Accomplice by Eireann Corrigan

Accomplice by Eireann Corrigan is about best friends, Finn and Chloe. Both girls are looking ahead to their future: college. Unfortunately, despite their good grades, extracurricular activities, and positive attitudes, the girls are afraid they don't have anything to write their application essays about that will make them stand out amongst the other applicants. So, they hatch a plan to get them noticed. They will fake Chloe's disappearance. While Chloe hides out in Finn's grandmother's vacant house, the rest of their small town begins a manhunt to track down her kidnapper. This leaves Finn to deal with all of the police and news crews who show up to help. Throughout the entire ordeal, Finn nearly cracks. She finds some solace in Dean, the boy who had recently become Chloe's boyfriend and is now the prime suspect in her disappearance. Finn visits Chloe in secret when she gets an opportunity, and is convinced they need to call off the plan. As things get more and more heated in town and their plan begins to change, Finn can't seem to get past the need to come clean, while Chloe remains resolved to see it through. In the end, Finn learns some things about Chloe and her plan that she never would have suspected and she begins to wonder how solid their friendship was in the first place.

This was a really interesting book. Every guess I had about what would happen next was wrong! It kept me reading just so I could find out how everything was resolved. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes a good suspense novel or mystery - this ISN'T a mystery, but I think mystery lovers will like it!

Vanished: True Stories of the Missing by Marc Tyler Nobleman

Vanished: True Stories of the Missing by Marc Tyler Nobleman is exactly what you would think - true stories about people who are/were missing. The book highlights 7 different cases, some of whom have been found, and some are still missing.

Erica Pratt, second grader—“Escape from the Basement” is about a little girl who was kidnapped.


Percy Fawcett, explorer—“The Real Indiana Jones" is the story of a man who disappeared while on an exploration.

Grant Hadwin, woodsman—“The Golden Tree Killer” is about a man who tried to make a statement about our environment, only to anger and betray many people throughout the world.

Henry Grimes, musician—“Play That Song Again” tells the story of a famous musician who simply vanished.

Everett Ruess, nature lover—“I Leave No Trace” is the story of a person who, on eday, disappeared into the nature he loved so much.

Hannah Klamecki, kindergartner—“Very Harder Than I Thought” tells of a 6 year old girl and her grandfather who went missing during an afternoon boat ride.

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, aviator/author—“Pilot, Poet, and Prince” is about a pilot who disappeared during a mission.

This was a really fun read. It was interesting to read about these people and their experiences. Some of them were tragic while others were triumphant!