Jenna is our main kid — she’s an 11 year old who loooves the outdoors. This summer she joins a scout group along with her bff Reese. Some really scary stuff happens while they’re camping with the rest of the group. After doing some research online, Jenna has convinced herself that she’s seen The Backcountry Beast, aka Bigfoot. 
Even though that’s a pretty scary thought, Jenna doesn’t let that stop her from returning to the woods to help her friend. This girl has guts!


I rarely finish books in one day but when you mix a  middle grade horror story with a lazy at-home Sunday taking care of a sick toddler then that’s exactly what you get. 

There’s a little bit of mixed media going on here with the addition of newspaper articles, blog pages and scout guidebooks. This was a fun way to break up the narrative and get important information. 
I loved the group of kids in the Owlet Scouts and Jenna’s growth throughout the story. 
Truly, the scenes with Bigfoot were creepy. I never want to run into that guy. 

I’m so so happy Reese was found in the end. I was getting sad thinking that she was lost forever (or dead)