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Vanished: Safe House & Sanctuary (1-800-Where-R-You #3 & 4 )

by Meg Cabot (Goodreads Author)

4.33 of 5 stars 4.33 · rating details · 1,055 ratings · 59 reviews

Ever since Jess was struck by lightning, she’s had the power to find missing people. And everyone wants a piece of her powers....

In Safe House, Jess and her psychic abilities are being blamed for the murder of Amber, a beloved cheerleader. But when more cheerleaders start disappearing, Jess may be able to save her reputation by finding the murderer—before it’s too late.

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Paperback, 512 pages

Published June 28th 2011 by Simon Pulse (first published January 4th 2011)

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Oct 25, 2011 Kaitlyn is currently reading it

After finishing Water for Elephants, I am now currently on page 182 of Vanished: Safe House & Sanctuary. During the first pages of the book we learn about Jessica's temper and how ever since she got strunk by lightning in the first books, she had been able to tell where missing people are. Because of the media, she's been hiding the fact that she still has her powers. However, when her classmates begin to disappear, she's accused of being involved. Her only chance to clear her name is to use...more

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Apr 16, 2011 Karen Keyte rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: teen-girls-adventure-mystery

I am a huge fan of Meg Cabot in general, and of this series in particular. Jess Mastriani is probably my favorite fictional heroine. She's sassy. smart and not afraid to throw a punch when the occasion calls for it - although she is working on that anger management thing. These books crackle with wit and humor, yet the mysteries are fully developed and intriguing. Don't miss them.

SAFE HOUSE
It's not really Jess Mastriani's fault that she didn't know Amber Mackey was dead. After spending most of t...more I am a huge fan of Meg Cabot in general, and of this series in particular. Jess Mastriani is probably my favorite fictional heroine. She's sassy. smart and not afraid to throw a punch when the occasion calls for it - although she is working on that anger management thing. These books crackle with wit and humor, yet the mysteries are fully developed and intriguing. Don't miss them.

SAFE HOUSE
It's not really Jess Mastriani's fault that she didn't know Amber Mackey was dead. After spending most of the summer herding musical prodigies and Camp Wawasee, Jess spent the last two weeks before school started with her best friend's family at the Michigan dunes. How could she have heard that her classmate had been found strangled to death at a local hangout in the limestone quarry? If Amber's death is shocking to Jess, she is even more stunned to find out that most of her classmates at Ernie Pyle High School blame her for the tragedy. First of all, as far as most of the world knows, Jess has lost her psychic ability to find people (gained after being struck by lightning the previous spring). More importantly, how could she have found Amber when she didn't even know she was missing?

When Jess' old friends (and with friends like these, who needs enemies) Special Agents Johnson and Smith take a sudden interest in Amber's football quarterback boyfriend, Mark Leskowski, he and Jess do some bonding over their mutual dislike for federal law enforcement. When another cheerleader goes missing, the rest of the pompon wavers turn to Jess for help. If she can just figure out a way to find the missing girl without tipping the Feds to the fact that she still has her powers, Jess will be able to exonerate Mark, placate the cheerleaders, and assure herself a place with the in-crowd.

This third book in Meg Cabot's 1-800-Where-R-You series is just as good as, if not better than, the two that preceded it. Jess is a scrappy heroine, fiercely loyal to her family and friends and lovable despite her tendency to throw punches first and ask questions later. The story is a solid, quick-paced mystery with enough twists to keep you guessing throughout. The real strength of this book though, as with any Meg Cabot novel, is the dialogue. Sharp and funny, Jess's voice leaps off the page. Makes sure you have book four of this series, Sanctuary, on hand. You'll want to get started as soon as you finish this one.

