They Never Came Home
by Lois Duncan
Taste attributes: detectivethrillerteenwholesomerealisticenclosedsolving the riddle/not as it seems
Boxlist takeA good-natured, small-scale detective novel, otherwise balanced. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: wholesome · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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4.3 / 5
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About This Book
When two teenage boys vanish on a camping trip, a stranger claims that one owes him two thousand dollars. The boy's sister volunteers to repay the money while continually looking for clues that he is alive.
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- Author
- Lois Duncan
- Published
- 1969
- Pages
- 192
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- Open Library
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