Missing Grace: A Kit Mystery (2010) - Plot & Excerpts
Kit is once again on the job as cub reporter for the Cincinnati Register. She has just written the story of a lifetime and it happened to her! Kit's dog Grace rescued her family from a house fire and Kit's story has made Grace a local celebrity. People come from all over to meet Grace and have their picture taken with her. Everyone loves Grace, or do they? When a cranky new border moves in, poor Grace has to sleep on the porch instead of in the attic with Kit. The next morning, Grace is missing! Kit is frantic with worry but armed with her reporter skills and two trusty friends, she sets out to find Grace. In the process she uncovers a mystery surrounding a series of dog thefts in the area. Could the two stories be related and where does Grace fit in to the mystery? Where is Grace? Will Kit ever see her beloved friend again? Kit is determined to solve the mystery and get her beloved dog back.I love dogs and I can really sympathize with Kit. I'd be frantic with worry if my dog disappeared and I had no way of tracking her down. The plot kept me guessing and turning the page but it didn't add anything to Kit's stories or really share anything about the Great Depression. It does go into depth about dog shows and purebred dogs. The Looking Back section includes information on dog shows. Kit writes a newspaper story about how her dog, Grace, saved the Kitteredges and their boarders from a house fire. Grace becomes a local celebrity, and all the attention is a lot of fun for Kit until the night Grace mysteriously vanishes. Who would take Kit's dog, and why?I've read this one twice and loved it both times. The first time on purpose because I thought it sounded like a good story and the second time recently because I didn't remember having read it until I had read a couple chapters. I read it through any way just because I hate to start a book and then not finish it even if I've already read it.Kit does get Grace back but I'm not saying anything else about it because then you won't want to read the story.
What do You think about Missing Grace: A Kit Mystery (2010)?
i liked how the author describes everything kit does and sees.
—Tarun
Great and fun mystery. I love these books!
—amywiliams
