Vanished
Meg Cabot
- Reading
- You could read together in short stretches and pause if the missing-person element feels weighty. Check in about whether the mystery and the attention on Jessica are engaging or uncomfortable.
- Themes
- An ability to find missing children: After being struck by lightning, Jessica can locate missing children and must decide what to do with that ability. The premise raises questions about responsibility and choice, but does not establish the story’s judgement of Jessica’s decisions.
- Worth knowing
- The premise involves missing children, phone-tapping by the FBI, and intense media attention. The nature and detail of any danger, harm, or distress in the story are not established.