"The top-ten bestselling thriller"
Joint winner of the 2007 Richard and Judy 12+ "Fluent" category. Winner of 2007 Red House Book Award for Older Readers (chosen by children)
This is a gripping thriller, inspired by the real-life case of a toddler who went missing in the early ‘90s. Touching on areas such as difficult relationships with parents, kidnapping and adoption, along with a compelling and high-speed plot, romance, wit and a great deal of suspense, readers of 11+ will find this utterly compulsive. It is also heart-breaking and will have you gripped to the page because the characters are so real.
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What if everything you thought you knew about your life was a lie?
Lauren is adopted and eager to know more about her mysterious past. But when she discovers she may have been snatched from her family as a baby, her whole life suddenly feels like a sham. Why will no one answer her questions? How can she find her biological parents? And could her adoptive parents really have been responsible for kidnapping her? Running away from her family to seek out the truth, Lauren's journey takes her deeper and deeper into danger as she realises that someone wants to stop her uncovering what really happened when she was a baby... at any cost... A nail-biting YA thriller from the bestselling author of Close My Eyes 10 years on from it's first publication, Girl Missing has sold over 150,000 copies in the UK alone. This new edition of the bestseller includes exclusive extra content from Sophie and is a must for fans and readers that are yet to discover this modern classic.
10 YEARS OF AWARDS FOR Girl, Missing
Manchester Children's Book Awards Bolton Children's Book Award Soilhill Book Award Winner of the Sakura Medal Red House Children's Book Award Richard and Judy Best Kids' Book Lewisham Children's Book Award
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Girl, Missing and determined it is suitable for children aged 11-14 years old
Girl, Missing features in the following genres: Featured Books for 13+ readers, Recommendations, Recommended Children's eBooks, Thrillers, Adventure Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Featured Books for 11+ readers
Girl, Missing is available in Paperback
Girl, Missing was written by Sophie McKenzie and published by Simon & Schuster Childrens Books an imprint of Simon & Schuster Ltd
Girl, Missing has 320 pages
£7.19
