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Fright Forest by Marcus Sedgwick - review

Fright Forest is a phenomenal read. It is about a boy who has amazing night vision, is great at climbing and can talk to animals.

Every day, the boy sleeps in trees, until one day his tree falls down. Then he meets a girl whom he calls Elf Girl because of her sticking out ears. Elf Girl is clever, very good at hiding and decides to call the boy, Raven Boy.

Together, they are thrust into a thrillingly terrifying world of trolls witches and ogres. With the animals on their side, can Raven Boy and Elf Girl find Elf Girl's family, while saving the whole forest from destruction?

I loved this book because the relationship between Elf Girl and Raven Boy is hilarious; whenever the other one does anything impressive or gets something right, the other one is jealous and pretends it was nothing.

The illustrations are fabulous and make the story even more fun. If you like crazy adventures then this book is the one for you.

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