Missing is a novel about a family torn from the seems. A very suspenseful novel about how a schools bullying forces a troubled teenager to run away. Leaving his little sister to deal with his devastated parents. Who have gone completely crazy sense his disappearance. She is all by herself with out her brother. And feels misunderstood and unloved.
Maxine Moody's world has completely gone down the drain sense her brother ran away. And then ten months later is pronounced dead, but instead of giving up hope Maxine's heartbroken parents jet out in search, leaving Maxine behind with some family members. Felling unloved and unwanted Maxine rebels against school and everything else. And until one day a body in London is discovered with the same clothes Derek disappeared in she looses hope.
I can compare this book to Lot of things but two things that really stick out to me are the way that it compares to the book Chasing Brooklynn and the way it can compare to the world. It is a lot like that book because in both books they claim to see dead people, or something that is not real or should not be there. Brooklynn sees her friend Gabe that died of an over dose and Maxine is troubled by the thought that she just saw her brother Derek, who is supposed to be dead. I can also make a very easy connection to this book and the world. Kids that are being bullied and feel unloved run away all the time, or even worse. Bullying is a very serious conflict and should not be taken with a cup of tea. It is very detrimental to a lot of young kids and teenagers in this world today. And should be taken very seriously.
The characters in this book are all very different and yet very much the same and going through the same difficulties. Maxine, a very troubled little girl, is more or less the main character. She is struggling with the thought of being unloved and lost. She feels forgotten about by her parents and blames all these feelings on her brother. Derek, Maxine's runaway brother, is really a more subconscious character, But still even then he is a big part of the book. He is really the hole reason behind the book. Maxine's mother, not really a main character but still somewhat vital to the hole situation, is a very worrisome character. And she is alot of the reason Maxine feels and acts the way she does.
I enjoyed this book very much and really agree with the moral. I think that the message it sends out to teenage readers is very influential. Teens should read this book and somewhat better understand the damage of bullying and other harmful actions towards others. I encourage every young reader to pick up this book and give it a chance. Lots of thanks to Catherine Macphail.
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