The cost of life; The girl who was kidnapped

Author: Roger Jordan
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Publish Date: 2003-03-01
Features: Waterfall Series · Young Adventure Stories. The Price of Life: French teenager Melanie is the apple of her parents' eye, suffering from a serious illness and needing a kidney transplant to survive. Teenager Arnaud is an orphan from the slums of Colombia, the same age as Melanie. Children in that area often disappear mysteriously, returning with certain organs missing. Under the arrangement of a hidden criminal group, Melanie travels to Colombia for a kidney transplant surgery, while Arnaud becomes a victim captured by the criminal group to be organ harvested: French teenager Lole's uncle practices medicine in Thailand. Through her uncle, she meets Mudam, a rural girl in Thailand, and becomes pen pals. Through their letter exchanges, the two girls from different backgrounds learn about each other's lives and form a deep friendship. Unbeknownst to them, Mudam is kidnapped by human traffickers and disappears. What will her fate be? Lole worries for her.