Vanished! (Framed!)

The second book in the Framed! series, following a group of young investigators. It centers on a missing-person mystery told with brisk pacing and an accessible sense of adventure for younger readers.

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Work Information

Children's powers of observation and deduction close in on a disappearance.

The second book in James Ponti's Framed! series, published by Aladdin, with ISBN confirmed by the publisher.

Review Summaries

Readers value the brisk pace and the fun of children actively tackling a mystery. It balances bright adventure with a satisfying mystery texture.

Book Information

Publisher: Aladdin
Published: 2018-04-24
Pages: 400 pages
Language: 英語
Size: 13.02 x 2.54 x 19.37 cm
ISBN-13: 9781481436342
ISBN-10: 1481436341
Price: 1740 JPY
Category: 洋書/Humor & Entertainment/Humor/Lawyers & Criminals

An Edgar Award Winner for Juvenile Fiction Perfect for mystery buffs with “elements of Alex Rider, James Bond, and Sherlock Holmes,” ( School Library Journal ) the Framed! series continues with Florian and Margaret going undercover at an elite private school! After helping the FBI solve an art theft at the National Gallery and uncovering a DC spy ring, Florian’s finding life at Alice Deal Middle School a little boring. Then his FBI handler, Marcus, finally has a job for him. Florian can’t wait! Is it a bank robbery? Counterfeit ring? International espionage? Not even close. The mission is even more middle school. There’s been a series of pranks happening at a prestigious private school attended by the president’s daughter who may—or may not—be involved. So Florian and Margaret go undercover to see if they can use their TOAST skills to figure out what’s going on before the media gets hold of the story. However, once the crime-solving pair arrive at the school, they discover that there’s a lot more than a few pranks going on, and the conspiracy of silence reaches all the way to the top. Then things take a sinister turn when a student vanishes in the middle of a concert at the Kennedy Center! Can Florian and Margaret save the day? Or are they about to get toasted?

James Ponti is the New York Times bestselling author of four middle grade book series: The Sherlock Society following a group of young detectives; City Spies, about an unlikely squad of kids from around the world who form an elite MI6 Spy Team; the Edgar Award–winning Framed! series, about a pair of tweens who solve mysteries in Washington, DC; and the Dead City trilogy, about a secret society that polices the undead living beneath Manhattan. His books have appeared on more than fifteen different state award lists, and he is the founder of a writers group known as the Renegades of Middle Grade. James is also an Emmy–nominated television writer and producer who has worked for many networks including Nickelodeon, Disney Channel, PBS, History, and Spike TV, as well as NBC Sports. He lives with his family in Orlando, Florida. Find out more at JamesPonti.com.

Reviews

Amazing

Very good book
My 9-year-old son loved this sequel

My son, who typically prefers to play flag football or video games than read, enjoyed the first book in this series, FRAMED. Then he began VANISHED! and couldn't put it down. Florian Bates, the protagonist, is a middle schooler who is very good at noticing details that other people miss. So good, that he solved the mystery of an art theft that had stumped the grown ups in the first book (FRAMED!) and now he's a consultant to the FBI. He goes undercover at an elite prep school in Washington, D.C. to figure out who is behind a series of pranks. There is a varsity lacrosse player from a wealthy, politically elite family that bullies him and Florian bravely sets a trap that the bully arrogantly walks right into. It's a thing of beauty. The author realistically portrays the social dynamics among the cliques at the school, and there are wonderful scenes showing the strong friendship between Florian and his neighbor/sleuthing partner Margaret. This is a suspenseful read with a lot of humor and fun twists.
Awesome Book

My daughter is 12 almost 13 and loves this series. She says it has a creative storyline and kept her interested the whole book. It’s good for kids who like mystery books.
Great Mystery Adventure Series for beginners in the YA genre

This series is great for kids that enjoy a good (to quote my son) “real life” adventure.” Love that it’s not boys v. girls.
Amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is a great book. I have recently read city spies which led me to framed!, Vanished!, and Trapped! I love the series and it is so amazing to see how the books build on each other. I see a lot of the elements in framed, vanished, and, I expect, trapped, in city spies. I am very excited to read trapped and the Sherlock society.