title: Missing Persons #2: Chocolate Lover
author:  M. E. Rabb 
description: Grade 6 Up-This second entry in the series continues the Shattenberg sisters' adventures. Sophie is in high school and Sam is working as an assistant to Gus Jenkins, the local private eye. The girls begin a new missing-persons case when they meet Leo Shattenberg, a retired professor who shares their uncommon last name. Leo asks for their help in tracking down a woman who's been missing since 1947 in order to return a painting to her. The plot frequently veers off course so suddenly that Sophie seems to be forever explaining odd and illogical turns of events. However, even though the narrative is a little contrived, it's also sweet, wry, and entertaining. Adults are on the sidelines; it's Sophie, Sam, and their friends who solve the mystery. This lighthearted novel is bound to please mystery fans and reluctant teen readers alike.<br /><i>Jane Halsall, McHenry Public Library District, IL</i><br />Copyright  Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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  THE  
  MISSING  
  PERSON’S  
  GUIDE  
  TO LOVE
  
  
  Susanna Jones
  
  
  
  
  
  PICADOR
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  In Memory of Mike Jones
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Contents
  
  
  [MAGGIE – i –](index_split_003.html#filepos2216)
  
  
  [ISABEL – 1 –](index_split_004.html#filepos7661)
  
  
  [– ii –](index_split_005.html#filepos86745)
  
  
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  MAGGIE
  
  
  – i –
  
  
  She wanted something to delay the start.
  
  
  After a few minutes of waiting, the telephone rang. There it was. She edged
  her way around the study walls and descended the stairs. A stripe of sunshine
  from the kitchen window cu