Found - Margaret Peterson Haddix

This is the first book in "The Missing" series. Those who like "The Shadow Children" series - Among the Hidden etc., will most likely enjoy this new series by Margaret Peterson Haddix.

Margaret Peterson Haddix has found the formula for mixing science fiction with mystery. In this story before we meet Chip (AKA Charles Haddingford Winston the third), Jonah and Katherine Skidmore. Angela DuPre is on her first day of a job as a gate attendant at Sky Trails Air.

From page 1 - Haddix sets up the mystery with a prologue, "It wasn't there. Then it was."

Angela DuPre and Monique Waters witness the arrival of a "mystery" plane at gate 2B. Angela believes she sees Tachyon Travel on the side of the plane, but when she looks again she sees the familiar insignia of Sky Trails. Even more strange, there is no pilot or flight attendants. There are only 36 babies on the plane.

Then we move forward 13 years to the "present", where we meet Jonah, Chip, and Katherine, then really strange things begin to happen.

Challenge - look up tachyon in Science On-line or if you insist on Wikipedia.

My definition - A tachyon particle is one that moves faster than the speed of light. However, we are made up of tardyon particles - does this remind you of anything funny? It does for me - Physics humor at its worst. - For example - some of us must be made of more tardyon particles than others because they are always late. I know not funny.

You may want to read or reread A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle. It seems as though Ms. Haddix is trying to pick up where L'Engle left off.