Scouts

By Shannon Greenland

A meteor crash leads friends into danger, testing their bonds and uncovering hidden truths.

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257 pages· 43,907 words· Est. 5 hour read

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Bookroo's summary

In 1985, best friends Annie, Beans, Rocky, and Fynn embark on a thrilling quest to find a crashed meteor. Their adventure takes a dark turn as they uncover unsettling clues and face the menacing Mason clan. As new faces join their journey, the Scouts' friendships are pushed to the brink. Can they survive the perils of the woods and the secrets that threaten to tear them apart?

From the publisher

Stranger Things meets The Goonies in this suspenseful yet heartwarming adventure story about kids who set out to find a crashed meteor . . . but find mystery and danger instead as their friendships begin to fracture.Annie, Beans, Rocky, and Fynn are the Scouts – best friends who do everything together. It’s 1985, and the summer before seventh grade is just beginning. The Scouts decide to secretly climb Old Man Basinger’s silo to watch a meteor shower, and when one meteor seems to crash nearby, the Scouts know they have to set out on their next adventure and find it.But their fun overnight jaunt through the woods soon takes a turn for the worst when they discover a series of disturbing clues about the meteor – and suddenly find themselves on the run from the wild, violent Mason clan. Bonds are tested when new kids join their adventure and the group’s true feelings are revealed. Will the Scouts survive this journey together – or will their unbreakable friendships prove vulnerable after all?

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