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Ravenwood
Author(s): Andrew Peters
Review(s):
"I have always loved trees, and I thought that, instead of the idea of little people living in the canopy of a normal-sized tree, what if I could scale a tree to be up to ten times the size of a skyscraper? How would we adapt to living a mile above the groud? I knew such a world would be a brilliant backdrop against which to set a thrilling plt. And. I have to admit, it's always been a dream of mine to live up to the trees!" —Andrew Peters
ISBN: 9780545305501
Author(s): Andrew Peters
Who holds the seeds to save a sky-high world?Arborium is at risk, the sharpened blades of rival Maw poised to saw off its bark and branches. What can a poor plumber's apprentice armed with little more than a monkey wrench do to stop the chopping?Carved into a massive, mile-high canopy, the forest kingdom of Arborium stands upon the tallest of trees. Within them, 14-year-old Ark holds the lowest of jobs: unclogging toilets. He's already up to his elbows in gunk when he REALLY steps in it. He overhears a plot echoing through the pipes: Maw, a ruthless glass-and-steel superpower, is scheming to wield its axes of evil to strip Arborium of its wood -- a natural resource now more precious than gold.The fate of a kingdom in the filthy hands of a plumber boy?Plunged into danger, Ark must make the treacherous climb down to the darkest roots of RAVENWOOD if there's any hope of rescuing his threatened tree home!
Review(s):
"I have always loved trees, and I thought that, instead of the idea of little people living in the canopy of a normal-sized tree, what if I could scale a tree to be up to ten times the size of a skyscraper? How would we adapt to living a mile above the groud? I knew such a world would be a brilliant backdrop against which to set a thrilling plt. And. I have to admit, it's always been a dream of mine to live up to the trees!" —Andrew Peters
Power-hungry industrial city Maw is poised to decimate the last bit of natural beauty in its vicinity: the
Ravenwood, a living sprawl of massive trees and woven walkways that is the airy home of the Arborians.
The only things standing between the Arborians and Maw are a young plumber\u2019s assistant named Ark, his
blustery friend Mucum, and the magic of the wood itself. This is a classic tale in a number of ways, from
the buddy relationship (optimistic hero accompanied by a roughneck sidekick) to the struggle between
nature and man\u2019s drive to tame it for his own needs. There is imaginative, consistent world building here,
although at times Peters gets overly clever; for instance, the tree-inhabiting Arborians occasionally
exclaim \u201cBuddy Holly!\u201d and use \u201cbe-leaf\u201d for belief. There is also quite a bit of mucking about in sewagerelated
situations as well as a budding love story—something for both genders, perhaps. Use this as a readaloud
for middle- or upper-elementary students, or give to those who enjoy quest stories.
— Cindy Welch, Booklist Advanced Review
Ravenwood, a living sprawl of massive trees and woven walkways that is the airy home of the Arborians.
The only things standing between the Arborians and Maw are a young plumber\u2019s assistant named Ark, his
blustery friend Mucum, and the magic of the wood itself. This is a classic tale in a number of ways, from
the buddy relationship (optimistic hero accompanied by a roughneck sidekick) to the struggle between
nature and man\u2019s drive to tame it for his own needs. There is imaginative, consistent world building here,
although at times Peters gets overly clever; for instance, the tree-inhabiting Arborians occasionally
exclaim \u201cBuddy Holly!\u201d and use \u201cbe-leaf\u201d for belief. There is also quite a bit of mucking about in sewagerelated
situations as well as a budding love story—something for both genders, perhaps. Use this as a readaloud
for middle- or upper-elementary students, or give to those who enjoy quest stories.
— Cindy Welch, Booklist Advanced Review
"I have always loved trees, and I thought that, instead of the idea of little people living in the canopy of a normal-sized tree, what if I could scale a tree to be up to ten times the size of a skyscraper? How would we adapt to living a mile above the groud? I knew such a world would be a brilliant backdrop against which to set a thrilling plt. And. I have to admit, it's always been a dream of mine to live up to the trees!" —Andrew Peters
ISBN: 9780545305501