Monday’s Not Coming

Best friends Claudia and Monday are excited about starting high school in the fall, but when Claudia returns from summer vacation and the first day of school arrives, Monday is not there. Relentlessly, Claudia tries to find Monday but as she searches she uncovers distressing information about Monday’s life and eventually discovers the heart-wrenching truth about her disappearance. This suspenseful novel, for grades 9-12, addresses challenging issues of friendship, loyalty, abuse, family, mental health, grief, loss, and the impact of trauma, with honesty and sensitivity, and is suitable as an independent, literature circle, or whole class novel choice.