What if the ordinary things in life suddenly...disappeared? Aila Quinn's mother, Juliet, has always been a mystery: vibrant yet guarded, she keeps her secrets beyond Aila's reach. When Juliet dies, Aila and her younger brother Miles are sent to live in Sterling, a rural town far from home--and the place where Juliet grew up.
Sterling is a place with mysteries of its own. A place where the experiences that weave life together--scents of flowers and food, reflections from mirrors and lakes, even the ability to dream--vanish every seven years.
No one knows what caused these "Disappearances," or what will slip away next. But Sterling always suspected that Juliet Quinn was somehow responsible--and Aila must bear the brunt of their blame while she follows the chain of literary clues her mother left behind.
As the next Disappearance nears, Aila begins to unravel the dual mystery of why the Disappearances happen and who her mother truly was. One thing is clear: Sterling isn't going to hold on to anyone's secrets for long before it starts giving them up.
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Clarion Books
Published: 07/04/2017
ISBN: 9780544879362
Pages: 400
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.90w x 1.40d
Review Citations: School Library Journal 04/01/2017 pg. 155
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 05/01/2017
Publishers Weekly 05/08/2017
Kirkus Reviews 05/15/2017
Voice of Youth Advocates 06/01/2017 - Recommended - Hard To Beat
Booklist 06/01/2017 pg. 91
BookPage 07/01/2017
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2018 - Recommended, Satisfactory
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 196755 / Disappearances
Reading Level: 5.2 /
Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus /
Point Value: 15
