Lost and Found

by Carolyn Parkhurst

Seven oddly matched pairs are thrown together to compete in a high- stakes, televised contest on a new reality show called 'Lost and Found, ' a global scavenger hunt.

• ISBN10: 0786287160
• ISBN13: 9780786287161
• Publish Date: 1 July 2006 (first published 1 January 2006)
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 4 August 2016
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Thorndike Press
• Edition: Large type / large print edition
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 496
• Language: English

Reviews

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Lost and Found is an Amazing Race-esque reality show where teams of 2 compete in a sort of scavenger hunt in locales around the world.

When we join the story, they are about halfway through their journey. At the center of the story are Laura and her daughter Cassie. Laura is hoping to reconnect with Cassie on this adventure, because they've both recently been through a trauma -- Cassie hid a pregnancy, and Laura didn't know until she'd given birth.

Some of the other contestants of note are Juliet and Dallas, former child stars; Justin and Abby, newlyweds who have both "graduated" from gay conversion therapy; and Carl and Jeff, brothers who are hoping to use the prize for Carl's son's healthcare.

The story follows the group on their journey through the show, which gets complicated by a twist in the team makeups. You get chapters from different character's points of view, but Laura always remains the main eyes through which we see.

I enjoy the Amazing Race, so this book was a bit of a treat for me. It was also a good reminder that much of reality TV isn't reality at all. I liked the book more than I expected to!