Friday Memes: The Disappearance of Emily H. by Barrie Summy

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The Disappearance of Emily H. by Barrie Summy. 244 p. Delacorte Press/ Random House Children's Books, May, 2015. 9780385739436.

Publisher synopsis: A girl who can see the past tries to save the future in this compelling tween mystery.
 
A girl is missing. Three girls are lying. One girl can get to the truth.
 
Emily Huvar vanished without a trace. And the clues are right beneath Raine’s fingertips. Literally. Raine isn’t like other eighth graders. One touch of a glittering sparkle that only Raine can see, and she’s swept into a memory from the past. If she touches enough sparkles, she can piece together what happened to Emily.
 
When Raine realizes that the cliquey group of girls making her life miserable know more than they’re letting on about Emily’s disappearance, she has to do something. She’ll use her supernatural gift for good . . . to fight evil.
 
But is it too late to save Emily?
First Line(s): For once I'd like to go to a school with a really unique mascot. Like a garden gnome. Or a three-toed sloth. Or a geoduck.

Page 56: Seriously, guys are so clueless when it comes to social stuff. The Emilys of middle school do not get invited to sleepovers by the Jennifers. That's like saying I'll wake up fluent in Spanish. Or my mother will marry a stable guy with a full-time job and a bank account and live happily ever after in the same house until she dies. Willow even said Alyssa and her friends picked on Emily.

I have enjoyed this author's "I So Don't..." series. I will be posting a review in June as part of a blog tour. I started reading it today while waiting for the medical school commencement of my second son on Thursday. Reluctantly put it away once the ceremony started;-)