had died of pneumonia and she had to bury Cory under a different name because if their grandfather knew about them they would lose their inheritance. By now, Chris and Cathy were becoming suspicious of their mother. So when she visited them one day Cathy kept her busy, while Chris stole the master key to all the rooms including theirs; mother always laid it on the table. Chris took the key and pressed it into a bar of soap and then carved a key from wood, so they could escape the horror. Chris used the key to open their door to explore the big house; he had to find money they could use to escape with.One night while looking for money he almost got caught by the butler and maid. He hid, but what he heard terrified him. The butler told the maid that Corrine married and moved out of the house. Her dad had passed away and she was very rich now. The butler continued with saying, that the attic was full of mice, and Corrine put arsenic on the food she had her mother bring up to the attic, enough to kill a thousand mice. Chris was finally able to return to the attic and to explain to Cathy what he had heard. Cathy asked, how could she do this to us. Therefore, they knew they had to escape by early morning if they wished to stay alive. By morning they crepted outside and ran to the train station never looking back. They planned on going to Florida. They finally made it to Florida, and accomplished their dreams, all except one, revenge.I really enjoyed this book because it kept me wanting to know what was going to happen next. I cant wait to read the next book in the series. I believe this book could be based on real life these days. You do hear sometimes about how parents lock up their kids like animals. I cried as I read some of the book. I would definitely recommend it to others....
