Julian Shatkin

Living with abundant resources, 12-year-old cello prodigy Reggie lives a solitary life in Manhattan; estranged from family, jobless, and having boyfriend problems, sometime-musician 23-year-old Eleanor needs a new job and residence.

A trio of friends are starting high school when their friend vanishes. With the police unable--or unwilling?--to find her, they take it upon themselves to find out what happened, undertaking a harrowing journey that will change th...