Disappeared

* "A tense thriller elevated by Stork's nuanced writing and empathy for every character, including the villains -- superb." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review

Four Months AgoSara Zapata's best friend disappeared, kidnapped by the web of criminals who terrorize Juárez.Four Hours AgoSara received a death threat -- and with it, a clue to the place where her friend is locked away.Four Weeks AgoEmiliano Zapata fell in love with Perla Rubi, who will never be his so long as he's poor.Four Minutes AgoEmiliano got the chance to make more money than he ever dreamed -- just by joining the web.In the next four days, Sara and Emiliano will each face impossible choices, between life and justice, friends and family, truth and love. But when the criminals come after Sara, only one path remains for both siblings: the way across the desert to the United States.Award-winning author Francisco X. Stork delivers his most gripping novel yet in this tense and timely international thriller.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Published: 09/26/2017
ISBN: 9780545944472
Pages: 336
Weight: 0.97lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.50w x 1.20d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 07/03/2017
Kirkus Reviews 07/15/2017 pg. 169
School Library Journal 08/01/2017 pg. 108
Booklist 08/01/2017 pg. 55
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 09/01/2017
Kirkus Reviews Fall Preview 08/15/2017 pg. 71
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2017 pg. 109
Shelf Awareness 10/03/2017
Voice of Youth Advocates 10/01/2017 - Recommended - Hard To Beat
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2018 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 190933 / Disappeared
Reading Level: 4.6 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 12