Vanishing Act by John Feinstein

While I have never been a fan of sports, a fact that everyone who knows me can believe wholeheartedly, I found this book about the US Tennis Open great! I know nothing about tennis, yet the writing let me learn as I read, letting me into the world of sports while not leaving me completely in the dark. Which is where I typically reside.

This fun mystery is the second in a sports series staring a middle school boy who wants to grow up to be a sports reporter. While adults will need to suspend belief for the idea that two middle schoolers would be interested in print media, let alone know what a newspaper is, children will have no problem getting behind the young writers and their passions. Feinstein writes a great mystery with surprises, interesting characters, and great adventure. Boys and girls will have fun following the male protagonist in his investigation into a missing tennis player.