The Body in the Woods: A Point Last Seen Mystery

The Body in the Woods: A Point Last Seen Mystery

• Genre: Fiction; young adult mystery
• Originally Published: 2014
• Reading Level/Interest: Lexile HL720L; grades 7-12
• Structure/Length: 54 chapters; approx. 288 pages; approx. 6 hours, 35 minutes on audio
• Protagonist/Central Conflict: After joining Portland County Search and Rescue, Alexis, Nick, and Ruby join forces to search for an autistic man lost in the woods. After finding a corpse, they find the courage necessary to find the murderer before they kill again.
• Potential Sensitivity Issues: Murder and attempted murder; violence against people in marginalized groups; mental illness; death of a parent

April Henry, Author

• Bio: Born in 1959; grew up in Medford, Oregon; at age 12, sent an original short story to writer Roald Dahl, who passed it to his editor, who recommended publication in an international children’s magazine; attended Oregon State University and earned a business degree; inspired to begin writing by the experience of reading a badly written book and becoming convinced she could do better; wrote for a variety of healthcare organizations while starting out as a fiction writer; has written 27 thrillers for young adults and adults; enjoys the research process involved with crime and thriller fiction
• Other Works: The Lonely Dead (2004); The Girl Who Was Supposed to Die (2013); Count All Her Bones (2018)
• Awards: Oregon Book Award (2015); Oregon Spirit Award finalist (2015); Iowa Teen Book Award finalist (2016); Missouri Truman Award finalist (2016)