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Someone's Mother Is Missing

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By Harry Mazer
Publisher Random House Children's Books - (Laurel Leaf)
Someone's Mother Is Missing
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Sams world turns upside down when his wealthy uncle dies and his emotionally fragile aunt walks out on his cousin. Suddenly cousins Lisa and Robyn must leave their comfortable house and move in with Sams family. Sams house is small and chaotic, and his mother is tough as nails. To make matter worse, Sam is attracted to the coolly beautiful Lisa, but she thinks hes a jerk. Confronted with the common goal of finding Lisas mother, both Sam and Lisa are forced to face reality. Sam must accept that his mother will always lack finesse, and Lisa relizes her mother isnt as strong as she wants her to be. What else will Sam and Lisa discover as they pull together to search for Lisas missing mother?

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40223 words40,223 words
176 pages176 pages
Lexile 480LLexile 480L
Grade 7 to 10Grade 7 to 10

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9780440210979

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