SANCTUARY
Jess Mastriani, 'Lightning Girl' and heroine of three previous novels (When Lightning Strikes, Code Name Cassandra and Safe House) is back - and this time she's facing a truly evil foe. After thwarting a murderer at her own Ernie Pyle High School, Jess knows she's not going to be able to keep the Feds off her back for much longer. Even though they can't have any tangible proof, it's a given that the FBI agents who seem to haunt her every step know that Jess has been lying about losing her freaky psychic powers. Still, it's hard to lay low when danger waltzes into your own neighborhood.

Nate Thompson and his sister are the only African-American students at Ernie Pyle, but Nate doesn't seem to have any problem fitting in. There has certainly been nothing to suggest that Nate has made enemies. Nate, who happens to be Jess's neighbor, goes missing on Thanksgiving evening, but since he's just a little late coming home with some whipped cream, Jess figures she doesn't have to do 'the woo-woo thing' to find him. Then Nate turns up dead in a cornfield with a strange symbol carved into his chest and Jess feels both horrified and horribly guilty. Could she have saved Nate if she had tried to use her psychic powers as soon as she knew he was late getting home?

When the local synagogue is burned and a twelve-year-old Jewish boy turns up missing, it becomes starkly obvious that something very ugly is happening in Jess's hometown. If the crimes are connected, and how could they not be, then Jess has got to find Seth Blumenthal before the hatred and violence escalate even further.

The 1-800-Where-R-You series (of which this is the fourth book), is classic Meg Cabot. The heroine is sharp and feisty and the supporting cast is memorable. It is possible to read any of these books as a stand alone but you'll enjoy them so much more if you read them in order.(less)

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Apr 21, 2011 Jennifer Rayment rated it 5 of 5 stars

The Good Stuff

* Jessica is one of my favorite literary characters. She's spunky, snarky, funny, and a huge heart
* Love her relationship with her friends and family is is very true and honest
* Great storyline in both books - funny, exciting with lots of twists and turns and funny as hell quips by Jess
* A little more dark (nothing too dark tho) than the first two stories, which gives it a bit more of an edge
* Just go get a copy of this (and Vanished Books One and Two) you will fall in love wi...more

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May 16, 2013 Stephanie Weeks rated it 4 of 5 stars

This is a GREAT series. Like, hats off to Meg Cabot.

Plot/Overall Impression
The plot kept me very much in the book, similar to Code Name Cassandra & When Lightning Strikes. These plots were more involved, more dangerous than the first two, and the ending of Sanctuary kept me ON MY TOES IT WAS SO GOOD. I was very much into this book and would sit down and read 100 pages at a time, which is saying something for me. (I'm not a slow reader but I can't sit down and read a ton of pages in one sitti...more

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Jul 11, 2011 Laura Martinelli rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: meg-cabot, own, young-adult, library-reread

Safe House: Much like the Mediator series, Vanished/1800WhereRU focuses more on character development before progressing with its main plot. There’s a little bit of leeway toward that direction particularly near the end of this book, but again, this is another volume of character development.

I like the set-up in this. It’s interesting to see what happens when a missing person is someone Jess saw/sees on a near-daily basis and not to be informed of it until it’s too late to save them. There’s a...more Safe House: Much like the Mediator series, Vanished/1800WhereRU focuses more on character development before progressing with its main plot. There’s a little bit of leeway toward that direction particularly near the end of this book, but again, this is another volume of character development.

I like the set-up in this. It’s interesting to see what happens when a missing person is someone Jess saw/sees on a near-daily basis and not to be informed of it until it’s too late to save them. There’s a real sense of frustration from everyone around her and her own self-consciousness. There’s also the fact that Jess really is in danger, and the killers know what will hurt her the most. She tries her best to keep protecting her family, particularly her brother Douglas, but knows that it’s not the easiest of jobs. The only change in her character in this is that I’m not completely a fan of Jess becoming more girly to improve her image and her temperament. There’s nothing wrong with being a tomboy, and aside from a few mentions of wardrobe, I don’t see how being more girly is deferment to standing up for yourself and your loved ones.

