Picture Me Gone

by Meg Rosoff

Twelve-year-old Mila travels with her father to upstate New York to visit friends and family, who may lead them to clues to the whereabouts of her father's best friend, who has gone missing.

• ISBN10: 0399257659
• ISBN13: 9780399257650
• Publish Date: 3 October 2013 (first published 5 September 2013)
• Publish Status: Out of Stock
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 239
• Language: English

Reviews

[Kelly]

http://www.divabooknerd.com/2014/01/picture-me-gone-by-meg-rosoff.html
Picture Me Gone was a quirky book about self discovery, mystery and how our lives are woven through our actions and consequences. Mila is a beautiful and inquisitive girl, with a offbeat inner monologue. She's intuitive and picks up on subtle differences, emotions and quirks that most of us wouldn't notice. She doesn't share a connection to the missing Mathew, apart from him being her father's friend, but her adventure ensures that she's woven into the lives of those around him, which makes her but another piece of the puzzle that is Mathew. The secondary characters are really intriguing, but far too fleeting.

I sense there is a hidden lesson or social message behind Picture Me Gone, but I just couldn't figure out what it was. It's just a quirky adventure in the same vain as John Green or Rachel Cohn. Short and entertaining.