Found (The Missing: Book #1 of 8) [B1504]

2008 HC by Scholastic in nice clean condition. Thirteen-year-old Jonah has always known that he was adopted, and he's never thought it was any big deal. Then he and a new friend, Chip, who's also adopted, begin receiving mysterious letters. The first one says, "You are one of the missing." The second one says, "Beware! They're coming back to get you."

Jonah, Chip, and Jonah's sister, Katherine, are plunged into a mystery that involves the FBI, a vast smuggling operation, an airplane that appeared out of nowhere - and people who seem to appear and disappear at will. The kids discover they are caught in a battle between two opposing forces that want very different things for Jonah and Chip's lives. Do Jonah and Chip have any choice in the matter? And what should they choose when both alternatives are horrifying?

With Found, Margaret Peterson Haddix begins a new series that promises to be every bit as suspenseful as Among the Hidden, and proves her, once again, to be a master of the page-turner.

From recent-ish Amazon/GoodReads reviews: "This is my favorite book series. I read it back when I was in middle school, and I really enjoyed the suspense and history in every book. I'm currently a college student, but I still think about this series and other books created by Mrs. Haddix even now. I even brought some of her books with me to college. I would recommend this book series to anyone who love history or science fiction, not just middle schoolers."; "Another series I've rediscovered that I enjoyed as a young kid. I never got to finish this series as the books weren't all out and I lost track of them over time. I'm glad I found them again though because I forgot how intriguing the plot of at least the first book is. It has mystery, suspense, and some pretty good twists for a young readers book. I'm excited to see where the rest of the series goes!"; "I know I'm waaaay behind in reading this book. Lots of suspense, but clearly was just a set up of the series. It felt a tiny bit dated, but not terribly so for being published over 15 years ago."; "This one is a genre buster. It is science fiction with time travel. It is a mystery. It is contemporary fiction dealing with a family story. What was frustrating is that it left with a complete cliffhanger and so many more questions. I will probably have to read the second one to find out what is going on. I am a sucker for a time travel story. I really enjoyed the 12-year-old kids in this book. The last fourth of the book was fun and suspenseful."; "You will never find a book that gets a child loving historical fiction as much as this. Best book series of my elementary life."