The Separates
What could possibly be so interesting about a pile of giant rocks? That's probably what's going through Gemma's mind when Ty first leads her to the Separates, the natural boulder structure near his...
Ty's Paintings
Art is a subtle undercurrent running beneath the surface of Stolen's story. Gemma's mother makes a living buying and selling priceless paintings from foreign countries, while Gemma tries to draw pi...
The Camel
Hump-day jokes aside (and trust us, we've got plenty), the camel—who remains unnamed in spite of Gemma's vote to call her "Stolen"—is a pretty important part of how Gemma interprets her ordeal....
The Snake
Starting way back in the Garden of Eden when the infamous serpent convinced Eve to eat the forbidden fruit, snakes have kind of gotten a bad rap in literature, and Stolen is no exception. Ty's prop...
The Robin's Nest
When Ty first meets Gemma when she's 10, he leaves an "abandoned and tattered" (37.34) robin's nest on her windowsill. In the present day, he tells her that when he found it, he took it to be "a si...