Customer Reviews

Missing Girls

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This was a good book of self discovery. The not-so-good thing about it was it was kind of confusing and I found myself skimming through some of the pages it just didn't pull me in as other books have. I liked when her grandmother talked about the war and her mother. But all in all it's probably not worth buying but more of a library type book.

I did enjoy reading Missing Girls a lot. Carrie reminded me of my best friend & Mona of me. just by the way they act & their family. I was interrested in lucid dreaming just like Carrie. I don't think it ever happened to me...not that i recall. I liked hearin Mutti's stories of the war. What made me happy, yet sad was that Carrie does look like her mom, when she was younger. Carrie is very surprised to also find out her mom, Liesl, was a vey depressed girl at one time, just like Carrie.She does find her place...even though her & Mona are "missing girlz" at least they found each other. Just like I found my bud, T.With each other we can ease our pains & help each other out. Like Mona had said, Carrie wants some1 to come in the pit with her, like Mona. That's how i feel with her. This book was good & it really reminded me of "real" life. If you are interrested in dreams or even the war ou'll like reading Missing Girls. It's good book for any girl or even a guy. Do enjoy!

The title craftily compares 13 year old Carrie to the real 'missing girls' of the book, a background story of young girls who run from unsatisfying home lives, sometimes to be found dead, sometimes remaining missing. Carrie has symbolically run from her own unsatisfying life, by withdrawing, overeating, and choosing not to relate to her grandmother, who she is living with. Her grandmother, a survivor of the haulocaust, has her own demons.

When Carrie becomes friends with Mona, Carrie experiences a false awakening as she tries to fit into what she perceives as the perfect American family, which is a contrast to her immigrant grandmother who can't seem to get the American way of life. But she learns that appearances can be deceiving, and Mona and Carrie begin a journey to understand their genuine selves. Carrie faces up to fears, comes to terms with her mother's death (four years earlier), and turns a subtle and mostly silent love for her grandmother into a wonderful relationship they both need.

There are morals to the story, but the book is decidedly devoid of the sickly sweetness and neat tie-ups that are characteristic of literature for young adults. I highly recommend this book for teenagers and adults alike.

This book was ok, not great. When the main charecter (Carrie) moves in with her Grandmother, she faces a new school, and new friends. When she meets Mona, a young girl her age, they slowly become friends. As Carrie learns some unbeleivable facts about mothers, including her dead one, she finds out many things about life.

I just finished this book after it caught my eye @ the library. @ first I didn't think it was gonna be good but I picked it up, it gripped me and I never put it down until it was finished an hour later! I recomend this to all people and it was very well written!

This is about a girl(Carrie)who meets another(Mona). They haveone thing in common-dreams. I like this cuz' it faces the truth aboutmothers who died and mothers who don't care. It also is great forthose who like dreams. Only one thing-I hope there's a sequel!

I THOUGHT THAT THIS BOOK WAS A GREAT BOOK.I WOULD RECOMMANDTHIS BOOK FOR TEACHERS, PARENTS, AND CHILDREN OVER THE GE OF 14. THEREASON WHY IS BECAUSE THERE CAN BE SOME WORDS THAT HAS HARD WORD THEN THE VOCABULARY CAN BE HARD TO SAY. I LIKED MOST OF THE BOOK.I THINK THAT YOU NEED AN OPEN MIND OR EVEN A STRONG MIND TO READ THIS. WHAT I MEAN IS THAT YOU NEED A MIND THAT YOU CASN SIT THERE SAND READ HOURS AFTER HOURS. AND YOU NEED A MIND THAT CAN READ ABOUT DEATH, GRAVES AND THINGS LIKE THAT, I WOULD GIVE THIS BOOK 5(*) STARS BUT IT DID NOT RELATE TO ME THAT MUCH SO I GAVE THIS BOOK 4(*) STARS. AND ALWAYS REMEMBER IT IS A GREAT BOOK.!