The Missing Girl (19 page)

But the sad part is that the princess missed her mommy and daddy, the king and queen of the land. She cried so much and she missed them every day and every minute, and that’s
sooo
sad, and when Autumn my sister told me this part of the story, I cried, too, but she didn’t.

But next comes the good part of the story! One day the
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princess
made up her mind
. Yes, she did! She was going to get out of the tower. So she just jumped right out! And ran home. And the king and queen gave her a million hugs and kisses and everybody was happy again. The end.

Thank you. Good-bye. I’ll sit down now.

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About the Author

NORMA FOX MAZER,

who lives in Montpelier, Vermont, has

written nearly thirty novels and short-story collections for young adults. Her novels, including MISSING PIECES, OUT OF CONTROL, GIRLHEARTS, and the Newbery Honor Book AFTER THE RAIN, are critically acclaimed and popular among young readers for their

portrayal of teens.

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Credits

Typography by Larissa Lawrynenko

Jacket art by Dana Dart-McLean

Jacket design by Ray Shappell

Copyright

THE MISSING GIRL. Copyright © 2008 by Norma Fox Mazer. We gratefully acknowledge permission to reprint “postcard from cape cod.” Copyright © 1978, 1998 by Linda Pastan, from CARNIVAL

EVENING:
New and Selected Poems 1968–1998
by Linda Pastan.

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