The Mysterious Disappearance of Leon (I Mean Noel)

The Mysterious Disappearance of Leon (I Mean Noel)

Infobox Book |
name = The Mysterious Disappearance of Leon (I Mean Noel)
author = Ellen Raskin
country = USA
language = English
genre = Children's mystery
publisher =
release_date = 1971
isbn = ISBN 0140329455

"The Mysterious Disappearance of Leon (I Mean Noel)" is a book by Ellen Raskin, published in 1971.

Plot

The main story centers around Mrs. Caroline Fish Carrillon's search for her missing husband, Leon. They were married as children to solidify a business arrangement between their parents who had started a soup company. After several years apart, they plan to meet again as adults. During a sailing trip, Leon (who has changed his name to Noel), falls overboard. He shouts a message to his wife which is partially obscured by his going underwater: "Noel(glub) see (blub) all... I (glub) new..." When she recovers in the hospital and learns that her husband has checked out with no further news, Mrs. Carrillon is convinced the answer to his whereabouts are contained in the mysterious message. She spends years trying to interpret the "glub-blubs", eventually enlisting her adopted twin children, Tony and Tina, and childhood friend, Augie Kunkel. When they finally figure out the truth, they're quite surprised.

The book has fun with language, and helps young readers with clues in liberally dispersed footnotes.


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