![]() ![]() Bauer manages the difficult feat of folding the topic of human trafficking into a middle-grade novel about daily-life family and peer struggles in fact, Anna’s conviction that the missing girl matters is part and parcel of her character throughout, as she similarly commits whole-heartedly to her acting efforts and beloved friends. Investigation suggests that the girl is a pawn in human labor trafficking, and with her new allies, Anna doggedly persists in her effort to find and free the girl. Resilient Anna manages to find some friends and local theatrical opportunities (she’s a petunia promoting the upcoming Flower Festival) in the small town, but she’s caught in something bigger when she witnesses a frightened girl being forcibly restrained by adults, who then drive away with her. Summer isn’t looking great for twelve-year-old Anna: her parents are separating, so she’s been sent to stay with her grandmother, leaving behind her friends and her beloved acting job (she gives an inspired performance as a cranberry in an in-store promotion). ![]()
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