World of Adventure - 13 - The Creature of Black Water Lake

Thirteen-year-old Ryan Swanner and his mom just moved to the mountain resort of Black Water Lake. The locals say that beneath the lake's seemingly calm surface, a giant, ancient creature lives. But Ryan's new friend Rita tells him that's just hogwash. She's not afraid to go fishing out on the lake, even though, oddly, the lake seems to be nearly empty of fish. One day Ryan sees a small animal fall from a tree into the lake--and never surface again. Something is in the lake. And it's alive.... Thirteen-year-old Ryan Swanner and his mom have just moved to the resort of Black Water Lake. The lake is as dark as its name, and locals say that beneath its calm surface a giant, ancient creature lives. Ryan's not sure whether to believe them, until the day he sees a small animal fall from a tree branch into the lake--and never surface again. Something is in the lake. And it's alive