I'm Not Missing
A Novel
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5.0 • 1 Rating
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- $11.99
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
“Carrie Fountain’s YA novel is part-plot-twisty thriller, part-sweet romance, and perfect for summer reading!” —Bustle, Best YA Book of July, on I'm Not Missing
It’s senior year, and Miranda Black’s best friend, Syd, has run away—suddenly and inexplicably, leaving behind nothing but a pink leopard print cell phone with a text message from the mysterious HIM. Everyone wants to know why Syd left, but the truth is, Miranda has no idea. When Miranda’s mother abandoned her as a child, Miranda had found shelter in her friendship with Syd, who wore her own motherlessness like a badge of honor.
Now Miranda’s been left behind again, left to untangle the questions of why Syd left, where she is—and if she’s even a friend worth saving, all while stumbling into first love with the most unlikely boy in school. How do you take on the future when it feels like so much of your past wasn’t even real?
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Miranda has always been in the shadow of her best friend, Syd. Syd's the one with the plan to get out of New Mexico by doing every extracurricular activity and being number one in their class; Miranda just goes along with it. Miranda has a supportive, involved father, whereas Syd's dad is negligent and her mother is a mean drunk. Syd's on course for Stanford when, suddenly, she takes off. No messages, no texts, no nothing, and just one note for the guy who broke Miranda's heart by standing her up when they were juniors. Grieving and confused, Miranda eventually learns more about her crush, about Syd and her many secrets, and, perhaps most importantly, about herself and her capabilities. In her debut novel, Fountain not only delivers a plot twist that resonates in the #MeToo era but also a sweet and convincing love story complete with a charmingly dorky heroine in half-Latina Miranda who, in Syd's absence, ultimately finds out who she can be when she's not following in someone's wake. Ages 13 18. , Correction: A previous version of this review misstated the details of Syd's family life.
