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Locked in Time
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Chapter Book · Ages 12–+ · 1968 · Est. 5 hour read
They Never Came Home
By Lois Duncan
A mysterious call suggests a darker fate for two missing boys.
3.4/5 Goodreads · 2,253 ratings
192 pages· 46,397 words· Est. 5 hour read
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Bookroo's summary
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
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