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Missing Persons: The Rose
Queen M. E. Rabb Speak © 2004 |
Three days after their father died, Sam went into her sister Sophie's room and told her they had to pack. Sam explained that, after their mother died, their father married a lady named Enid. Now Sam did not trust Enid, and she knew that if something happened to her father, Enid would receive all of their money. Enid would not receive the money if something happened to Sophie and Sam or if they went missing. Fortunately, Sam had a friend named Felix who was technically a genius. Felix gave them fake id's, changed their last name to Scott, and changed Sophie's name to Pheona.
They moved to Indiana where their mother was killed in a car accident. When they arrived in the small town, they rented a house, got jobs, and got into some trouble. Sophie got a job at the local swim club and met a girl named Noelle. Noelle went missing after karaoke night and everybody who did not like Sam and Sophie accused them for doing something to Noelle. Well, Sam and Sophie did not want to get into any more trouble, so they decided to look for Noelle themselves. They found out things they were not supposed to know, and things that helped them find Noelle. The bad thing was that Noelle went missing before the Rose Parade and she was queen. She just did not get the spot of the queen regularly. She blackmailed the mayor and judges into making her queen. Sophie and Sam eventually found out how she blackmailed them. They found Noelle with some help and everything went back to normal.
I really enjoyed this book because it was full of daring adventures and misguidance. I would recommend this book for sixth to tenth graders.
~ Ashley Aldan, grade 6, Boardman Center Middle School