Monday’s Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson
A Review By: SS
From the critically acclaimed author of Allegedly, Tiffany D. Jackson, comes a gripping new novel about the mystery of one teenage girl’s disappearance and the traumatic effects of the truth.
Monday Charles is missing, and only Claudia seems to notice. Claudia and Monday have always been inseparable - more sisters than friends. So when Monday doesn’t turn up for the first day of school, Claudia’s worried.
When she doesn’t show for the second day, or second week, Claudia knows that something is wrong. Monday wouldn’t just leave her to endure tests and bullies alone. Not after last year’s rumors and not with her grades on the line. Now, Claudia needs her best - and only - friend more than ever. But Monday’s mother refuses to give Claudia a straight answer, and Monday’s sister April is even less help.
As Claudia digs deeper into her friend’s disappearance, she discovers that no one seems to remember the last time they saw Monday. How can a teenage girl just vanish without anyone noticing that she’s gone?
Review Notes:
Audio Book Publication Year: 2018
An installment in a Series? No
Narrator (s): Imani Parks
This gripping tale of friendship and loss cast a light on how often the disappearance of Black children goes unnoticed, unreported, or ignored. This book travels from past to present throughout the story, with the narrator (Claudia) allowing readers a deeper look to understand her bond with her best friend and the difficulty she had accepting the fact that Monday simply left without saying anything to her.
I enjoyed the narrator’s youthful voice and her ability to express the emotions of a teenage girl who was deeply affected by the sudden loss of her best friend/sister.
Reading Recommendation? Yes!
Rating: 5 (I need another one!)
Content Warnings? Yes; Human or animal loss.
