An excerpt of Longleaf, Junebug Books’ thrilling new young adult mystery by Discovering Alabama‘s Roger Reid, is now online. Read the excerpt at http://www.newsouthbooks.com/longleaf.
When 14-year-old Jason Caldwell goes camping with his scientist parents in Longleaf, all he expects is peace and quiet. But before they arrive, Jason has already been the witness to a crime, and soon he’ll find himself lost among the very longleaf pines that his parents hoped to study. Now Jason—and his new forest-smart friend Leah—will have to use all their knowledge of the outdoors to outwit a trio of villains and make it home safe. Set in the real-life Conecuh National Forest, Longleaf is a thrilling adventure for boys and girls—and an excellent introduction to the plants and animals of the Conecuh region.
Roger Reid is a writer, director, and producer of the award-winning Discovering Alabama series from the University of Alabama’s Alabama Museum of Natural History, in cooperation with Alabama Public Television.
Longleaf will be available for pre-order soon from NewSouth Books and other online and local book retailers.