by Peg Kehret, is a novel about a 13-year-old girl named Bonnie who searches for her brother Matt and their dog Pookie who were both abducted.

Matt, a six-year old boy, is kidnapped by his father, Denny, whom he had never met.

Though he has always dreamed of meeting him, nothing is the way he thought it would be, given his father is only using Matt to impress his sister who often brags about her two well-raised sons.

With few clues to follow, Matt's mother, sister, and the police, are doing everything they can to find him.

Some old folks found Pookie and later gave him back to Matt's mom and sister.