The Unexplainable Disappearance of Ma..., Sheela Chari
The Unexplainable Disappearance of Ma..., Sheela Chari
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The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel

Author: Sheela Chari

Narrator: Cassandra Morris, Michael Perilstein

Unabridged: 6 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/06/2020

Synopsis

Based on the Peabody Award–winning podcast, this tech-filled adventure series pits intrepid Mars Patel and his outcast friends against a brilliant, enigmatic billionaire as they race to figure out why kids are disappearing from their school.Mars Patel’s friend Aurora has disappeared! His teachers are clueless. His mom is stressed out about her jobs. But Mars refuses to give up—after all, his own dad disappeared when Mars was a toddler, before he and Ma moved to Puget Sound from India. Luckily, Mars has a group of loyal friends eager to help—smart Toothpick, strong and stylish JP, and maybe-telepathic Caddie. The clues seem to point toward eccentric tech genius (and Mars’s hero) Oliver Pruitt, whose popular podcast now seems to be commenting on their quest! But when the friends investigate Pruitt’s mysterious, elite school, nothing is as it seems—and anyone could be deceiving them. Slick science, corporate conspiracies, and an endearingly nerdy protagonist make this a fresh, exciting sci-fi adventure.

About Sheela Chari

Sheela Chari is the author of Finding Mighty, a Junior Library Guild Selection and Children’s Book Council Children’s Choice Finalist, and Vanished, an APALA Children’s Literature Award Honor Book, an Edgar Award nominee for best juvenile mystery, and a Today Book Club Selection. She teaches fiction writing at Mercy College and lives with her family in New York.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Julie on January 04, 2021

This book is a fun adventure story for middle grade kids based on an award winning podcast. I love podcasts...so jumped right on this to try reading the book & I listed to a few of the season 1 episodes of the pod cast. Fun! Mars Patel and his friends are super smart. They all have their own particul......more

Goodreads review by Pop on June 11, 2020

A Long, Slow Slog to a Cliffhanger This is a novelization of a popular podcast series. It appears that the podcast recording scripts were independently published in 2019 in three volumes, but they seem to be out of print and practically unavailable, (except possibly through the marspatel.com website)......more

Goodreads review by Christi on February 14, 2021

The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel is a fun science fiction adventure story featuring 6 friends - one of whom is missing from the very first page. Mars and his group of friends might not be as concerned as they are if it didn't feel like the adults were intentionally not caring. Well, the......more

Goodreads review by Ahana M Rao on October 06, 2020

You can find this review of The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel on my blog, Heart’s Content! A big shout out and thank you to Lonely Pages Book Tours for including me in the tour and to the publisher for providing me with a complimentary copy in exchange for an honest review! The Unexplainab......more

Goodreads review by Shawna on June 28, 2020

I really enjoyed this quick read! I’m 31 years old and the book is targeted for someone a third my age since the characters are in grade school. I thought the mystery and concept is pretty cool. I hate cliffhanger endings but this is based on the first season of the podcast which ended with a cliffh......more

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