THE FOREST

THE FORESTWinter break is supposed to mean freedom.Instead, one wrong turn and one black van later, a kid is dumped into a place that should not exist anymore: a real forest.It is not normal.The trees feel wrong. Time feels wrong. The silence feels like it is listening.He wakes up with supplies he did not pack and a torn map that makes no sense, then learns the first rule the hard way: Whatever comes in... never comes out.As night falls, the forest wakes up.Something circles. Something sniffs. Something waits.To survive, he will have to: - - find food before hunger makes him reckless- - find shelter before the dark finds him first- - follow the map before the forest shifts again- - figure out who else has been here and what happened to themMiddle-grade adventure and suspense with fast pacing, mystery, and survival in a world where nature is almost gone.Perfect for readers who love eerie forests, nonstop tension, and brave kids forced to outthink what is hunting them.