Synopsis – Whispers in the Maple Leaves

  (Told with a porch swing grin and a mason jar full of mystery)

  In the sleepy Southern town of Bayou Bend, where the fireflies blink like they know secrets and the moss never stops hanging on, a group of kids calling themselves the Mudpuppy Patrol stumble onto a summer project that ain’t just about extra credit.

  What starts with an old journal tucked behind library shelves turns into a trail of riddles, ghost lilies, secret maps, and long-buried letters left by a group called the Hollow Six—kids who vanished from history but never from memory. Red, Bo, Kenji, Lila Rae, and Delia follow clues from lighthouses to graveyards, carnivals to courthouse crawlspaces, learning that the real treasure isn’t gold or glory—but stories, passed down like old songs and river lore.

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  This ain’t a ghost story, though the wind might hum your name. It’s a memory. A mystery. A whisper through the leaves that says, “If you’re reading this, you’re part of it now.”

  So if you ever find yourself in Bayou Bend, and a frog croaks twice at dusk or a map shows up in your locker...

  Well, you best follow it.

  Because some trails don’t end.

  They just wait.