Missing / Savannah Brown.

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Missing

Author:

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Summary:

When fledgling singer Roxy Raines vanishes from the tiny resort of Sandown, the island's locals refuse to talk about it to any outsiders, dismissing Roxy as a teenage runaway. Thirty years later, seventeen-year-old Mona Perry is convinced there's something more sinister at play. Armed with a suitcase and a microphone - to record her findings for her podcast's listeners - the troubled teen is on a deadline: one hot summer is all she has to get to the bottom of Roxy's story. But as Mona gets drawn into the strange goings on of this isolated community, it becomes clear that nothing is as it seems. Least of all Mona's own past, and the disappearance of someone else, someone much closer to her...How far will she go to uncover the truth?

Language:

English

ISBN - ISSN:

9781728259468

1728259460

Physical Description:

360 pages ; 21 cm

General Note:

"Originally published as The Things We Don't See in 2021 in Great Britain by Penguin Books"--Title page verso.

Includes author interview.

Subject:

Missing persons -- Juvenile fiction.

Cold cases (Criminal investigation) -- Juvenile fiction.

Runaway teenagers -- Juvenile fiction.

Podcasts -- Juvenile fiction.

Cities and towns -- Juvenile fiction.

Missing persons -- Fiction.

Cold cases (Criminal investigation) -- Fiction.

Runaway teenagers -- Fiction.

Podcasts -- Fiction.

Cities and towns -- Fiction.

Young adult fiction.

Detective and mystery fiction.

Thrillers (Fiction)

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Summary

A brooding, atmospheric novel about the mysterious vanishing of a singer from a remote island, and the teenage runaway determined to uncover the truth.

When promising young singer Roxy Raines vanishes from the tiny resort of Sandown, the island locals refuse to speak about it to anyone they deem outsiders, instead proclaiming Roxy a teenage runaway.

Thirty years later, seventeen-year-old Mona Perry comes to the island resolute in her search for the real reason behind Roxy's disappearance. Armed with a suitcase and a microphone, Mona only has one hot summer to get to the bottom of Roxy's story and record it all for her podcast and fans.

But as Mona gets drawn deeper into the strange, isolated community, it becomes clear that nothing is as it seems--least of all Mona's own past and the disappearance of someone close to her.

Reviews (1)

Kirkus Review

Roxy Raines went missing in 1986, but that won't stop Mona Perry from investigating her disappearance decades later. One summer night, young singer Roxy disappeared from the sleepy Delaware island town of Sandown Bay. Years later, 17-year-old Mona travels to the island, determined to find out what happened to Roxy--and to report the findings on her podcast, How To Disappear. Mona started the podcast after her older sister, Celeste, mysteriously vanished while the pair were on a hike in the woods. Lying about her age and posing as a seasonal summer employee, Mona dedicates her free time to poking around Roxy's former haunts. She befriends 15-year-old Ellis, a local boy who shares her interest in finding out more about Roxy's disappearance. Can Mona and Ellis piece together what really happened? Vivid, poetic language builds the picture of a quiet beach town that's never recovered from its tragic past. Mona is a complex character whose drive to discover the truth shines through her many, very human flaws. Side characters largely lack the same depth, although one of the story's strongest figures is Celeste, who looms over the central plot as a mythic figure whose disappearance spurs Mona's passionate interest in "documenting…all the ways a life can pause." Most characters are cued white. A rich, complex story about the secrets that a small town is determined to keep. (Mystery. 14-18) Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.