1986 ‹CYOA 54›

Forest of Fear
by Louise Munro Foley

Can you survive in the Forest of Fear?

You’re spending the summer with your uncle in Maine. He’s writing a book about an old Indian legend – the story of a sacred pine tree whose branches were said to be inhabited by spirits. You decide to hunt for the Spirit Tree yourself – but when you find it you fall asleep under its branches. You wake up surrounded by six shadowy forms. They order you to make a terrifying choice: you must drink a deadly herb brew, or walk across burning coals. An Indian legend is coming true – and somehow you’ve been trapped in it!