WHEN 13-YEAR-OLD EMMA bumps into her old friend Abby on the bus one Saturday afternoon, she later realizes that she was the last person to see Abby...
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May 18, 2007
Emma
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Abby is missing long before she disappears at the beginning of Missing Abby by Lee Weatherly. Narrated by Abby's former-best-friend, Emma, the plot examines how their friendship deteriorated in the past while looking at the events surrounding Abby's disappearance in the present.
This novel, Weatherly's second, uses Abby's disappearance to tell Emma's story. The novel is told in chapters, one for each day after Abby is reported missing. As the story moves farther away from that day, th More...
This novel, Weatherly's second, uses Abby's disappearance to tell Emma's story. The novel is told in chapters, one for each day after Abby is reported missing. As the story moves farther away from that day, th More...
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Aug 25, 2008
Eve
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Emma hasn't seen Abby for ages, so when she sees Abby on the bus one day, it's weird enough and even more horrible when it turns out the Abby has gone missing and Emma was the last person to see her. Emma then joins the search to find Abby, which forces her to come to terms with her past, her friends and what might have happened to Abby. And, by the time the truth is discovered, it has changed Emma's life forever. This book is well written but there are many parts that may make you cry. Still, i
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Dec 28, 2007
Abby
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It starts with a missing persons report. Emma is shocked to read in the paper about her former best friend Abby who's gone missing. She's even more shocked to find out that Emma was the last one to see her. As the book's chapters count the days since Abby went missing, we find out more about Emma and why she fell out with Abby. She's hiding some things from her new friends and from her parents... and maybe from herself. As Emma works to find Abby, she is forced to deal with some buried feelings
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Feb 25, 2010
Missing Abby by Lee Weatherly
In this book Missing Abby by Lee Weatherly, everything starts off by Abby missing. Abby and Emma were best friends, and when Emma read the report about Abby gone missing, she was very shocked. Many people were worried about Abby missing, but mostly Emma, because she was the last one to see her. Even though Abby and Emma weren’t best friends any more when Abby went missing, Emma was still very worried about her because she was the last one to see Abby, and she fe More...
In this book Missing Abby by Lee Weatherly, everything starts off by Abby missing. Abby and Emma were best friends, and when Emma read the report about Abby gone missing, she was very shocked. Many people were worried about Abby missing, but mostly Emma, because she was the last one to see her. Even though Abby and Emma weren’t best friends any more when Abby went missing, Emma was still very worried about her because she was the last one to see Abby, and she fe More...
Sep 29, 2010
Gabriela
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Sep 19, 2011
Isabella
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it was a really good book, yet very sad. The main character in the book is called Emma L. Townsend. I'd say that emma's a caring friend, and that she never meant to dump abby as a friend. I think even though abby and emma didn't keep in touch for a long time, they're really good friends and still think about each other and never wanted to be separated at the first place. i didn't think that abby would die... but when i finished the book, i was a bit shocked. i think it was a depressing thing for
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Sep 12, 2008
Kaytrina
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From this book,I learned that there is more than meets the eye in people and that,if a friend seems like they were going to do something potentially dangerous,try your best to at least let someone come along with them wherever they go,so if they do get hurt,they can either be notified of or helped.
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Mar 02, 2008
Marin
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i loved this book a lot. a girl named abby goes missing right after she talks to a former friend, emma. after 14 days emma finds her dead in a basement of an old building they used to play in when they were little.
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Nov 04, 2009
Ann
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Ages 11+ (mild language - "shit" and a few "bitch"es)
Thirteen year old Emma was the last person to see Abby before she went missing. The two estranged friends had run into each other on a city bus. Emma, in her trendy clothes, running from the shared past of loving fantasy and making up adventures; distancing herself from everything that D&D playing goth Abby represented. As she gets involved in the search for Abby, Emma begins to realize that her old self isn't More...
Thirteen year old Emma was the last person to see Abby before she went missing. The two estranged friends had run into each other on a city bus. Emma, in her trendy clothes, running from the shared past of loving fantasy and making up adventures; distancing herself from everything that D&D playing goth Abby represented. As she gets involved in the search for Abby, Emma begins to realize that her old self isn't More...
Dec 17, 2009
Yok Pichchapa
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I really liked this book, Well the end was actually rather shocking... people who have patients, and love mystery books should really read it. i really recommened it.
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Jan 05, 2008
ChingyPingy
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I haven't read a "young adult" book for a while - this one was great! Kept me guessing till the very end.
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Jul 02, 2010
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Aug 22, 2009
Keri (JD)
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So this morning(yesterday morning now) I went by the library to pick up a Sara Douglass book and this book here was sitting, propped on the shelf. The cover art was inviting and colorful. So I picked it up, hesitantly as it was in the Young Adult section.
This book was REALLY touching, and a very easy read. It made me cry. Word. But what books don't? It really displayed the dynamics of geeks and their feelings of being from a different world than normal people and some of the harsh More...
This book was REALLY touching, and a very easy read. It made me cry. Word. But what books don't? It really displayed the dynamics of geeks and their feelings of being from a different world than normal people and some of the harsh More...
