SOLVED. YA fantasy/SF, boy found in woods with amnesia, book/short story [s]

[Karen]

Read this as a kid back in the 70s/early 80s in paperback, and for some reason I think about it every once in a while, but for the life of me I can't remember if it's a full book or a short story. Also not entirely sure about the details below since it's been so long, lol...

A boy (maybe 11-13yrs) is found in the dense forest, severely injured and with no memories. He's taken in by a family that lives in a cabin nearby (takes place maybe in colonial America? Not in modern times, anyway), and is befriended by one of the family's sons of about the same age. The found-boy displays strange talents, the ability to heal others by touching them? Maybe reading minds and move objects remotely as well, all of which frighten the local townsfolk.
By the time the found-boy is almost healed, he still can't remember who he is or where he came from, he just gets strange "flashes" of memories that are difficult for him to describe and seem very strange to the family he's staying with.
Towards the end of the story, the townsfolk have been whipped up into a witch-trial-like frenzy, and head to the family's cabin with the prerequisite torches and pitchforks to get the found-boy.
The family's son and the found-boy flee together into the woods, led by the found-boy's flashes of memories to the area in which he had been found. After searching the area, they hear strange sounds and/or see strange lights, and head towards them. They find a glowing doorway in the woods, with beckoning figures within it. The found-boy recognizes his family, which has been searching for him; the boys say goodbye, the found-boy goes into the glowing doorway, it "closes" and disappears without a trace. The remaining boy returns to his family's cabin to live out his mundane life, presumably...

[Ann aka Iftcan]

The Forgotten Door sounds really similar to what you are looking for, except for the Colonial thing. But, except for that one minor problem (and the ending) you are almost exactly describing this book.

[Andy]

Ann aka Iftcan wrote: "The Forgotten Door sounds really similar to what you are looking for, except for the Colonial thing. But, except for that one minor problem (and the ending) you are almost exactly des..."

Just what I was going to say.

[Karen]

Thank you, I'll check it out! Its been at least 35 years, so I'm not surprised I've probably gotten some of the details wrong, lol

[Kris]

Karen, just to confirm, The Forgotten Door is your book? I see this thread is marked Solved.

[Karen]

Kris wrote: "Karen, just to confirm, The Forgotten Door is your book? I see this thread is marked Solved."

It look like it!