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03990aam a22004818i 4500 001 19ACA728F05411E7964A246697128E48 003 SILO 005 20240315010227 008 170821s2017 nyu 000 0 eng 010 $a 2017036939 020 $a 1501179047 020 $a 9781501179044 (hardcover) 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us-tx 050 00 $a HQ799.2.I5 $b B36 2017 082 00 $a 004.67/80835 $2 23 084 $a REL036000 $a REL036000 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Baldwin, John Earl, $d 1961- $e author. 245 10 $a Almost gone : $b twenty-five days and one chance to save our daughter / $c John Baldwin, Mackenzie Baldwin ; introduction by Stephanie Baldwin. 260 $a New York : $b Howard Books, $c 2017. 263 $a 1711 300 $a 228 pages ; $c 23 cm 520 $a "This is the never-before-told, riveting true story about a teenage Christian girl who was seduced online by a charming young Muslim man from Kosovo, and her father who ultimately worked with the FBI to save her from disappearing forever. The Baldwins were a strong Christian family, living in Plano, Texas. When their seventeen-year-old daughter, Mackenzie, met Aadam in a random-match online chat room, she fell for his good looks, his charm, and his respectful conversation. He told her he lived in New York, and they began an online friendship. But over the course of a few months, Aadam revealed that he actually lived in Kosovo and had only pretended to live in New York so Mackenzie would keep chatting with him. The more attached she became to Aadam, the more detached she became from her family. John and Stephanie, Mackenzie's parents, had no clue what was behind their daughter's change in personality, her surprising interest in Islam, her suddenly modest dress, and her withdrawal from friends and family. When Mackenzie's attachment to Aadam increased even more and they became "engaged," she started making plans to secretly fly to Kosovo where she and Aadam would be married. But twenty-five days before Mackenzie was scheduled to fly to Kosovo, John found out about his daughter's dangerous plan when three of her friends came forward. John contacted the FBI, and asked for help. Though the FBI did not believe Aadam was trying to radicalize Mackenzie, they were concerned about his intentions, as that part of Kosovo was known for sex-trafficking, human-trafficking, and citizenship frauds. Kosovo was no place for an unaccompanied, naive teenager to secretly travel and marry a stranger she knew only through online chats. Within the limited time remaining before Mackenzie's departure, John and Stephanie had to confront Mackenzie and stop her before she would be lost to them forever. Told from the viewpoint of both father and daughter, Almost Gone follows Mackenzie's network of lies and deceit and her parents' escalating bewilderment and alarm. More than a cautionary tale, this is the incredible story of unconditional parental love, unwavering faith, and how God helped a family save their daughter from a relationship that jeopardized not only her happiness, but also her safety"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Internet and teenagers $z Texas. 650 0 $a Online chat groups $z Texas. 650 0 $a Internet abduction $z Texas. 700 1 $a Baldwin, Mackenzie, $e author. 941 $a 13 952 $l HQPD845 $d 20240516013826.0 952 $l HMPB845 $d 20230519011227.0 952 $l WBPB115 $d 20230209023638.0 952 $l XEPE697 $d 20190123011742.0 952 $l HPPD845 $d 20180828014411.0 952 $l HRPE845 $d 20180728014734.0 952 $l MXPG943 $d 20180720050451.0 952 $l NDPD953 $d 20180713051705.0 952 $l MNPB553 $d 20180713043037.0 952 $l OEPC877 $d 20180709162904.0 $m 004.67 952 $l BZPC851 $d 20180606145735.0 952 $l WQPA215 $d 20180417163156.0 952 $l GBPF771 $d 20180103012054.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=19ACA728F05411E7964A246697128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search