Missing Pieces (Replica #17)

Authors: Kaye, Marilyn
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
BISAC/Subject: JUV037000
ISBN: 9780804149969, Related ISBNs: 0553487450, 0804149968, 9780553487459, 9780804149969
Classification: Non-Fiction
Number of pages: 160,
Audience: Children/juvenile
Synopsis: Something weird is happening to talented students at Parkside Middle School. It's as if someone -- or something -- is stealing what makes each of them special. And it starts with the jocks. The star quarterback "loses his arm." The top sprinter becomes slow as molasses. The basketball team's high scorer can't shoot into the hoop. Amy watches all this in bewilderment. Then, as others at school suffer a loss of their talents, Amy decides it's time for action. But she doesn't have a clue what she's up against. . . .
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