Disappearances

by Debbie Kump

As eleven-year-old Trisha Larson struggles with adjusting to a new school and accepting her mother’s latest boyfriend, she relies on her small dog named Scruffy for support and companionship. But one blustery winter night, Scruffy fails to return. Alone in the frigid darkness, she searches for her missing pet. Then the clues begin to mount. Can Trisha solve the mystery of Scruffy’s disappearance and bring him back home?

183 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 7, 2012

About the author

After graduating from Cornell University with degrees in Biology and Education, Debbie Kump taught middle and high school science in Maui, Seattle, and the Twin Cities and worked as a marine naturalist aboard a whale watch/snorkel cruise. Debbie lives in Minnesota with her husband, two sons, and three Siberian huskies. She especially enjoys writing early each morning; coaching youth soccer, hockey, lacrosse, and baseball; and dogsledding her kids to school. For more information, please visit her website: http://sites.google.com/site/debbieku...

Reviews

[Laura Aase · Rating 2 out of 5]

I liked the story focus - on coyotes killing pets. I wish that some of the beginning chapters would have been replaced by more details about what she did about spreading the word. In my eyes that was the heart of the story and it was told in a "remembering back" in the last chapter - would have loved more details about this!! I would recommend this to 4th or 5th graders.