Trapped by Laurie Halse Anderson

Author:Laurie Halse Anderson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin USA, Inc.

After pie, I help Dad with the dishes and then head up to my room to do some homework. I’ve fallen behind a little, and if I don’t study for tomorrow’s math test, I could be in big trouble.

When I open my backpack and look things over, I realize that the situation is worse than I thought. I have an English paper due in two days, my social studies group project is supposed to be well under way, and I’m scheduled to give an oral presentation in tomorrow’s health class, on food safety.

Eek.

First things first. I’d better get going on that oral presentation. There’s only one problem: I left my health book in my locker at school.

If Sage were home, I’d ask him if I could use his computer for a while to do some research on the Internet. (The family computer is way too pokey.) Come to think of it, if Sage were home, I’d never have a chance at the computer, since he’s always using it.

It takes me only a second to decide. He hates me to go into his room without asking, but I don’t really have a choice, do I?

I go down the hall to Sage’s room and knock softly on the door, just in case he’s still there. “Sage?” I call. No answer. I push the door open.

His room looks the same as always, which is to say it’s a total pigsty. No, that’s not fair to pigs. They’re actually very smart and clean. Sage’s room is, well, what can I say? I have to practically wade through piles of dirty clothes, books, and woodworking projects in order to get to his desk.

The computer’s on, so it takes only a few minutes to get onto the Internet. I do some searching, trying to remember Sunita’s techniques. It’s not too hard to find what I’m looking for, and soon I’ve downloaded more information than I’ll ever need about salmonella bacteria counts, hand washing, and how to clean your kitchen counters.

While the information is printing out, I quickly check my e-mail. Nada. Just a couple of those stupid chain letters everybody loves to forward. Then, bored, I do something I know isn’t quite right. I go to Sage’s list of bookmarks to see what Web sites he’s been visiting.

And boy, do I get an education!

These animal rights people are serious. Like that fire my mom talked about, in the feed factory? That was only one of dozens of fires people have set. They’ve also defaced the windows of stores that sell fur, vandalized fast-food places that serve meat, and sent threatening letters to scientists who use animals for experiments.

Some of the people have been arrested for their activities—including some Animals Always members! They’re known as “political prisoners,” and there’s a list of addresses so you can write to these people in jail.

There’s a page that shows how to disguise yourself when you’re doing “direct actions,” and a page that tells how to disable video surveillance cameras so that you can’t be filmed while you’re freeing minks or setting fires.

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