The Black Pine Signal: An Easy-Read Survival Mystery for Developing Readers Ages 912

Three friends are lost in a storm.A radio with no batteries knows what will happen next.Noah, Mia, and Lucas are hiking through Black Pine Woods when a falling tree cuts them off from their camp group. Searching for shelter, they discover an abandoned fire tower and a strange red radio.Then the radio speaks.The voice sounds exactly like Noah-and it claims to be calling from tomorrow."Do not cross the bridge."When the warning comes true, the friends follow the radio's next clue to a hidden weather station beneath the forest. Inside, they find fresh footprints, secret maps, and photographs of themselves taken only minutes earlier.Someone is watching them.When Mia disappears and floodwater fills the station, Noah and Lucas must decide which voice to trust. One may lead them to safety. The other may be guiding them into a trap.The Black Pine Signal is a fast-moving survival mystery created for developing and reluctant readers ages 9-12. It features short chapters, approachable language, exciting cliffhangers, and a full-color comic-style illustration before every chapter.The first adventure in the Static Trail series.