A Situation I Would Not Do Well In!

I’m now reading Three Days by Donna Jo Napoli. It’s about a girl whose father gets killed by a heart attack during their father/daughter vacation in Italy. Jackie (the daughter) doesn’t have a cell phone and doesn’t know what to do. She is left stranded on the Italian highway with a dead father and rental car.
Unfortunately, two men in a truck pick her up. She is VERY scared (and who wouldn’t be??) She has no choice but to go with them. They take her to their home and give her very nice things. They give her a beautiful room that is made just for a girl her age. Also, at the home is an older woman.
Since Jackie speaks little to no English, she has to piece together the family’s life. During all of this, all she can think about is how badly she wants to go home. The family’s marinara smells delicious, but it’s not the same as her mother’s. She can only imagine what is going on in the world. The home she is at is in a very secluded area and all of the neighbors speak…you guessed it, ITALIAN!
I’m only into the very beginning of the book, so I don’t know too much about the plot, but I have been getting to know Jackie. She seems to be a very considerate and brilliant young girl. It is obvious that she will find a way to get herself out of the situation no matter what. Surprisingly, she doesn’t seem too phased by the whole “being helpless” thing. Of course, this strange, yet very kind family does help with that little fact…