WHEN WE GO MISSING by April Henry

 

Willow has been volunteering at Finding Home, an animal shelter. for quite a while. She enjoys helping Mrs. P the elderly woman who created and runs the place. It also gives Willow a chance to get away from her ailing mother and her domineering stepfather. 

Dare is a new volunteer at Finding Home. His hours are required by the court after an incident involving his father's car. He would have gone to jail if it wasn't for his lawyer mother and a forgiving victim. Dare isn't fond of animals, so he's nervous and a bit stand-offish when he first arrives.

Eventually, Willow begins to warm up to Dare. He is willing to walk the dogs and take them to a nearby dog park which leaves Willow free to do other chores. As the days pass, the two begin to revamp the shelter's website with suggestions from Dare. The changes result in more adoptions than before he arrived.

When Willow stumbles across a camera memory card, she realizes she has discovered a mystery. When she opens the card on her computer, she is shocking to find hundreds of pictures of young girls. Some seem posed, others caught by surprise, and some look terrified. When the police appear to be doing nothing, Willow enlists Dare's help to unravel the mystery.

WHEN WE GO MISSING by April Henry will keep readers on the edge of their seats. Each character has a secret they are reluctant to share. The suspense Henry creates is typical of her many mystery novels for teens.