[Book Tour- Excerpt] MacKenzie's Last Run by Gayle Rosengren [GIVEAWAY]

 

MacKenzie's Last Run

by Gayle Rosengren

GENRE: Middle Grade fiction

BLURB:

Thirteen-year-old MacKenzie (Mac) Lawrence secretly blames himself for his father’s death. In

his grief and guilt, he has pulled away from everyone, even his twin sister Tessa. When their

mother announces her plans to remarry barely 18 months after Dad’s death, Mac is furious and

runs away in an attempt to force her to break off the engagement.

Unfortunately, nothing goes as Mac plans. He ends up seriously injured, miles from home,

unable to reach out for help, while clues he inadvertently left behind suggest he’s been

kidnapped—possibly by Mom’s fiancé—and set his twin sister Tessa on a desperate search to

find him. But she’d better hurry, because the clock is ticking, and Mac is running out of time.

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EXCERPT

“We’re not keeping anything from you, Mrs. Lawrence,” Sergeant Hernandez said. “I promise.

It’s just that Officer Borkowski has been concerned by some of the unusual circumstances

surrounding MacKenzie’s disappearance.”

Mom’s forehead puckered. “Unusual circumstances?”

The sergeant nodded. “The fact that MacKenzie didn’t take any money with him, for example.

That’s very unusual for a runaway. And he didn’t take his bike either. Again, this isn’t the norm.

Taken together with the bloodstains on the carpet, well, there’s another possible explanation

that we can’t entirely rule out.”

The back of Tessa’s neck prickled. What was Sergeant Hernandez getting at? She looked at

her mother, who was frowning at the police woman, twisting her hands together. “I still don’t

understand. What are you trying to say?”

Beside her, Simon’s eyebrows snapped together. “Surely you’re not suggesting what I think you

are.” He pulled Mom closer.

Tessa’s throat tightened.

“What is it?” Mom’s eyes were huge green pools of panic.

“We need to investigate the possibility that your son may not have run away,” Sergeant

Hernandez said. “Someone may have taken him.”

Mom shook her head like Tessa did to get water out of her ears after a dive. Her mouth sagged

open and she slumped against Simon. “No.”

Tessa’s heart cannonballed into her stomach. They thought someone took Mac. They thought

someone broke into his room and took him! But that was crazy. Why would anyone want to

kidnap Mac?

As a girl, books were among Gayle’s best friends and inspired her dream of writing for children

someday. It was a dream that only grew stronger over the years. Gayle majored in Creative

Writing in college. Her first book, What the Moon Said (Putnam 2014) was a Jr. Library Guild

selection and CCBC title, and her second, Cold War on Maplewood Street (Putnam 2015) won

the Tofte-Wright Award for Children’s Literature. She has worked as an advertising copywriter, a

pre-school teacher, a youth services assistant in her local public library; and a research

assistant in the American Girl library. Gayle is a lover of stories whether she’s writing them or

reading them.

Visit her website to learn more about Gayle and her books. http://www.gaylerosengren.com

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