missing children

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missing children

Gus wanders off

1988
Forgetting his mother's instructions, Gus leaves his yard to follow his teacher's dog on an eventful walk through town, only to forget his way home.

Search for Sam

1982
Emma and a friend search at the fair for her missing brother in pictures containing various other hidden objects.

Happy trails

1990
Thirteen-year-old Emily's joy at spending the summer at a horse camp is clouded by the depressed behavior of an overweight misfit in her cabin, who resists attempts to make her feel better about herself and eventually disappears with no explanation.

Enemies

1990
Mary-Anna Clutterworth and Sandra Sutton are bitter enemies, until they have to spend an afternoon in town together and get lost.

The face on the milk carton

2008
A homework pack that contains book and audio versions of "The Face on the Milk Carton," a story in which fifteen-year-old Janie Johnson becomes caught up in a search for her true identity after seeing a picture of her three-year-old self on a milk carton; and includes a student worksheet and teacher's guide.

Freda is found

2011
On a field trip, Freda is separated from her class, but she remembers just what to do. Includes questions about the text and a note to parents about visual learning.

Iris and Walter and the field trip

2007
When best friends Iris and Walter go on a field trip to an aquarium, Walter gets lost and a worried Iris helps Miss Cherry look for him.

The missing girls and women of China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan

a sociological study of infanticide, forced prostitution, political imprisonment, "ghost brides," runaways, and thrownaways, 1900-2000s
2012
Explores the institutional factors contributing to the disappearance of females in China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.

The face on the milk carton

2012
A photograph of a missing girl on a milk carton leads Janie on a search for her real identity.

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