The Body In The Woods Summary

The Body In The Woods by April Henry is about Alexis, Ruby, and Nick, who are the newest uncertified members of Portland’s Search and Rescue, trained volunteers that searches for people who are lost or injured. These three teenagers receive their first call-out from the Portland County Sheriff’s Office to search for Bobby Balog, the missing autistic man in Forest Park. One of the supervisors, Jon Partridge, assigns the trio to search in a particular trail, where Bobby is least likely to be found. There, they encounter a man jogging with his dogs, a man in his early thirties carrying a big duffel bag, a homeless guy with black dreads, and a white-haired man who claims that the birder’s notebook Alexis found is his. Instead of finding