The Emerald Circle by L Rosenman has 21 chapters. There is advice from the author for everyone right in the beginning. In the acknowledgment section. It goes like this - "Pay close attention to our reality... it contains other, hidden layers. And pay attention to your children. Guard them as if they are the apple of your eye". What a wonderful quote it is. This story is of a 5-year-old girl. While she sleeps in the car of her kidnapper, he reports the successful kidnapping of this girl to Kurt.