308 pages
Late Elementary to Middle School
Jonah has always know he was adopted. He lives with his parents and sister Katherine, and has a normal life. He's even become friends with the new kid down the street, Chip. As a regular thirteen-year-old, his biggest concerns are social studies tests and if he should try out for the basketball team.
Then he gets the first letter. It is in a plain white envelope and has merely six letters on the page: YOU ARE ONE OF THE MISSING. He thinks it is just a prank until Chip gets one too and they discover that Chip is adopted as well. They don't think much about it until they both get a second letter with another mysterious message. This leads them to start trying to find out what the letters might mean.
Jonah and Chip investigate their adoptions, leading them everywhere from a crazy lady to the FBI. What do these letters mean? Where did 36 babies on a plane appear from? And who is this janitor that is warning Jonah? With Katherine to help them, they have to discover not only where, but also when they came from!
This story was so much fun! It was fast paced, exciting, and lots of twists and turns. The plot moves along fast enough that it keeps the reader wanting to find out more, but not so fast that it loses the reader. There is a lot of dialogue that sounds a lot like how kids their age would talk, without sounding stupid. The characters are well fleshed out, act in believable ways, and are very interesting.
Overall, I would definitely recommend this to both boys and girls staring around 5th or 6th grade. This is the first of a series, that I am eager to get into the rest of it! Looks like some of the others might be slightly historical in nature (time travel! woo hoo!). Can't wait to get to the next one, Sent!
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