Jane McFann

Jane McFann wrote fiction for younger readers that places ordinary family relationships under unusual emotional strain. Hide and Seek, published by Scholastic’s Point imprint in 1995, follows Lissa as she tries to understand unsettling changes within her household and the secrecy surrounding her sister. Library and education records classify the novel as fiction concerned with family life, sisters, and psychological isolation. McFann builds tension through Lissa’s limited knowledge: familiar rooms and conversations become difficult to interpret when the people closest to her withhold what they know. That perspective keeps the story centered on uncertainty rather than easy explanation. The novel stands within a strand of 1990s young-reader fiction that treated complicated domestic experience seriously while maintaining a clear, accessible narrative. Its title captures both the literal and emotional patterns at work, as concealment affects trust between siblings and parents. Readers encounter a compact family drama in which careful observation, patience, and communication gradually become more important than the assumptions Lissa first brings to events.