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The deep end of the ocean

1999
Beth Cappadora finds herself in the midst of every parent's nightmare when her three-year-old son vanishes without a trace from a Chicago hotel lobby, throwing Beth, her husband Pat, and their son Vincent into a turmoil that ravages their lives.

Devil's footsteps

2005
After the disappearance of his brother Adam, thirteen-year-old Bryan faces a shadowy, centuries-old evil presence known as the Dark Man that, taking the form of its victims' worst fears, stalks the town's children.

Shoot the moon

2004
Beverly Hills veterinarian Dr. Mark Albright, having just discovered he is adopted, travels to the small town of DeClare, Oklahoma, in search of his parents, and becomes involved in investigating the murder of his mother in 1972, and his own subsequent disappearance at the age of ten months.

A dandelion wish

2013
"Mia and her friends have discovered a magical passageway to Never Land! But when her little sister Gabby goes to Never Land alone, the passageway closes up, with a fairy stuck on the Main Land side, too"--Provided by publisher.

The bear that heard crying

1998
A fictionalized retelling of the true story of three-year-old Sarah Whitcher, who, in 1783, became lost in the woods of New Hampshire and was protected by a bear until her rescue four days later.

Franklin is lost

1992
Franklin wanders off while playing hide and seek with his friends.

The last child

2010
Thirteen-year-old Johnny searches the town after his twin sister Alyssa disappears on her way home from the library one day, and Detective Clyde Hunt, lead cop on the case, watches over Johnny and his mother to keep them safe while the boy and his friend continue their hunt.

Gone

2010
Follows detective Jack Caffery and police diver Flea Marley as they investigate what they initially think of as a routine carjacking that turns into much more when they realize it wasn't the car the thief was after, but the eleven-year-old girl in the backseat. While the carjacker remains a step ahead of the authorities, they each investigate their own theories, and time is running out for the young victim involved.

Lost boys

1992
The Fletcher family moves to Steuben, North Carolina, thinking it will be the right place for them. However, when their eight-year-old son Stevie becomes very withdrawn, they discover that he is being stalked and that other boys have mysteriously disappeared from the town.

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