The Pen and Inkpot

I was recommended this novel by a librarian based on my love for mysteries and at first I was unsure of whether I would like it. It turned out to be far better than I expected. Although the mystery of the novel wasn't mind boggling, it did give the reader a close connection to the characters and gave an insight into the life of one unfortunate girl. The main character goes through many conflicting emotions and the author has done well to express them efficiently without boring the reader.  Lauren Matthews has always known she was adopted, but that is all that she knows. Her parents refuse to tell her anything else about where she came from. One day, eager to find out about her past, Lauren goes on a website called missing-Children.com, and finds an American girl named Martha Lauren Purditt, who went missing less than two months before Lauren was adopted. This seems like more of a coincidence until Lauren embarks on an adventure with her friend, Jam, and discovers that the