#13 Eleven

Sam is turning eleven years old, and before his birthday he looks everywhere for his present. (Do you do that? I remember doing that!) What Sam finds instead, however, is a newspaper clipping with a picture - a picture of Sam as a little boy! Stranger still, the headline says he is missing, and it gives a different last name for him.

Sam is confused and scared. He turns to a new friend, Caroline, and together they decide to solve the mystery of his life. They also become very close friends - and they create the most amazing project together!

Patricia Reilly Giff is a really good author: we have over 50 books by her in our library! She tells an excellent story once again. If you like this book, you'll want to try many of her others!