Books like The Man In the Woods by Rosemary Wells
When a high‑school freshman sees a man commit a crime, she decides to follow him into the woods to investigate. As she delves deeper, she becomes part of a complex web of town secrets and encounters significant danger.
First publish date: 1984
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Rosemary Wells
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