When Mimi Went Missing

Gr 8 Up–Indian American teen cousins Tanvi and Mimi used to be inseparable. Tanvi, diagnosed with mental health illness after losing her parents to a grisly double murder/suicide, could always rely on one-year-older Mimi as her stalwart protector against bullies—until Mimi inexplicably turns against her to join the popular crowd, becoming reigning mean girl Beth’s bestie. Having had enough of Beth’s relentless cruelty, Tanvi plots to shatter her manipulative tormentor’s perfect(ed) reputation. But then she wakes the next morning in soiled clothing with inexplicable injuries—and Mimi has gone missing. Tanvi can’t remember what happened, but she knows she’s running out of time to find her cousin. Indonesian American voice actor Amparita decisively assumes debut Sukumar’s debut, notably embodying Tanvi’s persistent sense of uncertainty: “How do I prove my innocence when I’m not sure myself?”