Books with title The missing Katchina

Readers anxiously await the second book in this moving series filled with mystery and family secrets, love and loss, heartbreak and healing.Twenty-one-year-old Grace Byler longs to find her missing mother and to uncover the secret that drove her to leave them three weeks before. Grace suspects the reason has to do with her father and his reserved, uncommunicative ways. This conviction led Grace to break off her betrothal to her quiet, staid beau, and she is now resigned to remain single. But when the young Amishman she thought was courting her best friend takes a sudden interest in her, Grace is befuddled and wonders if he can be trusted."Englisher" Heather Lang has come to Amish country to relive fond memories of her mother and to contemplate a grave medical prognosis of her own. While in Bird-in-Hand, Heather meets Grace Byler and the two young women strike up a fast friendship, amazed by how well they click.Following the only clue they have, Grace and Heather travel together in hopes of finding Grace's mother and bringing her home. Will they find what they're looking for...or something much more?

Bryce would never have just left. Thirteen-year-old Zach knows that deep in his bones. Something terrible must have happened to his older brother. But Zach must question everything when a hidden message in his favorite video game connects Bryce to a top-secret government project and a bridge to the virtual world. Racing against a deadly Ranger dispatched to stop him, Zach and his friends begin a frantic quest to find the truth. But is Zach willing to make the ultimate sacrifice to save his brother?Kids age 10-15 who are obsessed with Fortnite, Minecraft, and Ready Player One will quickly relate to this fast-paced modern-day story, the first installment of the Final Kingdom trilogy from Steven K. Smith, author of the popular middle grade series The Virginia Mysteries and Brother Wars.

Reeling from her boyfriend's disappearance, Raevyn Jones is shocked to learn that she is considered suspect number one. To make matters worse, rumors are swirling that golden boy, Jeffrey Donnelly, isn't just missing...he may never be coming back.And Raevyn is being framed.Her second semester at Benjamin Wallace Fitzgerald University, the nation's first Ivy League institution for African Americans, is full of twists and turns.Soon Raevyn will learn not to trust anyone, not even the people she calls friend.

After a girl she knows from school goes missing and is found dead in the Red River, Feather is shocked when the police write it off as a suicide. Then, it's Feather's best friend, Mia, who vanishes — but Mia's mom and abusive stepfather paint Mia as a frequent runaway, so the authorities won't investigate her disappearance either. Everyone knows that Native girls are disappearing and being killed, but no one is connecting the dots.When Feather's brother Kiowa is arrested under suspicion of Mia's abduction, Feather knows she has to clear his name. What Feather doesn't know is that the young serial killer who has taken Mia has become obsessed with Feather, and her investigation is leading her into terrible danger.Using as its background the ongoing circumstance of unsolved cases of missing and murdered Aboriginal women, this fictional thriller set in Winnipeg explores one teenager's response to a system that has long denied and misrepresented the problem.

As they begin investigating the kidnapping of their friends Marco, Laura and their young family, Rosso’s companions are drawn deeper and deeper into a dark medieval tale of love, murder and betrayal. Overshadowing it all is the Vatican with its fascinating cast of characters, many of whom have dark secrets of their own. Rosso holds the key to the mystery, but now he's vanished too!

After a girl she knows from school goes missing and is found dead, Feather is shocked when the police write it off as a suicide. Then, it's Feather's best friend, Mia, who vanishes―but Mia's mom and abusive stepfather paint Mia as a frequent runaway, so the authorities won't investigate her disappearance either. Everyone knows that Native girls are disappearing and being killed, but no one is taking it seriously, so Feather starts her own investigation. What she doesn't know is that the young serial killer has become obsessed with Feather, and her investigation is leading her into terrible danger.

A new, stand-alone installment in the exciting Shadow House series that invites you to step inside the ghost story!Shadow House never sleeps . . .Five children have been lured into Shadow House, all for different reasons. None of them knows the others. And none of them knows what to do when they can't find a way back out.But something is different inside the house. Someone -- or something -- is there with them, and seems to know more than they do. Only how are the kids supposed to decide if that someone is trying to help them . . . or trap them there forever?Step into Shadow House.

Jack and Jaide Shield have defended themselves against The Evil before—but it's never been as dangerous as this. It isn't just the town of Portland that's threatened, it's the whole Earth…and certain dimensions beyond.The Wardens have devised a plan to get rid of The Evil once and for all. The only problem is that destroying The Evil may also mean abandoning some innocent people—including one of the twins.The battle against The Evil is going to places it's never been—places Jack and Jaide would have never even imagined possible. Their mission is clear: survive the storm that's coming, and save the ones who are missing.