Young teen, Madora, is confused, angry, and directionless after the suicide of her father. Her mother copes with her own feelings about her husband, and she leaves Madora to fend for herself. Madora's best friend introduces her to wild parties, drinking, and drugs. After one night where she nearly dies, she meets her "angel". Willis, a handsome Marine medic, promises to take care of her and respect her. In some ways, he is a great influence initially. Madora improves her grades and stops with the drugs and drinking. Because Madora is underage, Willis says he will not sleep with her either. However,there is something "wrong" with Willis that Madora's mother and others can sense, but Madora refuses to look deeper at her friend. It takes newly orphaned, middle school age, Django to jar her out of the stupor she has been in for years as she catered to Willis's wants and whims. Her isolation has left her blind to the crimes Willis commits and blind to his cruelty. When she wakes up, she tries to save the girl, Linda...a prisoner that Willis has kept in a trailer on his property. Rather than accepting the help Django offers at the home of his well-off half-brother, she drives off to find her mother.

LITTLE GIRL GONE is a story of a child losing herself in despair and placing her trust in the wrong person. The path Madora takes is troubling and downright scary at times. This deep story will make you think about decisions you have made in your past and the direction your life could of gone if you had changed one thing. Finding out how the characters ended up at the end pushed me through this chilling tale.