Someone Was Watching

Plot Summary

When his baby sister disappears from the river near their summer home, eighth grader Chris fights the assumption that she has drowned and sets off on a journey to discover the truth.

Awards

1995-1996 Nebraska Golden Sower Young Adult Award Runner-Up; 1995-1996 South Dakota Prairie Pasque Award; 1995-1996 Texas Lone Star Reading List; 1996 Sunshine State Young Reader's Award Master List (Florida); 1997-1998 Utah Children's Book Award; 1997-1998 Young Hoosier Book Award Master List (Indiana); Best of the Texas Lone Star Reading Lists; Runner-up for Rebecca Caudill Award (Illinois)

Reviews

"Mystery lovers will delight in this suspenseful, realistic detective story. Thirteen-year-old David suspects that, perhaps, his baby sister has not drowned at the family summer home, but has been kidnapped instead. While his parents don't believe him, his best friend gives him the support he needs to follow the clues and solve the mystery. . . . The story really works; readers won't be able to put it down." Booklist

"Fans of the Hardy Boys are sure to find Patneaude's first novel even better. . . . While there is some evidence that Molly is dead and that the clues Chris gleans from a video are only wishful thinking, Patneaude quickly has readers as hopeful as Chris that she is alive. Middle schoolers will love it. . . . touches on personal tragedy, fear, counseling, hope, and spirit in a contemporary buddy/action story." School Library Journal

Associated Keywords
novel, mystery, boys, families, kidnapping, missing persons, detective, fiction