Fleischman, Sid. Disappearing act.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)

Kliatt | September 1, 2004| | Copyright

FLEISCHMAN, Sid. Disappearing act. HarperCollins. 132p. c2003. 0-06-051964-9. $5.99. J

KLIATT has reviewed this in hardcover in March 2003 and also in audiobook (in this issue). To quote the hardcover review: This is for the youngest of YAs, and is a charming story of life on the boardwalk of Venice, California. Fleischman has dreamed up a wild story of a brother and sister on the run from a stalker, a man in a white suit ... Their mother is an archaeologist who has disappeared and is believed to be dead; and the stalker is probably ...

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