Girl, Missing
Lauren 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? A family trip to the US gives her the chance to run away and try and find the truth. But the circumstances of her disappearance are murky and Lauren's kidnappers are still at large and willing to do anything to keep her silent...
Sakura Medal for Middle School Book (2008), Carnegie Medal Nominee (2008), John Lewis Solihull Book Award (2008), Bolton Children's Book Award (2007), Richard and Judy Best Kids’ Books (2007), and the Red House Children's Book Award (2007) which is voted for by children and teenagers.
About the Girl, Missing Series
Books in series order
- 1.Girl, Missing(2006)
- 2.Sister, Missing(2011)
- 3.Missing Me(2012)
Reading age: 12+ years
This series should be read in order.
Lauren 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. As she tries to uncover the truth of her biological parents and long-ago kidnapping, she must also deal with the very real danger of her kidnappers still at large…
Beginning with the award-winning Girl, Missing, this dramatic thriller series is based around teenager Lauren, her sisters, and her best friend Jam, and explores the themes of identity and family.