The Hungry Forest by Kaela Rivera

In this spooky horror for fans of Small Spaces, a boy must face his feelings and save his younger brother from a cursed forest.

 

Never go into the Hungry 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.