When a stubborn, reclusive young man gets separated from his family during a jungle trek, he must learn to adapt and survive if he is going to rescue his parents from a separatist rebel holding them hostage.

It seems to me there might be more dramatic possibilities if he's a shy boy who gets kidnapped (for ransom) and has to rescue himself before a deadline (ticking clock) runs out. (And maybe another kid who has also been kidnapped for ransom.)

Even better, make the MC a shy young girl.

It seems to me there might be more dramatic possibilities if he's a shy boy who gets kidnapped (for ransom) and has to rescue himself before a deadline (ticking clock) runs out. (And maybe another kid who has also been kidnapped for ransom.)

Even better, make the MC a shy young girl.

What was not in that logline is a relationship the boy has with his mentor. I'm interested in a coming-of-age story in an extreme circumstance with a boy who is a real fish out of water.

For example:

When his parents are kidnapped in the Amazonian jungle by a sadistic guerilla rebel, a shy, agoraphobic teenage gamer must learn to work with a bad tempered Navy seal in order to rescue them before they're executed.

I'm toying with the idea right now. Nothing has been written.