Monday's Not Coming
by Tiffany D. Jackson
★ Top 25 book of 2018 · #16 on Best Books of 2018
When her closest friend Monday fails to appear at school, Claudia is the only one who seems worried. As she searches for answers, she finds that Monday's family stays evasive and nobody can recall when they last saw her.
Best for: Teen readers who enjoy mysteries about friendship and a missing girl
Monday's Not Coming is #16 on BookWard's Best Books of 2018, out of 59 2018 books that cleared our data bar.
What Monday's Not Coming is about
Claudia and Monday have always been inseparable, closer to sisters than friends. Monday is Claudia's best and only friend, so when she misses the first day of school, then the second, then a whole second week, Claudia notices at once. It seems she is the only one who does.
Without Monday, Claudia has to face tests and bullies alone, with her grades on the line. Rumors were going around last year. When Claudia asks questions, Monday's mother won't give a straight answer, and Monday's sister April is even less help. No one can remember the last time they saw Monday. The story is an urgent, unsettling look at friendship, and at what happens when a girl goes missing and the people around her barely seem to care.
Monday's Not Coming on the Best Books of 2018
Monday's Not Coming came out in 2018. Of the 59 books first published in 2018 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #16 on our Best Books of 2018 list.
Why it made the list: 432 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.5 out of 5 (10 ratings); 20 are reading it right now. The list ranks each year’s books on how many readers have picked them up, how highly readers rate them, and how many are reading them right now.
Nearby on the 2018 list
- Factfulness Hans Rosling, #14
- My Year of Rest and Relaxation Ottessa Moshfegh, #15
- Front Desk Kelly Yang, #17
- The Kiss Quotient Helen Hoang, #18
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More years: Best Books of 2017 Best Books of 2019.
The numbers behind it
- Readers: 395 want to read it, 20 are reading it now and 17 have read it, according to Open Library.
- Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 from 10 Open Library ratings.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 64 | 55% |
| Reader love | 64 | 25% |
| Being read right now | 73 | 20% |
Questions about Monday's Not Coming
When was Monday's Not Coming published?
Monday's Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson was first published in 2018.
Was Monday's Not Coming one of the best books of 2018?
Monday's Not Coming is #16 on BookWard's Best Books of 2018, out of 59 2018 books that cleared our data bar. 432 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.5 out of 5 (10 ratings); 20 are reading it right now.
Why is Monday's Not Coming on the Best Books of 2018 list?
432 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.5 out of 5 (10 ratings); 20 are reading it right now.
More of the best books of 2018
- Heartstopper, Volume 1 Alice Oseman, #1
- Where the Crawdads Sing Delia Owens, #2
- The Laws of Human Nature Robert Greene, #3
- Atomic Habits James Clear, #4
- Five Feet Apart Rachael Lippincott, #5
- Then She Was Gone Lisa Jewell, #6
See the full Best Books of 2018, the Top 100, or new books on Rising.
How we know
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