《Midnight Casefiles 系列英文繪本》Letters of the Lost

English Description

Letters of the Lost begins in the dim glow of the town archive, where Iris Hale, a curious and determined student journalist, is investigating whispers of redevelopment plans, an old mill fire, and decisions that reshaped ownership in her quiet town. The archive—dusty, towering, and filled with boxes and forgotten volumes—becomes the center of a chilling mystery when Mr. Langston reveals that the crucial Sixty-Three File has been tampered with and its letters stolen. These letters held secrets about closed-door agreements, hidden payments, and names of those who shaped the town’s fate.

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As Iris teams up with Emily Chen, a tech-savvy friend skilled in circuits, servers, and code, readers witness a vivid blend of investigative journalism and digital forensics. The book’s clear, expressive language, emotional tone, and recurring vocabulary related to mystery, investigation, community, evidence, and truth-seeking make it a rich tool for learning English through story. New learners can follow Iris’s questions, Emily’s discoveries, and Detective Caldwell’s measured observations to naturally build vocabulary and comprehension skills.

Together, they uncover a trail of erased metadata, unscrubbed server caches, and faint digital remnants that reveal the missing letters—evidence of bribery, unethical promises, and manipulation by familiar town figures. As the truth unfolds, Iris must decide whether to remain silent or bring everything to light. Her eventual choice to publish the findings awakens the entire town and changes long-standing power structures.

Through suspense and emotional depth, Letters of the Lost teaches that courage is a quiet light—one that grows brighter when truth finally speaks. It’s a perfect narrative for young readers who want mystery, justice, and a meaningful way to improve English reading skills.

繁體中文內容簡介（Traditional Chinese）

《Letters of the Lost》從小鎮舊檔案館展開，主角 Iris Hale 是一位好奇而堅定的學生記者，正在追查重建計畫、舊工廠大火與土地所有權變動背後的內情。當檔案館管理員 Mr. Langston 告訴她 Sixty-Three 檔案 被人動了手腳、關鍵信件失蹤時，整個故事正式進入懸疑核心。這些信件原本記錄著市議會與 Millwright 公司的祕密交易、金錢往來以及不為人知的名字。

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Iris 與精通科技的好友 Emily Chen 聯手調查，透過刪除痕跡、伺服器快取、未完全抹除的資料碎片，逐步將失落的信件復原。故事語言具畫面感、情緒層次豐富，並多次出現與 調查、證據、科技、真相、新聞採訪 相關的字彙，非常適合 透過故事學習英語（learning English through story）。讀者能跟隨人物對話、線索分析與情緒描寫，自然累積閱讀能力。

隨著真相逐漸浮現，Iris 必須面對壓力、威脅與社會的沉默。她最終選擇將證據公諸於世，讓整個小鎮重新醒來，改變了權力與正義的走向。

這本懸疑、深刻又充滿勇氣的繪本呈現：
真相需要光，而勇氣，就是點亮光的那雙手。
同時讓孩子能在引人入勝的情節中，自然而然提升英語閱讀能力。