Where'd You Go, Bernadette

Bee’s parents promise her a trip if she gets perfect grades, so when she succeeds she asks for a trip to Antarctica. Although her mother has social anxiety and does not want to go, she arranges the trip for the family; however, the stress of this and other things in her life cause her to disappear, and Bee uses her mom’s letters and emails to figure out what happened to her mom. The novel, suitable for grades 9-12, focuses on understanding motivations, relationships, and achieving goals, and would be suitable for novel study, literature circles, composition and creative writing assignments, and discussions around research and primary sources.