{"product_id":"message-not-found-isbn-9780062954435","title":"Message Not Found","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn emotionally complex portrayal of secrets, loss, and grief from Dante Medema, Indies Introduce author of the Indie Next Pick title The Truth Project. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBailey and Vanessa shared everything: laughter, secrets, and packets of Pop Rocks to ward off bad days. But that all changed the night Vanessa left Bailey’s, headed for home, and ended up swerving off a cliff nowhere near her house. Now Bailey, who thought she knew Vanessa better than anyone in the world, is left with a million unanswered questions, and the only person with answers is gone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo help grieve her loss, Bailey creates a chat bot of Vanessa using years’ worth of their shared text messages and emails. The more data she uploads to the bot, the more it feels like she’s really talking to her best friend. That is, until the bot starts dropping hints that there was more going on with Vanessa than Bailey realized—a secret so big, it may have contributed to Vanessa’s death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis compelling puzzle of a story, filled with engrossing twists and turns, is written in alternating prose and text message formats. Teens will gobble up this fast-paced page-turner.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe built an AI to talk to her best friend one last time. But the bot knows more than it should.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA High-Tech Mystery:\u003c\/b\u003e Bailey codes an AI version of Vanessa to process her grief, but the chatbot soon becomes her only lead in a mystery she’s desperate to solve.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAn Unreliable Narrator:\u003c\/b\u003e Built from years of texts and emails, the Vanessa-bot seems real. But as it reveals cryptic secrets, Bailey must decide if she can trust a ghost in the machine.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSecrets and Betrayal:\u003c\/b\u003e The closer Bailey gets to the truth about Vanessa’s accident, the more she realizes their friendship was built on secrets that someone was willing to kill for.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTold in Texts and Prose:\u003c\/b\u003e A fast-paced, unputdownable story that unfolds through a unique blend of narrative chapters and gripping text message exchanges.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAn Alaskan Small Town Setting:\u003c\/b\u003e In the snowy, isolated town of Tundra Cove, everyone has something to hide, and Bailey’s investigation could expose them all.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\"A beautifully written, compulsively readable tale of friendship and grief in its many forms, \u003cem\u003eMessage Not Found \u003c\/em\u003eis a timely stunner. Medema is skilled at seeing into the heart of hard subjects, and tackling them with grace. A must-read.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLiz Lawson, author of The Lucky Ones and The Agathas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eMessage Not Found\u003c\/em\u003e is a compelling mystery; immensely readable. Bailey’s search for the truth drives the reader to turn page after page.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMikki Daughtry, co-author of New York Times bestsellers Five Feet Apart and All This Time\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Message Not Found \u003c\/em\u003eis a compelling look at the complexity of relationships, secrets, grief, and growing up. The characters and friendships walk straight off the page, while the mystery drives you forward. Prepare to exert extreme self-control in order to not race to the end!\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJenna Evans Welch, New York Times bestselling author of Love \u0026amp; Gelato\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Intricately plotted and emotionally impactful, this story suspensefully and viscerally peels back the layers of friendship. [A] skillfully crafted tale.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"For readers who loved Nina LaCour’s \u003cem\u003eWe Are Okay \u003c\/em\u003eand E. Lockhart’s \u003cem\u003eWe Were Liars\u003c\/em\u003e, this book brings to light the heartache, pain, and emptiness felt when grieving from a loss.\"  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Medema captures perfectly the crushing grief of losing a friend and the mess of emotions it involves.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Medema delivers on the heartbreaking premise of \u003cem\u003eMessage Not Found\u003c\/em\u003e, offering a beautiful tapestry of grief and friendship, with the hint of a mystery woven seamlessly throughout. Bailey’s loss is as compelling as her search for answers, and readers will cling to the unraveling secrets along with her.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKyrie McCauley, Morris Award-winning author of If These Wings Could Fly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quill Tree Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44889659474149,"sku":"NP9780062954435","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780062954435.jpg?v=1730231694","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/message-not-found-isbn-9780062954435","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}