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Losing Austin
Losing Austin
Michael J. Bowler
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Fifteen-year-old Austin Bowman vanishes off the face of the earth. Was he kidnapped, abducted by aliens, or murdered by his hotheaded brother, Colton? Despite the rumors and his troubled kid reputation, only Colton knows he didn’t kill Austin. He also knows what drove his brother from the house that rainy day. Or does he?


Riddled with guilt, Colton spends every waking moment trying to find Austin. Searching online for similar missing kids, he meets Keilani, a girl from Hawaii whose younger brother vanished the same day as Austin. Internet explorations reveal other kids who also disappeared, always on rainy days. Since none of these kids have been heard from since, alien abduction seems the most likely answer.


Colton endures years of frustrating dead ends and high school graduation beckons. Then something so shocking occurs that the world descends on the Bowman home in the form of media, law enforcement, even Homeland Security, and Colton’s life will never be the same.

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Genre: 

  • Mystery

Age Level: 

  • 12 and up
Losing Austin review by sylvie55555
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sylvie55555
Ever since he was a young child, Colton's brother Austin has been different. Not knowing how to characterize him, most professionals said he was autistic or was "autistic-like". But Colton knows that Austin is so much more than just that label and that he is a great brother and artist. Unfortunately, the kids at school do not follow this same sentiment and often make fun of Austin in front of Colton. Due to picking fights with kids who bully his brother, Colton gets labeled as a "troubled kid".
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Losing Austin review by amberlyayra
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amberlyayra

Losing Austin is a great novel of mystery and intrigue. Austin was not autistic, but he had similar characteristics: he did not speak and communicating with him was complicated. Colton, Austin's younger brother, faced teasing at school due to Austin's condition. Although they loved each other, one rainy day, Colton was frustrated and yelled at Austin. Soon after, his brother disappeared without a trace. Their parents and the authorities tried to search for him without success. Theories soon surfaced that Colton was a murderer or that this situation was a case of alien abduction.

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