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Title: Toby and the Secrets of the Tree
Author: Timothée de Fombelle
Narrator: Stanley McGeagh
Format: Unabridged
Length: 9 hrs and 2 mins
Language: English
Release date: 11-13-14
Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd
Genres: Kids, Fiction
Publisher's Summary:
Toby's world is under greater threat than ever before. Leo Blue, once Toby's best friend, now his worst enemy, is holding Elisha prisoner, hunting the Grass People with merciless force, capturing all who stand in his way, inflicting a life of poverty and fear. But returning after several years among the Grass People, Toby will fight back. And this time he's not alone. A resistance is forming ...
Members Reviews:
Fascinating plot
I found the second book of the "Toby" story more exciting than the first. The idea of minute beings who believe that their tree is the whole world and that anyone else is suspicious and dangerous seems a subtle social comment on people today. This book is written for young people who I hope "get it" but also has something to say to the rest of us. Well written and holds ones attention.
My daughter loves it!
My daughter loves it!
good
Great book and brilliant page turner. best book I've read in a while. A must buy really really good !!! Enjoy
EPIC BOOK. VERY FAST LOADING.
Epic book. Very fast and all that. It is the second In the series, so read the first before this.
This allegorical tale is an optimistic one, though, and the story will ultimately pull at your heartstrings
Toby Lolness watched helplessly as his life crumbled away. His parents, Sim and Maya, were found guilty of crimes against the Tree and sent away as prisoners. Leo Blue, his former best friend, put a price on his head and slowly picked away at everything important to him. Elisha, Toby's romantic interest, was captured and held captive. Leo Blue doubled his efforts in drilling a deep, harmful crater in the middle of the Tree. Feeling lost, abandoned and powerless, Toby fled to the Grass People to try and forget his tortured past.
Once there, Toby slowly began to rebuild his strength, stamina and heart. He made friends, learned more about the world, and rekindled the desire to fight against the injustice Leo Blue was inflicting upon the Tree. Toby vowed never to stop until the Tree, his home, was reclaimed and healed. Now, more than ever, Toby has reason to return.
Elisha is currently being held in one of the eggs in the nest in the North branches. Although not able to fully get Elisha under his control, Leo Blue is nevertheless moving forward with a forced marriage. Elisha's freedom is slowly disappearing, and Toby is nowhere to be found. His parents have been struggling under harsh working conditions in the forced labor camp that is slowly digging a large, destructive crater in the middle of the tree, and they're beginning to lose hope that their son is even alive. In addition to Sim and Maya, numerous Grass People have been captured and forced into manual labor as well. Treated as second-class citizens, the Grass People are looking for a savior.
Never one to give up easily, Toby has a plan. One advantage he has is that no one recognizes him anymore. He used to be small and wiry but has since stretched out and grown into a young man. The other advantage is that he can instantly make friends and gain the trust of those around him. So he starts small, first joining the woodcutters as they beat back the lichen and learning of secret fugitives who hope to start a rebellion. He revisits old stomping grounds that reveal more secrets about the safety and whereabouts of the people he loves.
