When Mimi Went Missing

Gr 8 Up–Indian American high school junior Tanvi now lives with her auntie and cousin after losing her parents to murder-suicide. Tanvi’s cousin Mimi is like a sister to her, until perfect and popular Beth takes notice. Mimi is lured to betray Tanvi and their friends for their school’s popular crowd—a crowd that appears golden from the outside but is hiding a dangerous underbelly. On the night Tanvi plans to ruin Beth by photographing her not-so-perfect side for social media, Mimi goes missing and Tanvi wakes up in the morning with a head injury and only fragments of questionable memories. Can she piece together what really happened and find Mimi? This gripping psychological thriller will have readers suspecting everyone until the very last chapter. Tanvi, Mimi, and Auntie are Indian American with characterizations prominently featuring cultural, culinary, and religious traditions (Hindu). Mimi’s dad is white.