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112 pp.
| Watts |
January, 1998 |
LibraryISBN 0-531-11384-1
(4)
YAImpact Book series.
Discussing the various reasons for missing children, such as runaways and parental child-snatching, the book solidly dispels the exaggerated figures of "stranger abductions" often reported in the media. Although the murders of missing children is a valid related topic, the inclusion of material on random schoolyard ambushes and fatal child abuse seems to veer away from the main subject matter. Unexceptional black-and-white photos are included. Bib., ind.