Summary Of Missing By Maxine Machail

Missing, written by Catherine MacPhail is about a girl named Maxine who looks for her brother, Derek who was believed to be dead after his disappearance. The time is in the middle of spring because most of the characters seem more active than chilly or sleepy. The cemetery is described as windy and warm, and the school is putting in tsunamis of homework each day. Most of these settings seem off but they do support the time. There is an arcade kind of like Station 300, the cemetery, the house, and the school. The arcade and school are both unique because the arcade wouldn’t be open at winter and the school would not be giving that much homework during cold seasons.

Maxine Moody, the main character has red hair, is a 6th grader, and she is