Thursday, September 3, 2009

Found and Sent


Hurray! The next book in the Missing series is out. I read Found last year and was fortunate enough to have dinner with the author, Margaret Peterson Haddix (thank you District 112 librarians!). What a wonderful experience.

Sent starts out with a bang. Jonah, through whose eyes we are experiencing the story, and his sister and best friend have traveled back to 1400's England. It's a great way to learn about a period of time that is unfamiliar to many of us (me, included).

Like all her books, this is action-filled and you immediately care about the main characters. If you didn't read Found, you should still be able to enjoy this book.

I highly recommend it for good 4th grader readers and on up through middle school. Of course, older readers will still enjoy it. I love reading her books!