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    The Secret of the Hidden Road: An Amanda & Emily Mystery, #1
    The Secret of the Hidden Road: An Amanda & Emily Mystery, #1
    The Secret of the Hidden Road: An Amanda & Emily Mystery, #1
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    The Secret of the Hidden Road: An Amanda & Emily Mystery, #1

    By Jean K. Cohen

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    When two teen sisters move to the country for the summer, they don't expect to be saving animals or solving mysteries.  As soon as Amanda & Emily Carson arrive at the Pine Grove Summer Community, their adventures begin.

    When a dog is snatched from their deck, Amanda & Emily ignore warnings to search for the missing canine. Hidden roads lead to secret hiding places and a perilous chase. Death-defying rescues, and courage abound in this edge-of-your-seat tale of sisters who simply can't resist a challenge.    

    Best for children ages 7 -11

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMoonlight Books
    Release dateMay 18, 2019
    ISBN9781626227996
    The Secret of the Hidden Road: An Amanda & Emily Mystery, #1

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      The Secret of the Hidden Road - Jean K. Cohen

      ABOUT THE E-BOOK YOU HAVE PURCHASED: Your non-refundable purchase of this e-book allows you to only ONE LEGAL copy for your own personal reading on your own personal computer or device. You do not have resell or distribution rights without the prior written permission of both the publisher and the copyright owner of this book. This book cannot be copied in any format, sold, or otherwise transferred from your computer to another through upload to a file sharing peer to peer program, for free or for a fee, or as a prize in any contest. Such action is illegal and in violation of the U.S. Copyright Law. Distribution of this e-book, in whole or in part, online, offline, in print or in any way or any other method currently known or yet to be invented, is forbidden. If you do not want this book anymore, you must delete it from your computer.

      WARNING: The unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this copyrighted work is illegal. Criminal copyright infringement, including infringement without monetary gain, is investigated by the FBI and is punishable by up to 5 years in federal prison and a fine of $250,000.

      Publisher: Moonlight Books

      Cover design by Simon Smith-Wilson

      Editor: Katherine Tate

      Copyright 2019

      All cover art and logo copyright © 2012 by Jean K. Cohen

      ALL RIGHTS RESERVED: This literary work may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, including electronic or photographic reproduction, in whole or in part, without express written permission. All characters and events in this book are fictitious. Any resemblance to actual persons living or dead is strictly coincidental.

      PUBLISHER

      Moonlight Books

      Dedication

      For Diana Finegold

      With heartfelt thanks for their support and love to: Diana Finegold, Roz Lee, Roni Denholtz, and Vicki Locey. You make me feel like I can do anything.

      With Special Appreciation

      With Special Appreciation to my beta readers, Maeve and Luke Sershen, for their insightful critiques and suggestions.

      Meet Amanda & Emily

      AMANDA CARSON

      Sixteen-year-old Amanda Carson lives with her family in New York City during the school year, and in a community of about 50 cabins in the small, rural town of Pine Grove, New York during the summer. She loves to read and participate in sports –especially running, which is her passion. Amanda sometimes takes chances in pursuit of justice and putting criminals behind bars.

      She never has adventures alone. Her younger sister, Emily, goes with Amanda because there is safety in numbers. Often her friends, David Perez and Kesha Stone come along, too. A mystery wouldn’t be an adventure without her dog, Muffin, a little mixed breed the Carson family rescued from a shelter. Join Amanda as she explores, reasons, picks up clues, and faces danger to solve a mystery.

      Emily Carson

      Thirteen-year-old Emily loves to tag along with her sister, especially if Amanda is solving a mystery. Emily loves animals, crafts, and baking. Emily collects salamanders to keep as pets during the summer and isn’t afraid of snakes.

      She adores the Carson family dog, Muffin, and believes the pooch helps keep the sisters safe. Emily braves whatever comes along when she’s by Amanda’s side.

      Chapter One

      FLOOD AT FIVE MILE Creek! hollered sixteen-year-old David Perez.

      Amanda and Emily Carson jumped out of their father’s car the second the vehicle stopped. They raced through their summer community, following David into the woods. The girls flew over the path to the creek, their feet barely touching the ground. Green tree suckers whipped their bare legs as they passed. Rain poured down their hair into their eyes, but they didn’t stop. Muffin, their rag-tag mixed breed dog, ran full out to keep up.

      If David yelled an emergency, the girls believed him. He had always been the calmest member of their group. David led the way through the soggy wood. They stayed on the trail leading to the creek. Non-stop rain over two days had turned the once sleepy, calm little rill into a rising body of raging water, gushing over rocks, swelling the creek to overflowing. The water level climbed higher and higher, loosening the soil on the banks until it slid into the creek, expanding it to river proportions.

      Frozen stock still on the other side, stood seven-year-old Samantha Walker and her little pug, Freddie. Emily ran to the narrowest part of the waterway and leaped over to join Samantha. She wrapped a protective arm around the younger girl’s shoulders and backed her away from the crumbling water’s edge.

      Amanda stopped short, almost tripping over her dog. Muffin barked. Freddie looked up. Seeing Muffin, he wiggled closer and closer to the water’s edge, straining against his leash and wagging his tail.

      He’s trying to get Muffin’s attention, David said.

      The dog sported a pug-like grin as he panted, his tongue lolling out of the side of his mouth. Muffin barked a caution, but it looked like he couldn’t hear her over the roar of the water.

      As Freddie placed one paw on the edge of the creek, the ground gave way. The falling dog’s weight snapped the leash from Samantha’s small hand. Freddie fell into the rushing water. Samantha screamed.

      Grab Samantha, Amanda yelled to her sister,

      Emily tightened her grip on the young girl and pulled her back just as the ground crumbled where, seconds earlier, they had been standing. More mud fell from beneath their feet. Emily and Samantha moved back to the edge of the woods. Freddie bobbed up, attempting to dog paddle against the ferocious current pulling him along. He barely kept his head above the swirling water as the rapids carried him downstream.

      Amanda picked up a long, forked stick and ran, trying to catch up to Freddie. When she got closer, she leaned toward the stream and jabbed the stick at the loop in the leash,

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