They Never Came Home
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Chapter Book · Ages 12–+ · 1968 · Est. 5 hour read

They Never Came Home

Written by Lois Duncan

A mysterious call suggests a darker fate for two missing boys.

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192 pages· 46,397 words· Est. 5 hour read· 750L
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Joan's world shatters when her brother and boyfriend vanish during a mountain trip. A cryptic call reveals a debt and a sinister twist. With Frank's help, Joan races against time to uncover the truth. Are Dan and Larry truly lost, or is there a more dangerous game at play?

From the publisher

They couldn’t have just disappeared! Or could they?That’s the way it looks when Dan and Larry don’t retum from a weekend camping trip in the mountains. Then Joan, Larry’s sister, gets a mysterious call from a man who says Larry owes him a lot of money. Where could her brother be?Can Joan, with the help of dan’s brother Frank, find Dan and Larry? Or are the two destined never to returm?

At a glance
Format
Mass Market Paperback
Pages
192
Words
46,397
Reading age
12–99+
Audience
Young Adult
Lexile
750L
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The fine print

Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
5.2
F&P level
~R
AR points
7
AR interest level
UG
AR quiz
13992
Publication
Published
October 1, 1990
First published
January 1, 1968
Publisher
Laurel Leaf
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780440207801

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