Exciting book by Selma Noort, about Silas who makes new friends and goes on an adventure in the forest. For ages 9 and up. Silas' hands grew cold, but he didn't notice. He thought of Mom, that one time on the bus when she said, 'Promise me you won't go into the forest, promise.' He had promised. But Rinke was in the forest and she was going to do something very stupid and dangerous. 'Rinke!' he screamed. Silas moves to a small village in the South. He makes new friends there. Rinke, who is bossy. And Johanna, who is blind and tells him, 'Don't tell anyone what you saw in the forest, Silas!'