The Ranger She Trusted

Wren Alvarez took the junior ranger job to save her mom's rent. She didn't expect to find a mentor — a woman who reads the wind, fixes the radio with a pocketknife, and treats her like a peer. Then a hiker goes missing and Wren finds something in the logbook she can't unread. Now she's hiking the perimeter alone at night, covering for the one adult she trusts, and doing the math on what loyalty actually costs. A pulse-pounding YA thriller about the woods, the watchtower, and the person who taught you everything.