As for her romance with Rob, it’s equal parts entertaining and frustrating. I like that Rob really wants to be with Jess, but his current probation and her being underage is enough for him to tone it down. I like that they both admit their mutual feelings to each other, but the circumstances mean that they have to stick it out for a little while longer. The frustrating part comes from the whole Grit/Townie situation that arcs throughout the series. Jess’s avoidance of introducing Rob to her family comes off as more wishy-washy, and I wished that she would just get over it.

I like this a lot better than the second book, if only because it gets deeper inside of Jess’s head and how she reacts when a missing-person case hits close to home, in more ways than one. There is a small advancement in the plot, but aside from setting up the last arc, there’s really not much conflict to drive the story forward.

Sanctuary: Like Safe House, the main plot of Sanctuary focuses on when the reality of what Jess does hits very close to home. She’s not as familiar with the Thompkins or Seth Blumenthal, but she still has to live up to a lot of people’s expectations in order to solve everything.

I’m not as big of a fan of Dr. Krantz in this. He seems to be more of the meddling bureaucrat type, rather than having a natural affinity with Jess like Smith and Johnson had. I would have liked to have seen more of him, in particular, trying harder to get Jess to join his special team of psychics.

The True Americans plot that drives the main mystery—it’s a little unsettling to read. The problem with Jess being that narrator is that she snarks her way through a situation, and it diffuses a lot of the tension, almost to the point of being overkill. (Like repeatedly mentioning how short Jim Henderson is.) However, the fact that people like the True Americans exist and given current events in the last few years (I won’t name specifics), it’s unsettling to read this book and remember that there’s not teen psychics taking these guys out. There’s also the whole topic of class prejudice brought to a point in this book as well, given the town’s attitude toward Grits and how they’re looked down on. It can border on the anvilicious, but at the same time, it does feel realistic in regards to the characters.

I like the book, even if it ends abruptly. It’s a darker turn from the rest of the series, but still manages to keep Jess’s personality in check.
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Jan 12, 2011 Indigo rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Fans of Meg Cabot, and anyone who's read the first two 1-800-WHERE-ARE-YOU books.

Shelves: some-favorites, reviewed, favorite-series

So, this volume consists of both Safe House and Sanctuary by Meg Cabot (books 3-4 of the 1-800-WHERE-ARE-YOU series). I would summarize the books, but you can read that above. Plus, I don't want to give TOO much away.

Anyways, I read the first two books when they came out in a volume a few months ago, and loveloveloved them. So it was no question I had to read this volume as well. And, you know, order the last book off Amazon three minutes after starting Safe House. Because I need to read that to...more

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Apr 20, 2012 Carolyn rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 4th-quarter, adventure-action-mystery

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Apr 10, 2012 Kristin Miranda rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: 7th-grade-3rd-quarter, favorites

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Jun 09, 2011 Joanna Karaplis rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: young-adult

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Jun 18, 2011 Sandra Strange rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: chick-books, fantasy, young-adult

I liked the premise: a girl struck by lightning now dreams the locations of missing persons, and brings down upon her hostility, government interest, and lots of jeopardy. The plotting is engrossing and the characterization is typically Cabot, but because she's aiming at teens and is trying to capture typical teen antiauthority, she makes her protagonist and friends talk lots of trash, with sexual references and concerns (though no explicit sex) and lots of profanity. I liked the stories enough...more

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May 20, 2011 Paige rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: drama, favourite

All I can say is ...wow. I'm a big fan of Meg Cabot but this, this book is amazing. Loved it. I was hoping there'd be a third book (Stories 5 & 6) continuing about Jess's new job and her relationship with Rob but oh well. I just love the way the stories tie together in this an how it explains why the story is being written as normally in a first-person book you would just assume that the person is thinking to themselves (more or less). Very creative and I've never read a story quite like it....more

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Feb 07, 2011 Natasha A. rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2011, ya

Who do I recommend to?
YA lovers (and younger even).
Want a quick and simple read?
I definitely recommend reading the first two books first!!

