This series is part of Scholastics early chapter book line called Branches, which is aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow Sam, Antonio, and Lucy are passing around a soccer ball at recess when something strange happens... They soon find themselves in a fog-filled jungleThe grass and trees have come alive, growing high into the sky. And the friends discover that its not just the school itself thats alive -- its everything on the school groundsSam, Antonio, and Lucy must find their way out of a monstrous hedge maze in time to rescue the rest of the students