Feb 04, 2009
the_gunners_babe
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Language used: English
Number of Pages : 199
Where did I get this book? : I borrowed this one from the school's library.
A li'l bit of review:
This story tells about a search of a missing girl, named Abby. One thing to notice, there isn't chapter in this book. The author divides the story based on the days of Abby's missing. So instead of having "Chapter One" to "Chapter Fourteen", this book has "Day One" to "Day Fourteen". Get it? :D
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Number of Pages : 199
Where did I get this book? : I borrowed this one from the school's library.
A li'l bit of review:
This story tells about a search of a missing girl, named Abby. One thing to notice, there isn't chapter in this book. The author divides the story based on the days of Abby's missing. So instead of having "Chapter One" to "Chapter Fourteen", this book has "Day One" to "Day Fourteen". Get it? :D
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May 15, 2009
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Jun 16, 2010
Alan
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A coming of age book in which a girl, Abby, has had an opportunity to start over with new friends at a new school. All seems to go wrong when her old life forces itself into her new life. Abby is forced to come to terms with who she used to be and who she was running away from, herself. Will she lose her new friends as they meet the girl who was bullying her from her old school, or will they dessert her when they find out about her old friend Emma and the make believe world Abby and Emma use to
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Sep 18, 2011
Claudia
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Emma and Abby WERE best friends. Emma moves school and makes new friends and forgets about Abby for a moment. Abby and Emma met on a bus. Emma is glad she is not friends with Abby anymore. Emma runs of the bus and runs away. She is freaked with Abby. The next day Abby goes missing. Gone. Disappeared. Emma was the last person too see Abby. Will Abby be found? Will Emma and Abby be friends again?
Oct 31, 2011
An
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At first, I thought (from reading the blurb and looking at the cover) it was really, really boring. It turns out, once again, you can't really judge a book by its blurb. The first page had me hooked. All the mystery...what was/who was Balden Comp? Was Abby okay? Towards the end, it got a bit creepy. I really, really, really liked this book.
May 21, 2008
Mayla
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After bumping into a former best friend named Emma (the narrator), Abby goes off into the woods and plays, "role-playing", by herself. Not excepting her invitation, Emma realizes that she is the last person who has seen Abby since her disappearance. Emma goes on a journey to find her childhood best friend and she discovers something shocking; Abby, who once was so close to her, has died.
Missing Abby is truly one of the more mysterious books as it is beautiful. Its mysteriou More...
Missing Abby is truly one of the more mysterious books as it is beautiful. Its mysteriou More...
Aug 06, 2009
Liz
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I reread this book today, and I was surprised at the humanity in it. Lee Weatherly is an awesome writer, and I could get inside the main character's head, even though I'm much older than her. This is one book I must remember to re-read every so often.
Feb 07, 2010
Avi
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This book was one of the best modern mysteries that I have ever read! The ending was sad though but I enjoyed the characters. I also liked the goth/ emo/ punk main character Abby and her crew. A book that everyone should read at least once.
Apr 16, 2010
Heather
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This book was haunting. It hurt after I read it but it was so good. A book I will never forget. It was so simple and true to human nature. No gimmicks. Good book but in a weird way, my heart hurts still just thinking about it.
Apr 19, 2009
Joana
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So basically Abby and Emma used to be friends. Emma always thought that Abby was weird. Emma moved to another school. One day Abby went missing and Emma was the last person to see her on the bus.Emma wants to find out what happens to Abby so she went with Abby's new friends to find what happened to Abby.
Feb 05, 2009
Kisa
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Damn! Preps and goths can be really big bitches! (note: got three books from the library today. I read this one first and didn't set in down once until it was finished)
Mar 22, 2010
Xgail808x
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This book was a very interesting and engaging book that you couldn't put down. You never knew what could happen next or at any time and it was very entertaining.
Nov 21, 2011
Gabriela
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Aww,poor Emma. What a really sad and tragic ending. Well, at least it's over now and everyone can be at peace despite the loss. Anyway, I wonder what happens between Ski and Emma [Ski sounded pretty cute =D, hehe:]. By the way, in the end Emma made a lot of friends who accepted her the way she was despite her horrible past with that cow, Karen. I really didn't like her throughout the story. Yet that was so not cool to leave Abby alone and out of her life, Abby really loved Emma as a sister and I
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Feb 14, 2009
Wybie
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Missing Abby is one of the best books I've ever read... and I would really review more... but I dun wanna.
MISSING ABBY ROCKS! Read it! :D
MISSING ABBY ROCKS! Read it! :D
Sep 14, 2009
Grace
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This book was ok. But when they found her, it made my blood run cold. The setting and where they were..
ssssshhhhiiiivvvveeeerrrr
ssssshhhhiiiivvvveeeerrrr
Aug 02, 2011
Emily
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I finished this yesterday :D I LOVED it it was soo sweet and sad and cute. I saw my friend Willow reading it
Mar 05, 2010
Julie
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The only book I've read all year and it turns out to be about Dungeosn & Dragons! Aaaugh! Not bad for YA lit though.
