THE LONDON EYE MYSTERY
by Siobhan Dowd
David Fickling;ISBN: 9780375849763;$15.99;2008

When their cousin, Salim, vanishes—seemingly into thin air—while riding on the London Eye, Ted and his older sister Kat investigate, methodically eliminating theories generated by 12-year-old Ted's "big brain" and its unique operating system.

Suggested for ages 11 - 14
Subjects: Cousins | London (England) | Missing Persons

THE CUCKOO'S CHILD
by Suzanne Freeman
Greenwillow;ISBN: 0688142907;$15;1996

After the death of her parents, Mia is sent with her sisters to her aunt's home in the town where her mother grew up. Here, while living in a foreign country and trying to come to grips with her loss, she searches for the normalcy she thought she had wanted.

Suggested for ages 11 - 14
Subjects: Missing Persons | Orphans | Tennessee

THE GOLDEN COMPASS
by Philip Pullman
ISBN: 0345413350;$20;1996

Orphaned Lyra is seeking a missing friend when she discovers a plot to steal children; she journeys to the top of the world seeking answers, only to find armored polar bears and a deeper, darker mystery. First of a projected trilogy, this fantasy will appeal even to those who don't read fantasy.

Suggested for ages 10 and up
Subjects: Arctic | His Dark Materials Trilogy | Kidnapping | Missing Persons | Orphans

THE VANISHED [AUDIOBOOK]
by Celia Rees
narrated by Shirley Barthelmie
Bolinda Audio;ISBN: 9781740937771;$40;2006

Three ordinary teens slam headlong into the supernatural when a darkly voracious remnant of the past emerges from the web of abandoned mine shafts that seam their town. Barthelmie's brisk cataloging of the gritty landscape is every bit as effective as her pell-mell pacing when the subterranean horror finally erupts.

Suggested for ages 14 - 18
Subjects: Missing Persons