In the Forest (The Adventures of Archibald & Jockabeb Book 1)

When two young brothers, Archibald and Jockabeb, find and old leather map hidden in the forest just beyond their backyard, they can’t help but sneak out one night to follow its path. So begins the first of the boys’ amazing adventures. After a terrifying encounter with supernatural creatures, the boys meet a young Indian brave, Haktu, who shares with them the tragic story of how he was separated from his tribe and placed under an evil spell. The saga leads the two boys into Haktu’s secret world behind the forest mist, the power of the blue feather, and teaches them the importance of friendship and loyalty in the face of untold evil.
- from Midwest Book Review, Children's Bookwatch, April 2016: "When two young brothers, Archibald and Jockabeb, find and old leather map hidden in the forest just beyond their backyard, they can't help but sneak out one night to follow its path. So begins the first of the boys' amazing adventures. After a terrifying encounter with supernatural creatures, the boys meet a young Indian brave, Haktu, who shares with them the tragic story of how he was separated from his tribe and placed under an evil spell. The saga leads the two boys into Haktu's secret world behind the forest mist, the power of the blue feather, and teaches them the importance of friendship and loyalty in the face of untold evil. Very highly recommended for school and community library fiction collections for children, "In The Forest" is the first of a trilogy of stories relating the adventures of Archibald and Kockabeb and will leave young readers looking eagerly toward the new two titles: "In The Mountains" (9781943346073, $18.99 HC, $7.99 PB, $7.95 Kindle) and "In The Amazon" (9781943346088, $18.99 HC, $7.99 PB, $7.95 Kindle).