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Cryer’s Cross by Lisa McMann

In a small town of Montana, where the total number of kids in the high school is twelve, it is more than scary when one girl, Tiffany, goes missing.  The next fall, Nico follows suit.  He was Kendall’s lifetime small town boyfriend, the one who understood her quirky ODC– her best friend in the world.  It’s too much for Kendall to handle–that and losing her school soccer team for lack of players when Nico disappears.  Connected by a love for soccer, Kendall has a rough road to friendship with Jacian, a good foil to showcase both of their strong and determined personalities.  A romance wants to bloom but Kendall can’t let that come out until she knows what happened to Nico.  That’s when the voices start.  Using some suspense and mystery, a reader can sense that Kendall might be next.  But the premise of how she, like the others, could die is so far fetched that readers might be let down in the end.  The soccer terminology is fun for fans of the sport.  While the characters are high school aged, this might find more respect from a middle school aged audience.