It Came from the Trees

By Ally Russell

A creature lurks in the woods. Can Jenna save her friend before it's too late?

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240 pages· 50,302 words· Est. 7 hour read

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Bookroo's summary

Jenna's best friend Reese vanishes, taken by a mysterious creature in the woods. With no one believing her, Jenna joins a scout troop to uncover the truth. As they find eerie footprints and hear ominous sounds, Jenna must decide who to trust. Can she and her new friend Norrie unravel the mystery and survive the night? The stakes are high as they confront the unknown in a desperate bid to save Reese.

From the publisher

When her best friend is taken by a creature in the woods, Jenna is determined to save her in this scary story perfect for fans of Daka Hermon and Claribel A. Ortega! The wilderness is in Jenna’s blood. Her Pap was the first Black park ranger at Sturbridge Reservation, and she practically knows the Owlet Survival Handbook by heart. But she’s never encountered a creature like the one that took her best friend Reese. Her parents don’t believe her; the police are worthless, following the wrong leads; and the media isn’t connecting the dots between Reese’s disappearance and a string of other attacks. Determined to save her friend, Jenna joins a new local scout troop, and ventures back into the woods. When the troop stumbles across suspicious signs: huge human-like footprints near the camp, scratch marks on trees, and ominous sounds from the woods, Jenna worries that whatever took Reese is back to take her too. Can she trust her new scout leader? And will her new friend Norrie–who makes her laugh and reminds her so much of Reese–believe her? After the unthinkable happens, the scouts, armed with their wits and toiletries, band together to fight the monster and survive the night.

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