Limetown by Cote Smith

In this prequel to a podcast, seventeen year old Lia, a journalism student, is drawn into the mystery of what happened to Limetown when she learns that her uncle Emile has vanished along with all of the residents of that town.  The story tells about her uncle, father and mother's pasts and Lia's investigation into the mystery.

After Zero by Christina Collins

Elise is in 8th grade and has finally talked her mother into letting her go to public school rather than being home schooled.  However, socializing in school is not as easy or fun as she had anticipated.  After saying the wrong things and having people upset with her, Elise has decided that she is better off not speaking.  The fewer words she says, the less opportunity to say the wrong thing.  That, however doesn't work well for her either and there are mysteries in her life that she has to solve.