Author: Tiffany D. Jackson
Publisher & Date: Quill Tree Books, 23 Apr 2019
Page Count: 464 pages
ISBN: 978-0062422682
Age/Reading Level: 15 & up/Grades 10 & up
Representation: Black, female main character
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Book Information
Monday Charles is missing, and only Claudia seems to notice. Claudia and Monday have always been inseparable—more sisters than friends. So, when Monday doesn’t turn up for the first day of school, Claudia’s worried.
When she doesn’t show for the second day, or second week, Claudia knows that something is wrong. Monday wouldn’t just leave her to endure tests and bullies alone. Not after last year’s rumors and not with her grades on the line. Now Claudia needs her best—and only—friend more than ever. But Monday’s mother refuses to give Claudia a straight answer, and Monday’s sister April is even less help.
As Claudia digs deeper into her friend’s disappearance, she discovers that no one seems to remember the last time they saw Monday. How can a teenage girl just vanish without anyone noticing that she’s gone?
Challenges & Bans
This book has been challenged for concerns about its mature themes, including violence, sexual content, abuse & neglect, trauma, and strong language
Specific Challenges*:
Awards & Accolades
Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award for New Talent, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Youth/Teens (nominee), School Library Journal Best Book of 2018
