The Legend of Creepy Hollow: Tales of the Lost & Found

A ghost rider haunts the countryside. A corn maze hides the clues. And Noah’s extra credit assignment is about to become a real-life mystery.Thirteen-year-old Noah has one goal for the weekend: complete his geocaching assignment and rescue his slipping history grade. A trip to the Murphy's apple orchard in New York State seems like the perfect chance to get it done—even if it means farm chores, festival crowds, and dragging his sister and his best friend into the search.But when the GPS coordinates lead the kids into a massive corn maze during a popular fall festival, the hunt turns strange fast. The orchard is buzzing with stories of a vengeful nineteenth-century ghost rider who tears across the countryside beneath the moonlight, and Noah isn’t sure whether the legend is just spooky-season fun—or something far more real.Then the clues begin to pile up.Hoofbeats echo in the night. Strange shadows move between the rows. Old secrets tied to the orchard’s past start surfacing. And the deeper Noah, Oakley, and Andre dig, the more they realize the legend of Creepy Hollow may be connected to a mystery someone would rather keep buried.Filled with crisp fall atmosphere, corn maze suspense, ghostly folklore, geocaching clues, local history, and brave kid sleuths, this book is a spooky middle-grade mystery adventure for readers ages 8–14.Part of the Tales of the Lost and Found series by award-winning author Shana Gorian, this standalone adventure is perfect for kids who enjoy eerie legends, historical mysteries, fall festival settings, supernatural suspense, and page-turning stories with friendship, courage, and heart.No graphic violence or language. For fans of The Hardy Boys and The Three Investigators for a modern readership. Read more