The Last Child by John Hart
For a truly memorable character, you must "meet" 13-year-old Johnny Merrimon in John Hart's The Last Child.
Johnny and his twin sister Alyssa are living an idyllic life in North Carolina with their parents until one day Alyssa disappears on her way home from school. The family falls apart and soon it's just Johnny and his mother, living in reduced circumstances at the mercy of a rich bully who has always wanted the mother for his own. But Johnny is a survivor and he is convinced his sister is too, so he refuses to stop looking for her, no matter how much danger he finds himself in. He's joined in his search by his outcast friend Jack, who was the lone witness to Alyssa's abduction. The cop assigned to the case, Clyde Hunt, is also obsessed with finding out what happened to Alyssa, which has already cost him his wife and may cost him his career. Despite all the sad twists and turns, the story ends on a hopeful note. Definitely worth reading.
Johnny and his twin sister Alyssa are living an idyllic life in North Carolina with their parents until one day Alyssa disappears on her way home from school. The family falls apart and soon it's just Johnny and his mother, living in reduced circumstances at the mercy of a rich bully who has always wanted the mother for his own. But Johnny is a survivor and he is convinced his sister is too, so he refuses to stop looking for her, no matter how much danger he finds himself in. He's joined in his search by his outcast friend Jack, who was the lone witness to Alyssa's abduction. The cop assigned to the case, Clyde Hunt, is also obsessed with finding out what happened to Alyssa, which has already cost him his wife and may cost him his career. Despite all the sad twists and turns, the story ends on a hopeful note. Definitely worth reading.
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