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| Title | : | Girl, Missing (Girl, Missing #1) |
| Author | : | Sophie McKenzie |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 283 pages |
| Published | : | December 1st 2006 by Simon & Schuster (first published October 2nd 2006) |
| Categories | : | Young Adult. Mystery. Thriller. Fiction. Contemporary |
Sophie McKenzie
Paperback | Pages: 283 pages Rating: 3.96 | 9303 Users | 606 Reviews
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This was a quick and simple read. Having been written over 10 years ago I didn't have overly high hopes, which helped as the way the main character spoke seemed very childish and immature.While researching for a school project, Lauren comes across a website for missing children. Discovering a girl that looks a lot like her; a girl taken from her parents over 12 years ago, Lauren makes it her mission to find out what happened to her, and who she really is.
A lot of what happens is overly convenient. How she manages to catch a flight to the USA, find the address of the orphanage where her adoption took place and then also the address of her possible family, I definitely had to suspend my disbelief in order to just enjoy and go with it.
If you take it purely at face value, this was an enjoyable and action filled novel. Definitely aimed at the younger end of the YA community, but still entertaining enough.
Details Books As Girl, Missing (Girl, Missing #1)
| Original Title: | Girl, Missing |
| ISBN: | 1416917322 (ISBN13: 9781416917328) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Girl, Missing #1 |
| Literary Awards: | Manchester Book Award (2008), Sakura Medal for Middle School Book (2008), Bolton Children's Book Award (2007), Carnegie Medal Nominee (2008) |
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Ratings: 3.96 From 9303 Users | 606 ReviewsCommentary Regarding Books Girl, Missing (Girl, Missing #1)
Wow. Just simply....wow! Girl, Missing is probably one of my favourite reads ever! I could read it again and again and it would still be No. 1. Well done Sophie, you should be proud. It is a proper page-turner which will capture readers old and new.This novel is about Lauren, an adopted girl who feels lost and unloved. She is determined to find out the truth about her, but does the truth lead to danger?One day Lauren finds a missing childrens website and is bored. She types her name into theWho Am I? It's a loaded question that most of us have had to ask ourselves at some point and usually struggle with an answer. But it's a question that runs much deeper for Lauren Matthews, who was adopted when she was 3 years old. She has no idea that a simple piece of homework will impact her for the rest of her life. Tired of never getting an answer from her parents about her biological family, she searches online and comes across a Missing Persons website.... where she finds a little girl who
This book was amazing. There were a lot of intense moments when you dont know if the characters will survive. It was a hard book to put down and you get attached to the characters. I would definitely recommend it to everyone who loves a good thriller.
I CAN'T EXPLAIN how much I love this trilogy! They're action packed and the story begins as soon as you open the book. I will admit that I read it a while ago so can't remember a lot but I enjoyed the trilogy thoroughly!! Definitely read.
Time taken to read - 1 day Pages - 301Publisher - Simon & SchusterBlurb from GoodreadsLauren has always known she was adopted but when a little research turns up the possibility that she was snatched from an American family as a baby, suddenly Lauren's life seems like a sham. How can she find her biological parents? And are her adoptive parents really responsible for kidnapping her? She manages to wangle a trip across the Atlantic where she runs away to try and find the truth. But the
I know this is a children's book, and therefore not for me, but I thought the writing was incredibly weak. Things happen so easily - an Internet search leads Lauren to believe she was actually kidnapped, a search done mostly because her adoptive parents bug her - and then she's off to America, ditching her mother at the airport to go to another State. I couldn't really suspend my disbelief.Also, Lauren is dreadful. She's selfish and ungrateful and I refuse to accept that it's just because she's
Lauren always knew she was adopted but doesn't know anything about her birth family or the circumstances of her adoption. When she is asked to write a Who Am I essay for school, she realises just how little she knows. Her parents refuse to tell her anything substantial so she decides to do some digging and uncovers the possibility that she was stolen at birth. This leads to an investigation as far as America as she and her best friend, Jam, try to find out what really happened.I found it quite
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