 Give her the opportunity to "find" it
Yes, good tip! Invite her over to help you look, and make sure she sees how upset you are. Maybe she took it in a moment of weakness and feels bad about it. This would give her the opportunity to replace it, "find" it, and save face, too. If she did take it, and she has a conscience, this should get it back to you.
(When I was in primary school, I took a small something from another student in my class. It was a "prize" for some little contest. I justified it to myself, thinking that I was actually entitled to it since the girl had chosen from the bowl out of turn, before me. But afterwards, my conscience got the best of me. Not having the guts to admit what I did, I pretended to look for it in the classroom and "found" it behind a book on the chalkboard. So I can say with confidence that sometimes people do return things if they can do so without having to make an uncomfortable confession!)
I hope you get it back.
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