By Margaret Peterson Haddix, 314 pages Grades 4-8
When a mysterious plane suddenly appears at the gate, the gate agent gets the surprise of her life as she finds only 36 babies onboard the plane. Thirteen years later, the Skidmore’s adopted son Jonah (from the belly of the whale) and his friend Chip receive the same creepy letter, “YOU ARE ONE OF THE MISSING.” With the help of Jonah’s sister Katherine, the two boys search to find out more about their true identities.
The sequel called Sent is a great window into the difficulties of living in medieval England.
Connections: Other great stories of time travel include: Nick of Time by Ted Bell, the Gideon Trilogy by Linda Buckley-Archer, Archer’s Quest by Linda Sue Park, the Baseball Card Adventure series by Dan Gutman, and The Transall Saga by Gary Paulsen.
Tags: adoption, adventure, science fiction, time travel
