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During a summer flood on the Wolf River, Kate watches her younger brother, James, notice a Newfoundland tied to a wrecked boat. Her friend Bugs helps rescue the dog, a hearing guide, and together they learn the pup is missing. Their quest to find its owner takes them to the abandoned Roberts mansion, where a newly inherited owner, Andy Wallace, has vanished. Amid the cryptic clues and family drama, the children must solve the mystery before the danger escalates.
First publish date: May 1989
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Mary Francis Shura
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