Girl, Missing - Sophie McKenzie
Published: 04/08/11
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Pages: 304
After reading Close My Eyes, which is Sophie’s first adult novel, I was interested to read some her YA novels and started off with Girl, Missing.
Lauren wants to find out where she has come from. Being an adopted child, she knows that there are her real parents somewhere in the world and now she wants to know who they are. When her mum and dad won’t tell her where she came from, she decides to take matters into her own hands and flies to America with her best friend Jam to go on the search for her real family. However, the journey she is about to take will put her straight into the path of danger…
Being a YA novel it was a quick and easy read. I liked the moments of tension in the plot and for a young reader it would be really quite scary to read; exactly the kind of book I wish I’d read as I was growing up!
The main character Lauren was well written and I’m sure many other 15 year old girls would be able to relate to her, especially the relationships she has with her parents, brother and Jam. The narrative voice was likeable and Lauren seemed to be a character that everyone would warm too.
Whilst the events in the plot were at times a little unrealistic, they were exciting and had me wondering how they were going to be resolved. As it is a YA novel, I was aware that everything would more or less turn out ok in the end and I wasn’t disappointed!
If you like a quick, easy, afternoon read with a little bit of excitement then this is for you. Also, if you have teenage sons or daughters or know someone who’s around 13-16 then I would suggest you recommend this book to them. I think they’d really enjoy it.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Pages: 304
After reading Close My Eyes, which is Sophie’s first adult novel, I was interested to read some her YA novels and started off with Girl, Missing.
Lauren wants to find out where she has come from. Being an adopted child, she knows that there are her real parents somewhere in the world and now she wants to know who they are. When her mum and dad won’t tell her where she came from, she decides to take matters into her own hands and flies to America with her best friend Jam to go on the search for her real family. However, the journey she is about to take will put her straight into the path of danger…
Being a YA novel it was a quick and easy read. I liked the moments of tension in the plot and for a young reader it would be really quite scary to read; exactly the kind of book I wish I’d read as I was growing up!
The main character Lauren was well written and I’m sure many other 15 year old girls would be able to relate to her, especially the relationships she has with her parents, brother and Jam. The narrative voice was likeable and Lauren seemed to be a character that everyone would warm too.
Whilst the events in the plot were at times a little unrealistic, they were exciting and had me wondering how they were going to be resolved. As it is a YA novel, I was aware that everything would more or less turn out ok in the end and I wasn’t disappointed!
If you like a quick, easy, afternoon read with a little bit of excitement then this is for you. Also, if you have teenage sons or daughters or know someone who’s around 13-16 then I would suggest you recommend this book to them. I think they’d really enjoy it.
Laura