Toby and the Secrets of the Tree
Title | Toby and the Secrets of the Tree PDF eBook |
Author | Timothée de Fombelle |
Publisher | Candlewick Press |
Pages | 421 |
Release | 2010-08-10 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 0763651966 |
A breathless, high-stakes quest to save the miniature world of the Tree --and reunite loved ones lost --unfolds with wit, suspense, and startling revelations. (Ages 9 and up) Toby’s world is under greater threat than ever before. A giant crater has been dug right into the center of the Tree, moss and lichen have invaded the branches, and one tyrant controls it all. Leo Blue, once Toby’s best friend, is holding Toby’s beloved Elisha prisoner, hunting the Grass People with merciless force, and inflicting a life of poverty and fear on the Tree People. But after several years among the Grass People, Toby has returned to fight back. And this time he’s not alone: a resistance is forming. In the much-anticipated sequel to the award-winning TOBY ALONE, the compelling eco-adventure reaches its gripping conclusion.
Toby Alone
Title | Toby Alone PDF eBook |
Author | Timothée de Fombelle |
Publisher | Candlewick Press |
Pages | 397 |
Release | 2010-08-10 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 076365180X |
Translated into twenty-two languages. Toby Lolness may be just one and a half millimeters tall, but he’s the most wanted person in his world -- the world of the great oak Tree. Toby’s father has made a groundbreaking discovery: the Tree itself is alive, lowing with vital energy, and there may even be a world beyond it. Greedy developers itch to exploit this forbidden knowledge, risking permanent damage to their natural world. But Toby’s father has refused to reveal his findings, causing the family to be exiled to the lower branches. Only Toby has managed to escape -- but for how long? And how can he bear to leave his parents to their terrible fate?
Toby and the Secrets of the Tree
Title | Toby and the Secrets of the Tree PDF eBook |
Author | Timothee de Fombelle |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | Environmental protection |
ISBN | 9781406330557 |
Vango
Title | Vango PDF eBook |
Author | Timothée de Fombelle |
Publisher | Candlewick Press |
Pages | 428 |
Release | 2014-10-14 |
Genre | Young Adult Fiction |
ISBN | 0763675830 |
A breathless adventure from international award winner Timothée de Fombelle charts a desperate search for identity across the vast expanses of Europe. In a world between wars, a young man on the cusp of taking priestly vows is suddenly made a fugitive. Fleeing the accusations of police who blame him for a murder, as well as more sinister forces with darker intentions, Vango attempts to trace the secrets of his shrouded past and prove his innocence before all is lost. As he crisscrosses the continent via train, boat, and even the Graf Zeppelin airship, his adventures take him from Parisian rooftops to Mediterranean islands to Scottish forests. A mysterious, unforgettable, and romantic protagonist, Vango tells a thrilling story sure to captivate lovers of daring escapades and subversive heroes.
The Witch Elm
Title | The Witch Elm PDF eBook |
Author | Tana French |
Publisher | Penguin |
Pages | 529 |
Release | 2018-10-09 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0735224633 |
A New York Times bestseller and a Best Book of 2018 by NPR, The New York Times Book Review, Amazon, The Boston Globe, LitHub, Vulture, Slate, Elle, Vox, and Electric Literature “Tana French’s best and most intricately nuanced novel yet.” —The New York Times An “extraordinary” (Stephen King) and “mesmerizing” (LA Times) standalone novel from the master of crime and suspense and author of the forthcoming novel The Hunter. From the writer who “inspires cultic devotion in readers” (The New Yorker) and has been called “incandescent” by Stephen King, “absolutely mesmerizing” by Gillian Flynn, and “unputdownable” (People) comes a gripping new novel that turns a crime story inside out. Toby is a happy-go-lucky charmer who’s dodged a scrape at work and is celebrating with friends when the night takes a turn that will change his life—he surprises two burglars who beat him and leave him for dead. Struggling to recover from his injuries, beginning to understand that he might never be the same man again, he takes refuge at his family’s ancestral home to care for his dying uncle Hugo. Then a skull is found in the trunk of an elm tree in the garden—and as detectives close in, Toby is forced to face the possibility that his past may not be what he has always believed. A spellbinding standalone from one of the best suspense writers working today, The Witch Elm asks what we become, and what we’re capable of, when we no longer know who we are.
Doubleborn
Title | Doubleborn PDF eBook |
Author | Toby Forward |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Pages | 332 |
Release | 2015-02-03 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1619635283 |
Bound together by a magical force in spite of their differences, Tamrin and Sam embark on respective missions only to discover that Ash holds the key to unlocking their mysterious pasts.
The Earth Hums in B Flat
Title | The Earth Hums in B Flat PDF eBook |
Author | Mari Strachan |
Publisher | Canongate U.S. |
Pages | 336 |
Release | 2009-06-16 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0802197671 |
The Earth Hums in B Flat is a story of dark family secrets unraveled by the shrewd insight of twelve-year-old Gwenni Morgan, a child with an irrepressible spirit living in a Welsh village that is reluctantly entering the modern age. From the small bed that she shares with her sister at night she flies up into the starry sky above her village and looks down on the lives of its inhabitants. And when the family that she babysits for is rocked by the sudden, unexplainable disappearance of their patriarch, Gwenni is determined to solve the mystery of Ifan EvanÕs whereabouts. Turning amateur detective, she is unaware that the trail will lead her closer to home than she ever imagined. Told with a breathtaking, irresistible blend of freshness and wisdom, the voice that sixty-two-year-old Welsh debut novelist Mari Strachan has created with Gwenni is vibrant, charming, and full of heart. An unforgettable character, GwenniÕs unique way of seeing the world lends her the ability to make the ordinary extraordinary. A magical novel about the trials of youth, familial duty, and understanding, The Earth Hums in B Flat will transport you to another time and place.Ê