Girl, Missing (Paperback)
Sophie McKenzie (author)
£6.99
Paperback
304 Pages /
Published: 04/08/2011
- Not available
What if everything you thought you knew about your life was a lie?
Lauren is adopted and eager to know more about her mysterious past. But when she discovers shy may have been snatched from her family as a baby, her whole life suddenly feels like a sham. Why will no one answer her questions? How can she find her biological parents? And could her adoptive parents really have been responsible for kidnapping her?
Running away from her family to seek out the truth, Lauren's journey takes her deeper and deeper into danger as she realises that someone wants to stop her uncovering what really happened when she was a baby... at any cost...
A nail-biting YA thriller from the bestselling author of Close My Eyes
'Page-turning' The Independent
'Will have you gripped for hours' Sunday Express
'Please read this book: it is brilliant!; The Guardian
'Whenever I hear the phrase YA thriller I only ever think of one name - and that's Sophie Mckenzie. Why? Because noboody does it better' Phil Earle, award-winning author
'Sophie's thrillers are brilliant... you can't stop reading' Robert Muchamore, bestselling author
'Brilliantly described, scary and touching' The Daily Mirror
10 YEARS OF AWARDS FOR Girl, Missing
Manchester Children's Book Awards
Bolton Children's Book Award
Soilhill Book Award
Winner of the Sakura Medal
Red House Children's Book Award
Richard and Judy Best Kids' Book
Lewisham Children's Book Award
Lauren is adopted and eager to know more about her mysterious past. But when she discovers shy may have been snatched from her family as a baby, her whole life suddenly feels like a sham. Why will no one answer her questions? How can she find her biological parents? And could her adoptive parents really have been responsible for kidnapping her?
Running away from her family to seek out the truth, Lauren's journey takes her deeper and deeper into danger as she realises that someone wants to stop her uncovering what really happened when she was a baby... at any cost...
A nail-biting YA thriller from the bestselling author of Close My Eyes
'Page-turning' The Independent
'Will have you gripped for hours' Sunday Express
'Please read this book: it is brilliant!; The Guardian
'Whenever I hear the phrase YA thriller I only ever think of one name - and that's Sophie Mckenzie. Why? Because noboody does it better' Phil Earle, award-winning author
'Sophie's thrillers are brilliant... you can't stop reading' Robert Muchamore, bestselling author
'Brilliantly described, scary and touching' The Daily Mirror
10 YEARS OF AWARDS FOR Girl, Missing
Manchester Children's Book Awards
Bolton Children's Book Award
Soilhill Book Award
Winner of the Sakura Medal
Red House Children's Book Award
Richard and Judy Best Kids' Book
Lewisham Children's Book Award
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
ISBN: 9780857074133
Number of pages: 304
Weight: 227 g
Dimensions: 198 x 130 x 23 mm
Edition: Re-issue
MEDIA REVIEWS
Written with assurance and style, this is page-turning material. * The Independent *
This entertaining book will have you gripped for hours. * Sunday Express *
Excellent - gripping, sympathetic, moving and well-plotted. * The Ultimate Book Guide *
A real page-turner, filled with excitement, mystery, suspense and danger. * Waterstones' Guide to Kids' Books 2008 *
A great thriller for 14-plus readers. * Edinburgh Evening News *
Fast-paced and thrilling throughout, Sophie McKenzie's Girl, Missing is a totally addictive read with an engrossing plot, compelling characters and a delicious romance to boot! I read this in one sitting, and was totally hooked from start to finish! * Daisy Chain Book Reviews *
On the whole, this was a brilliant story and very well thought out... The characters were extremely well written and shined throughout the book... I just can't believe that I haven't ever read a book by Sophie McKenzie before and I will certainly be reading more. * Serendipity Reviews *
This entertaining book will have you gripped for hours. * Sunday Express *
Excellent - gripping, sympathetic, moving and well-plotted. * The Ultimate Book Guide *
A real page-turner, filled with excitement, mystery, suspense and danger. * Waterstones' Guide to Kids' Books 2008 *
A great thriller for 14-plus readers. * Edinburgh Evening News *
Fast-paced and thrilling throughout, Sophie McKenzie's Girl, Missing is a totally addictive read with an engrossing plot, compelling characters and a delicious romance to boot! I read this in one sitting, and was totally hooked from start to finish! * Daisy Chain Book Reviews *
On the whole, this was a brilliant story and very well thought out... The characters were extremely well written and shined throughout the book... I just can't believe that I haven't ever read a book by Sophie McKenzie before and I will certainly be reading more. * Serendipity Reviews *
You may also be interested in...
Added to basket
£6.99
Paperback
Added to basket
£6.99
£5.49
Paperback
Added to basket
£6.99
£5.99
Paperback
Added to basket
£6.99
Paperback
Added to basket
£25.00
£20.00
Hardback
Added to basket
£12.99
£9.99
Hardback
Added to basket
£6.99
Paperback
Added to basket
£6.99
£5.49
Paperback
Added to basket
£6.99
£5.99
Paperback
Added to basket
£6.99
£4.99
Paperback
Added to basket
£6.99
Paperback
Added to basket
£8.99
£5.99
Paperback
Added to basket
£12.99
£9.99
Hardback
Added to basket
£6.99
£4.99
Paperback
Added to basket
£14.99
£7.49
Hardback
Added to basket
£6.99
£4.99
Paperback
“The best”
AMAZING. The author just grips your eyes from the book and makes you read on and on and n. In love with the book and the author, A definet book I would never get bored of.
“Excellent!”
I am 13 and recently read Girl Missing. I enjoyed this book immensely and was soon to move on to more Sophie McKenzie books such as Blood Ties and Blood Ransom, also good reads! I would recommend this book to anyone!
“amazing”
This book was amazing could not put it down the sequel is good too iv read it about 10 times:)
Please sign in to write a review
Sign In / Register
Not registered? CREATE AN ACCOUNTCREATE A plus ACCOUNT
Sign In
Click & Collect
Simply reserve online and pay at the counter when you collect.
Available in shop from just two hours, subject to availability.
Thank you for your reservation
Your order is now being processed and we have sent a confirmation email to you at
When will my order be ready to collect?
Following the initial email, you will be contacted by the shop to confirm that your item is available for collection.
Call us on or send us an email at
Unfortunately there has been a problem with your order
Please try again or alternatively you can contact your chosen shop on or send us an email at