Monday's Not Coming

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"Jackson's characters and their heart-wrenching story linger long after the final page, urging readers to advocate for those who are disenfranchised and forgotten by society and the system." (Publishers Weekly, "An Anti-Racist Children's and YA Reading List")

From the critically acclaimed author of Allegedly, Tiffany D. Jackson, comes a gripping novel about the mystery of one teenage girl's disappearance and the traumatic effects of the truth.

Monday Charles is missing, and only Claudia seems to notice. Claudia and Monday have always been inseparable--more sisters than friends. So when Monday doesn't turn up for the first day of school, Claudia's worried.

When she doesn't show for the second day, or second week, Claudia knows that something is wrong. Monday wouldn't just leave her to endure tests and bullies alone. Not after last year's rumors and not with her grades on the line. Now Claudia needs her best--and only--friend more than ever. But Monday's mother refuses to give Claudia a straight answer, and Monday's sister April is even less help.

As Claudia digs deeper into her friend's disappearance, she discovers that no one seems to remember the last time they saw Monday. How can a teenage girl just vanish without anyone noticing that she's gone?

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464 pages

Average rating: 8.48

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Jmaybay
Mar 08, 2024
10/10 stars
"𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐚 𝐰𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧, 𝐚 𝐤𝐢𝐝, 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐨 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐚 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝? 𝐋𝐢𝐤𝐞, 𝐢𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐧 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐮𝐩 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐞𝐟𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐦, 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭? 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐌𝐚 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐚𝐲, 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐜𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐧. 𝐈 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐌𝐨�...read more
Dee Nelson
Feb 16, 2024
8/10 stars
This is a possible true story - which makes it heartbreaking. It kept my attention. It was a little hard to follow the BEFORE and AFTER. Loved the characters Monday and Claudia.
JSnowHill
Jan 19, 2024
10/10 stars
This book was a really good page turner. You will not want to put it down.
Ssc
Jan 10, 2024
9/10 stars
This book!!! It was very well written, it had me confused, shocked, and, flabbergasted. I did not want to put this down until I understood what was happening. Good read
Rilashae
Nov 04, 2023
10/10 stars
It was a really good thriller and highlights so many aspects when it comes to community.

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