Missing on Superstition Mountain
It’s summer and the three Barker brothers—Simon, Henry, and Jack—just moved from Illinois to Arizona. Their parents have warned them repeatedly not to explore Superstition Mountain, which is near their home. But when their cat Josie goes missing, they see no other choice. There’s something...
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It’s summer and the three Barker brothers—Simon, Henry, and Jack—just moved from Illinois to Arizona. Their parents have warned them repeatedly not to explore Superstition Mountain, which is near their home. But when their cat Josie goes missing, they see no other choice. There’s something unusually creepy about the mountain and after the boys find three human skulls, they grow determined to uncover the mystery. Have people really gone missing over the years, and could there be someone or some thing lurking in the woods? Together with their new neighbor Delilah, the Barker boys are dead-set on cracking the case even if it means putting themselves in harm’s way. Here’s the first book in an action-packed mystery series by a New York Times bestselling author.Missing on Superstition Mountain is a Publishers Weekly Best Children's Fiction title for 2011.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780805090475 (0805090479)
Publish date: June 21st 2011
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
Pages no: 272
Edition language: English
Series: Missing on Superstition Mountain (#1)
I think the title and cover of this book are slightly misleading, since it would appear a bunch of kids gets lost on a mountain, which isn't really what the book is about. It starts out with quite a bit of excitement, but then the pace slows for a huge part of the book while the kids do research and...
Since I've loved Broach's other works, I thought I'd been a fan of this one too. But I wasn't. It's fine, it just wasn't great. With the story centered on the middle of three brothers, there's a lot of gender assumptions being made. Even though Henry accepts Delilah on their adventures, he still see...