''Captive!'' is the eighth novel in ''World of Adventure'' series by

Gary Paulsen Gary James Paulsen (May 17, 1939 – October 13, 2021) was an American writer of children's and young adult fiction, best known for coming-of-age stories about the wilderness. He was the author of more than 200 books and wrote more than 200 maga ...

. It was published on November 1, 1995 by

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Plot

The story is about Roman Sanchez and his classmates who are kidnapped by masked gunmen and threatened with death unless they are paid ransom money. Novels by Gary Paulsen 1995 American novels American young adult novels {{1990s-ya-novel-stub