About the book: Lonely and a long way from her Iowa home, 12-year-old boarding school student Jeri McKane despairs when her mom can’t make parents’ weekend. Things get even bleaker when the bus carrying her roommate, Rosa, disappears! Does this reporter for the 6th-grade newspaper have the faith and courage to uncover the truth?

My Review: This is a great book for girls aged 8-12 who enjoy Nancy Drew or other mystery stories. Jeri is a fun character who wants to be an investigative reporter. She gets the chance to test out her skills when a busload of students from the school go missing. The setting is interesting and there’s enough snow in the book to make you cold while reading…which makes it a great summertime read! There is also some solid character development and lessons to be learned when Jeri discovers that things aren’t always as they appear.

The best thing is that if you preorder Fading Tracks from Amazon its only 4.99! What a bargain and a great way to keep your kids reading over the summer holiday.

Fading Tracks releases June 2008 from Zondervan.

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