Picture Perfect by Elaine Marie Alphin, Carolrhoda Books, 2003

Genre: Realistic Fiction

Ian Slater is a normal kid that has friends, hangs out, and goes to school. He has a best friend named Ted who in minor words, is like a brother to him. Ian and Teddy were supposed to photograph Redwood Trees as they would on a normal day, but Teddy never shows. Had he gone in search of the father he's never met, or did something terrible happen to him? Taking place in the small town of Sawville, Ian has to put clues together to find his friend Teddy, before it's too late.