Orca Soundings - Chapter One - Zack faces a missing teen

Oct 13, 2026

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A teen suspense novel introducing Zack when a detective arrives at his home after an 18-year-old girl, Ella, goes missing. The opening chapter centers on Zack’s fear and hesitation as he answers the detective’s questions and tries to manage what he knows. He must decide between betraying a family member or losing a friend, setting a tense, high-interest conflict that drives the story forward.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryStory & Novel

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Pages148

Reading Time3 h 48 min

AccessFree to download

Summary

Chapter One

THICKER THANWATER BolingbrookFountainle PLD30401529171484NATASHADEEN YA-SERIES ORCA Deen,Natasha,author.Thicker than water THICKERTHAN WATER THICKERTHAN WATER Natasha Deen Fountaindale Public LibraryBolingbrook,IL(630)759-2102 # orca soundings OR CA BOOK PU BLISHE RS Copyright C2019 Natasha Deen All rights reserved.No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmittedin any form or by any means,electronic or mechanical,including photocopying,recording or by any information storage and retrieval system now known or to beinvented,without permission in writing from the publisher Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication Deen,Natasha,authorThicker than water/Natasha Deen.(Orca soundings) Issued in print and electronic formats. ISEN 978-1-4598-2198-9(softcover).-ISBN 978-1-4598-2199-6(PDr).一 ISBN 978-I-4598-2200-9(EPUB) I.Title.II Series:Orca soundings ps8607.E444T552019jc813'.6c2018-90489z-1c2018-904893-x First published in the United States,2019Library of Congress Control Number:2018954097 Summary:In this high-interest novel for teens,Zack hasto decide between betraying a family member or losingafriend when an eighteen-year-old girl goes missing. Orca Book Publisbers is dedicated to preserving tbe emvironment andbas printed tbis book on Forest Stewardsbip Council certifed paper. Orca Book Publishers gratefully acknowledges the support for itspublishing programs provided by the following agencies:the Government ofCanada,the Canada Council for the Arts and the Province of British Columbiathrough the BC Arts Council and the Book Publishing Tax Credit. Edited by Tanya Trafford Cover images by Shutterstock.com/Realstock(front)andShutterstock.com/Krasovski Dmitri (back) ORCA BOOK PUBLISHERSorcabook.com Printed and bound in Canada. For Sven # Chapter One I don't hear the car come up thedriveway.But when the doorbell rings,I just know it's a cop on the other side.He pushes the button again,and thesound crackles through me. “Zack,honey,can you get that?”Mom calls from the kitchen. My muscles won't work. “Zack,now!” 1 Natasha Deen I jump up from the couch andstumble to the door.I nod at the officer,grateful my long hair hangs over myeyes.I don't want him to see the fearin them.It's a weird thing,wanting himhere at the same time I wish he'd goaway."Hi,Detective Tyron." “Hi,Zack.Are your folks home?” When I nod,he pushes his bulkthrough the doorway and stands in thehall. "Uh,my mom's here."I close thedoor,then flick my hair out of my face."Mom!”I call.“A cop wants to talk toyou.” "Actually,buddy,it's you I want totalk to.But you're only seventeen,so Ineed your mom around." Does he know that I know moreabout Ella's disappearance than I'madmitting?“Oh,yeah,sure.Come intothe kitchen.”I smile back at him,but it'snot a real smile.

FAQs

Who arrives at Zack’s home at the start of the story?

A detective, Detective Tyron, rings the doorbell and asks to speak with Zack’s mother because Zack is only seventeen.

What situation creates the central tension in the opening summary?

An 18-year-old girl goes missing, and Zack must decide between betraying a family member or losing a friend.

Why does Zack feel fear even when he lets the detective inside?

Zack worries the detective will discover what he knows about Ella’s disappearance, and he tries to hide his fear while responding.

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