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The Missing

Lisa McMann (2011)

SubgenreMiddle Grade Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age12
Goodreads3.72
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

OcdMissing PersonsAnxiety

Positive tags

MysterySelf-DiscoveryHealing Arc

Heroine archetypes

Neurodivergent HeroineDetective / Investigator

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Coming of AgeFish out of WaterSmall TownParanormal InvestigationReluctant Hero

Themes

Mental IllnessCommunityMysteryIdentityCourageIsolation

Synopsis

Seventeen-year-old Kendall, who suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder, lives with her parents on a potato farm in a tiny community in Montana, where two teenagers go missing within months of each other, with no explanation. A paranormal mystery.

Is The Missing appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 12 and up.

A mystery with paranormal elements featuring a teen protagonist with OCD. Suitable for middle schoolers with mild suspense and no graphic content.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include ocd, missing persons, and anxiety.

Who'll love this

A gripping mystery about a teen with OCD who has to investigate when people start disappearing from her small town.

Tags

Paranormal MysteryContemporary FantasySmall Town Mystery