Why did I read it?
I was very intrigued by the blurb. I greatly enjoyed the first two.

My Rambles:

I love these books just as much as I loved the first two!! I think that these are great books for young girls. It really does teach the value of helping others, and how that makes you feel as a person. Meg Cabot has done a remarkable job with these. I can't wait to...more

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Dec 31, 2011 Ashley Logan rated it 5 of 5 stars

Fast paced and very good. I enjoyed the first two in this series, but the third and fourth are a step up still.

I have to admit though, I was afraid more than once for Rob's life. I seem to have this curse where my favorite character always seems to die. Thank goodness for the fifth book. Knowing that he's in that one too gave me confidence that he lives.

...That and my reading the last sentence of the last ten chapters...

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Feb 01, 2012 Sarah rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Teenage Girls and women

Recommended to Sarah by: Kari

Shelves: 2011-2012-school-year, yabc-realistic-fiction

Book 3: Safe House

Safe House is the third installment in the Vanished/1-800-WHERE-R-YOU series. Jess gets home from a vacation to fins that the head cheerleader is dead? Why? How? Before they have any time to answer any of these questions, another girl turns up missing. Will they be able to save her? Will they be able to find out who? This is a fast paced book that has a good plot and an oddly charming main character.

Book 4: Sanctuary

Sanctuary is the fourth book in the Vanished/1-800-WHERE-R-YO...more

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Nov 02, 2011 Stephanie Perwata rated it 4 of 5 stars

If you've read the first and second book, this is the next one. Something that you should read when you have finished the first one. Because somehow when you finished the first book, you can't fight the urge to read the next one which is this book. Simply A-M-A-Z-I-N-G! <3 read the first book and you'll understand!! <3

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Sep 29, 2012 Isabella rated it 5 of 5 stars

I loved this book - even more than the first double book. It was such an exciting story, and I picked it up and began straight away, being a huge Meg Cabot fan. I loved the simplicity, yet excitement of the plot line the most. I also love a bit of mystery, which 'Vanished' brought to the table. A recommended read.

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Jan 18, 2011 April*procrastinator and proud* rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: best-male-leads, best-endings, best-characters, favorites, intense-endings, awesomesauce-heroines, re-readable-books, series, favorites-of-2011

I seriously love these books.
and I love Rob.
I used to hate him when I first started the series. I thought he was bland and had nno characters but he HELLA DOES!
love him!!
and i love Jess, she's so badass! haha i just generally love Meg Cabots books (cept for Teen Idol... the ending on that one totally ruined it for me.)

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May 11, 2011 ayundabs rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: i-dont-own

Well, these two are quite better than the first two. Not because of the killing, but it's more mystery-ish and more thinking and better plot. I still really like the characters and the unique writing style. These two books make me like Jessica more.

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Nov 04, 2011 Chelsey rated it 5 of 5 stars

Also, a really good book. I am not sure if I like this one or the other book.?. I think this book had more action in it. This book made you want to flip page after page until you were done and then go back and read it agian.

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Oct 20, 2011 Courtney rated it 3 of 5 stars

I really enjoyed Safe House. It was written like a classic murder mystery. It was my favorite of the series.

I did not enjoy Sanctuary as much. It was a little too political and far-fetched for me.

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Mar 26, 2011 Joelle Anthony rated it 4 of 5 stars

This is good, but not my favourite. I don't really like murder type stories - at least when they're teens. You know, a good cozy where the bad person no one likes is okay, but this was a little icky.

