02319cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000540011324500230016726400510019030000470024133600260028833700260031433800360034050000310037650801190040752011640052653400450169065300500173565300340178565300610181965300410188085600430192199900170196434850UtSlPG20260610133809.0mcr n260607r2011||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPZ1 aWirt, Mildred A.q(Mildred Augustine),d1905-200210aSignal in the Dark 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2011 a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats atextbtxt2rdacontent acomputerbc2rdamedia aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier aRelease date is 2011-01-04 aProduced by Stephen Hutcheson, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net a"Signal in the Dark" by Mildred A. Wirt is a mystery novel written in the mid-20th century. The story centers around Penny Parker, a young and determined woman who aspires to be a reporter for her father's newspaper, the Riverview Star. As she embarks on her journey into the world of journalism, she encounters challenges that test her resolve and skills, including a major story involving an explosion and a potential crime. At the start of the narrative, we are introduced to Penny's ambitions as she pleads with her father, Anthony Parker, to hire her as a cub reporter at the newspaper. Despite his initial reluctance due to the harsh realities of the job, he eventually agrees, leading her into a whirlwind of events. As Penny navigates her first assignments, she faces skepticism from her colleagues and must quickly learn the ropes of reporting, all while dealing with an office scandal and budding rivalries. The opening chapters set the stage for her growth and the mysterious occurrences at the Conway Steel Plant, ultimately hinting at deeper conflicts that Penny will unravel in her quest for truth. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nOriginal publication data not identified aAdventure and adventurers -- Juvenile fiction aMystery and detective stories aParker, Penny (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile fiction aWomen detectives -- Juvenile fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/34850 c75696d75696