Toby Alone

Toby Alone

by Francois Place (Illustrator), Francois Place (Illustrator), Francois Place (Illustrator), Timothee de Fombelle (Author)

Synopsis

Toby Lolness is just one and a half millimetres tall, and he's the most wanted person in his world, the great oak Tree. When Toby's father makes a ground-breaking discovery, tapping into the very heart of the Tree's energy, he also realises that exploiting it could do permanent damage to their world. Refusing to reveal the secret of his invention to an enraged community, the family is exiled. But one man is determined to get hold of the forbidden knowledge...and his plan is to destroy the Tree. Now Toby's parents have been imprisoned and sentenced to death. Only Toby has managed to escape, but for how long?

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More Information

Format: Hardcover
Pages: 400
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: Walker
Published: 07 Apr 2008

ISBN 10: 1406313157
ISBN 13: 9781406313154
Children’s book age: 12+ Years

Author Bio
Timothee de Fombelle is a much-admired French playwright. Initially working as a teacher/lecturer, he soon turned to writing and in 2006 produced his first novel, Toby Alone, known in his native France as Tobie Lolness. Highly acclaimed, it has been translated into 22 different languages and has won numerous prizes. Toby's extraordinary story continues in Elisha's Eyes, out in 2009.