The Forest

He escaped the forest once. Now he's back, and this time, he knows who betrayed him.

Fourteen-year-old Kamden thought he was finally going home. After surviving a mysterious forest filled with dangerous creatures, shifting paths, and a terrifying figure known as the Stranger, rescue seemed impossible. Until a helicopter appeared.

Then his own grandfather pushed him out.

Now Kamden is back in the forest, injured, hungry, and determined to survive. With a broken arm and almost no supplies, even getting through another night seems impossible. But an unexpected reunion with a mysterious boy named Noah, and an enormous jaguar they call Cat, gives him something he hasn't had much of lately: someone he can trust.

And somewhere deep in the woods, there may be a place called Safe Camp.

An abandoned shack, a diary left behind by missing children, and a mysterious map offer the first clues. But the forest has a habit of changing the rules, and the Stranger is never as far away as they hope.

As Kamden and Noah search for a place that promises safety, they must learn to depend on each other, face dangers they don't understand, and discover whether the forest is leading them toward freedom or something far worse.

The Forest: Safe Camp is the second book in the middle-grade adventure series by young Texas author Kamden Frazier. Filled with mystery, suspense, friendship, and unexpected humor, it continues the journey begun in The Forest while introducing an adventure with its own destination and challenges.

They've found a map. They have each other. But in this forest, even the word "safe" comes with a warning.