Deep Woods

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The summer of 1969. The moon landing. The Manson murders. A summer of heroes and villains. And in a southern town, a young boy goes missing, days before his P.O.W. father returns h ome. While the police search goes nowhere, young Sam Bordelon, Lucy Landry and the rest of the neighborhood "Batraiders" turn their last true summer of innocence into a desperate search for the child. To succeed, they'll have to overcome their fears of the unknown and uncover hidden secrets that lie in the deep, dark Louisiana woods. And in doing so, learn that becoming a hero often comes with a high price. Show more