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[indefinite_forest97]

This is a book I read when I was probably in 3rd grade. It was about a boy who drew comics of this India Jones, action hero kind of character, except he could never draw the hands right and it was a big issue for him. I can't remember much of the middle part, but near the end, the boy's uncle, who has had no success in his play-writing endeavors, manages to write this amazing play and I think it helps the boy deal with some stuff that's been going on with his parents or his dad more specifically? But at the very very end, the boy walks up to his uncle and gives him a drawing as a gift, and the drawing is of a perfect hand. It was a really cute, heartwarming story with a lot of depth, and I really want to find it again so I can buy it for my niece! Any help would be greatly appreciated!

As a side note, I have it tagged as graphic novel because the boy's comics were actually drawn out in the book, but I'd say about 70% of it was regular chapter book style.

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[indefinite_forest97]

I have been looking for this short story for years and still haven't had much luck. It was part of an anthology of other horror stories that I think came out in the 80's, but I am by no means sure of that.

It stars off with the main character (don't remember if it was a man or woman) being rudely awakened by a call in the early hours of the morning. They are asked to investigate a crime scene in the woods where a woman had been brutally attacked by what they assume was a pack of wolves. The main character goes to the scene and pokes around the woods for a bit before somehow stumbling across a cabin and a man who seems not quite right mentally but clearly knows more about the woman's death than he's letting on. The main character follows him into the cabin and begins to ask questions. This is where my memory goes fuzzy on me. At some point, the man ends up showing the main character several magical (or maybe alien?) artifacts. Main character, very weirded out by this point, tries to leave but the man won't let them. I think a fight/ chase scene occurs as main character tries to force their way out of this mess, although ultimately they are killed by the man, and it is heavily implies that he was the one that killed the woman. The story ends with the main character waking up in their bed, phone ringing, and being asked to investigate a possible murder scene in the woods.

It was an amazing story but I was too young when I read it to fully appreciate it, and I would love to read it again to pick up on things I probably missed! Please, PLEASE help if you can.