Missing

Missing

by Catherine Mac Phail (Author)

Synopsis

Age range: 12+ Maxine's parents have had to do perhaps the worst possible thing: confirm the identity of her brother Derek's body by the clothes he was wearing when he disappeared. So the brother who was missing is now officially dead. But then the worst possible thing really happens: Maxine receives a telephone call from somebody saying he is her brother. She can hardly believe her ears. Has Derek come back from the dead? In this pacy thriller the author manages to confront many issues including: how different people deal with grief/the very under-rated effect of severe bullying at school/sibling rivalry - all in a fast-paced compelling narrative voice.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 192
Edition: Rejacketed
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: 06 Jun 2005

ISBN 10: 0747578354
ISBN 13: 9780747578352
Children’s book age: 12+ Years
Book Overview: Children going missing is a high-profile and important subject Striking photographic jacket A pacy thriller from an enormously popular author Author is prize-winning and extremely popular at events in schools and festivals

Author Bio
Catherine MacPhail won the Kathleen Fidler Award with her first novel, Run Zan Run, which Bloomsbury has re-issued, and the Scottish Arts Council Award with her second novel Fighting Back, also re-issued by Bloomsbury. Her other books for Bloomsbury include Dark Waters, Another Me and Missing. Catherine MacPhail's work is enormously popular with young teenagers, her trademarks being a mix of humour, with pacy and topical story-lines.