Signal Girl
They gave their high school a voice. They never expected to hear a cry for help.
In the forgotten A/V room of Northwood High, quiet tech genius Albert Chen and charismatic promoter Ryan Rodriguez have started a revolution. Their creation, the Tape Exchange, is an anonymous video confessional booth—a radical social experiment that allows students to share their deepest secrets on VHS tapes, creating a viral, underground network of raw, unfiltered truth.
But among the grainy confessions of teenage angst and locker-room drama, a series of tapes appears that are different. They are artistic, coded, and deeply unsettling. Left by a mysterious creator they nickname "Signal Girl," the tapes use haunting images—a delicate teacup, a wilting rose, an empty birdcage—to tell a story of escalating fear. Albert and Ryan quickly realize this isn't a game; it's a desperate cry for help from a girl in real danger.
To save her, they might have to unmask her. But doing so would destroy the sacred anonymity that is the very foundation of their project. Racing against time, the two friends must decipher the clues hidden in the static and hunt for a girl who is hiding in plain sight, all before her signal fades for good.
Signal Girl is a suspenseful YA mystery perfect for fans of Stranger Things and Sadie.