The hungry forest
"A boy must confront his grief and save his younger brother from a cursed forest. Ryan's dad had a lot of rules: Never let others see you cry, never let other people hear you speaking Spanish, work extra hard, make sure you always succeed. But the most important of all: never go into the forest. Too...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Bloomsbury,
2026.
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| Summary: | "A boy must confront his grief and save his younger brother from a cursed forest. Ryan's dad had a lot of rules: Never let others see you cry, never let other people hear you speaking Spanish, work extra hard, make sure you always succeed. But the most important of all: never go into the forest. Too many kids have disappeared there. Since Dad's death, Ryan's been following those rules to be the kind of man his father would be proud of. But his anger has been getting stronger lately, and he finds himself fighting with his little brother, Teddy, who constantly embarrasses Ryan. When Teddy hears their father calling them from the forest, he ventures inside. Ryan follows to save his brother and finds that the place is as cursed as the legends say. And if he can't find his brother and escape the forest before sunrise, they'll be trapped there forever."-- Provided by publisher. |
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| Physical Description: | 245 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm |
| Audience: | Ages 9-14 Grades 4-6 |
| ISBN: | 9781547619221 1547619228 |
| Author Notes: | Kaela Rivera was raised to believe in will-o'-the-wisps and el chupacabra, but even ghost stories couldn't stop her from reading in the isolated treetops, caves, and creeks of Tennessee's Appalachian forests. She still believes in the folktales of her Mexican-American and British parents, but now she writes about them from the adventure-filled mountains of the Wild West. Her debut novel, Cece Rios and the Desert of Souls went on to be a multi-award-winning novel, earning multiple starred reviews, showcased on several best-of-the-year lists, and national awards. When she's not crafting stories, she's using her English degree from BYU-I as an editor for a marketing company (or secretly doodling her characters in the margins of her notebook). Her biggest hope is to highlight and explore the beauty of cultural differences-and how sharing those differences can bring us all closer. |