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Mar 21, 2012 Joanna rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: ned-nook, young-adult, favorites, need-to-buy, read-in-2012, in-a-series

The series is awesome and these two books add so much to it all. Jess is back and in full form. She is witty, and fun and ready for the world. Or so she thinks. I love Jess, she is such a great character. Rob is also back, a high school graduate, working in his Uncle's garage. Book 4, Sanctuary, is my favorite in the series so far. It was so actioned packed and suspenseful. I finished it in a few short hours. I can't wait to read the final book in the series. My only issues was with whom ever ma...more

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Jan 25, 2011 Kerri rated it 4 of 5 stars

I really like this series. It has a unique and strong female lead and a handsome yet aloof male counterpart. Add to the mix lots of action and an uncanny psychic super power and whats not to enjoy?

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Jan 16, 2011 Zainab marked it as to-read

Absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE these series and I've always thought they were wayyyyy too short but YAYYY it's out and I shall read it sooooooooooooooooooon >.<

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Jul 24, 2012 Karlee added it

The second installment just as thrilling as the first...begged my mom to take me back to the bookstore to buy this one. Finished both in two days!!

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Dec 17, 2012 Jan added it

I read the first two and was instantly hooked! The last two are absolutely perfect. I've heard there's a fifth I must find it. ☺

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Oct 03, 2011 Lydia Zamidar rated it 5 of 5 stars

The character has a great sense of humor, and once I pick the book up, I have to dare myself at least 5 times to stop reading. It's so good, that I'm losing sleep over it(from over reading though).

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Jun 11, 2011 Jessica Bellerose rated it 5 of 5 stars

great way to continue the story! if u want to read u must read the first two before. otherwise u will be conpleatly confused

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May 13, 2011 Leah rated it 4 of 5 stars

I enjoyed this book even more than the first. Just some fun, light-hearted reading! Now I need to go find the final book in this series!

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Apr 12, 2011 Miranda rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: favorites

Vanished is AMAZING and has everything. There is action, mystery, romance, horror and even some comedy.

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About Meg Cabot

Librarian note: AKA Jenny Carroll (1-800-Where-R-You series), AKA Patricia Cabot (historical romance novels).

Meg Cabot was born on February 1, 1967, during the Chinese astrological year of the Fire Horse, a notoriously unlucky sign. Fortunately she grew up in Bloomington, Indiana, where few people were aware of the stigma of being a fire horse -- at least until Meg became a teenager, when she flun...more Librarian note: AKA Jenny Carroll (1-800-Where-R-You series), AKA Patricia Cabot (historical romance novels).

Meg Cabot was born on February 1, 1967, during the Chinese astrological year of the Fire Horse, a notoriously unlucky sign. Fortunately she grew up in Bloomington, Indiana, where few people were aware of the stigma of being a fire horse -- at least until Meg became a teenager, when she flunked freshman Algebra twice, then decided to cut her own bangs. After six years as an undergrad at Indiana University, Meg moved to New York City (in the middle of a sanitation worker strike) to pursue a career as an illustrator, at which she failed miserably, forcing her to turn to her favorite hobby--writing novels--for emotional succor. She worked various jobs to pay the rent, including a decade-long stint as the assistant manager of a 700 bed freshmen dormitory at NYU, a position she still occasionally misses.

She is now the author of nearly fifty books for both adults and teens, selling fifteen million copies worldwide, many of which have been #1 New York Times bestsellers, most notably The Princess Diaries series, which is currently being published in over 38 countries, and was made into two hit movies by Disney. In addition, Meg wrote the Mediator and 1-800-Where-R-You? series (on which the television series, Missing, was based), two All-American Girl books, Teen Idol, Avalon High, How to Be Popular, Pants on Fire, Jinx, a series of novels written entirely in email format (Boy Next Door, Boy Meets Girl, and Every Boy's Got One), a mystery series (Size 12 Is Not Fat/ Size 14 Is Not Fat Either/Big Boned), and a chick-lit series called Queen of Babble.

Meg is now writing a new children's series called Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls. Her new paranormal series, Abandon, debuts in Summer of 2011.

Meg currently divides her time between Key West, Indiana, and New York City with a primary cat (one-eyed Henrietta), various back-up cats, and her husband, who doesn't know he married a fire horse. Please don't tell him.

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