No Way Home by Jody Feldman
How can you save your parents when you are an ocean away? A propulsive international thriller from debut author Jody Feldman about an exchange program gone horribly wrong.
Tess Alessandro is living a dream: she was selected for an incredible summer exchange program in Rome, where she'll take in the beautiful sights and sounds and tastes of Italy. Her Italian counterpart, Sofia, will stay with Tess's family while she's away. Sure, her host parents barely speak English, but they seem cool enough.
Until one night, when Tess discovers them on a video chat with their daughter, who is brandishing a knife over Tess's sleeping parents. They tell Tess she needs to do exactly as they tell her, or her parents will die. Without her passport, credit cards or phone, Tess is forced to commit a series of crimes that add up to a shocking plan...and unless she finds a way to outwit these criminals, she—and her parents—will end up dead.
