected, going to be stringent but it was worse with a lot snow.

The main character of the book, Scotty Weems, was a rising basketball star at the school and lived a habitual life. He had many friends at school but his best friends were, Pete Dubios and Jason Gillispie. One day they decided to stay behind to work on a project together even though the snow was clinging to the windows and the school had announced a snow emergency. This would prove to be a detrimental decision.

In the beginning chapters, the snow continues to fall and adds up to be eight feet tall. This means that no one can go anywhere and the students are trapped inside the school without anyone to help them. All they did was eat, sleep, and hope. Soon the power goes out and the heat stops working making them cold. Also they get hungry and go to the cafeteria to look for food. Here is a quote of when they find food; "We were hungry, and the prospect of food was exciting, like Christmas morning and Thanksgiving dinner combined,". This quote displays imagery by comparing the amount of food you receive during these holidays to now when they haven't had food for a while.The perspective of the book, Scotty's, helps readers understands just how hungry the students are. Also it shows just how hungry everyone is that they think of finding some food as a feast.