Tom Trueheart wants to be an adventurer like his six older brothers. They're all employed by the Story Bureau to take the lead in any number of thrilling tales - tales which mean they have to rescue red-hooded young ladies or climb outlandishly large beanstalks. Each story is started off by the Story Bureau and it's up to the adventurer to make of the story what he will. But this time something's gone wrong - none of the stories are being finished and none of the Trueheart brothers have returned home. Now Tom will get his chance to be a hero - he must set off to the Land of Stories and find out what has happened to his brothers and bring them back.
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A delightful book, and one with a wide potential audience ... a story with a timeless quality and great charm for bedtime reading upwards. Marcus Sedgwick, The Literary Review This handsome little book with striking silhouette illustrations, contains a wonderful story. Julia Eccleshare, lovereadingforkids.com Tom's quest to discover his own story and his courage, unrolls through an elegantly described magical landscape, in this skilful, highly inventive story about the way stories work. Booktrust Looks likely to become one of the hits of 2006 Amanda Craig, The Times
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Tom Trueheart wants to be an adventurer like his six older brothers. They're all employed by the Story Bureau to take the lead in any number of thrilling tales - tales which mean they have to rescue red-hooded young ladies or climb outlandishly large beanstalks. Each story is started off by the Story Bureau and it's up to the adventurer to make of the story what he will. But this time something's gone wrong - none of the stories are being finished and none of the Trueheart brothers have returned home. Now Tom will get his chance to be a hero - he must set off to the Land of Stories and find out what has happened to his brothers and bring them back.
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Teachers and Parents Beware.....!
11. Februar 2007
Von James Hiller
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.... your students and children are going to LOVE this story, as will you!
The Secret History of Tom Trueheart, written by Ian Beck, is a wonderful mythical adventure about a boy named Tom, overshadowed by his "courageous" older brothers, trying to find his place in his family as well as his world. Tom lives in the darkness, most haunted by his internal fear that he doesn't have the requisite courage that all of his older brother's profess. When it comes time for him to test that fear, Tom's true colors shine through, and the adventure that ensues is a wonderful romp through the world of familiar fairy tales.
Beck has managed to meld an entirely original story with the world of well-established tales, and that is the delightful discovery of this story. As you read this with your kids, much discussion can easily ensue, both about the plot and what my happen next, as well as the deeper issues of believing in one-self, making the right choices, and ultimiately, what path you might take in life.
A relatively quick, easy read, this story will lend itself easily to read-alouds, with its delightful use of language, quick prose, and engaging content. Beck seems to have set himself up for a sequel towards the end (no spoilers here!), but suffice it to say, this does lend itself to one.
Ever wish you could take your class or your children to a new world of make-believe? Look no further. I highly recommend "The Secret History of Tom Trueheart". Once you pick it up, you won't put it down until you turn that last page!
The Secret History of Tom Trueheart, written by Ian Beck, is a wonderful mythical adventure about a boy named Tom, overshadowed by his "courageous" older brothers, trying to find his place in his family as well as his world. Tom lives in the darkness, most haunted by his internal fear that he doesn't have the requisite courage that all of his older brother's profess. When it comes time for him to test that fear, Tom's true colors shine through, and the adventure that ensues is a wonderful romp through the world of familiar fairy tales.
Beck has managed to meld an entirely original story with the world of well-established tales, and that is the delightful discovery of this story. As you read this with your kids, much discussion can easily ensue, both about the plot and what my happen next, as well as the deeper issues of believing in one-self, making the right choices, and ultimiately, what path you might take in life.
A relatively quick, easy read, this story will lend itself easily to read-alouds, with its delightful use of language, quick prose, and engaging content. Beck seems to have set himself up for a sequel towards the end (no spoilers here!), but suffice it to say, this does lend itself to one.
Ever wish you could take your class or your children to a new world of make-believe? Look no further. I highly recommend "The Secret History of Tom Trueheart". Once you pick it up, you won't put it down until you turn that last page!
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Pleasant, but not thrilling
29. Juli 2007
Von L
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I read this book because it was reviewed in the Washington Post this spring and I wanted to see if it would be good & appropriate for my children. There was nothing inappropriate, but I don't know that they will find it terribly interesting. I also wasn't crazy about the ending. It is obviously written to have a sequel. I prefer books that stand alone as written, even if a sequel is sometime written.
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Fun twist on fairy tales
9. Mai 2009
Von JDavid
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This is a well-written, imaginative and enjoyable take on classic fairy tales. Too often these modern retellings or recyclings are too cynical, satirical or humor-obsessed to go very far. But this book impressed me in that it retained much of the beauty, adventure and moral dignity of the fairy tale genre even while it did include a bit of the contemporary itch for tongue-in-cheek humor. The difference was that the author was self-disciplined and wise enough to not turn his whole work into some kind of "fractured fairy tale," but rather kept his focus on telling a good story.
Tom Trueheart is an endearing hero who demonstrates courage, loyalty and persistence. The male characters are endowed with refreshingly masculine qualities while Tom's mother and the various beautiful princesses are equally feminine in their virtues and charms.
Finally, the premise of the book, a land of stories where new tales are created through a combination of definite rules and structure with free and creative choices, suggested a deeper level of thought behind the plot and action. I was quite impressed with this contemporary fantasy.
Tom Trueheart is an endearing hero who demonstrates courage, loyalty and persistence. The male characters are endowed with refreshingly masculine qualities while Tom's mother and the various beautiful princesses are equally feminine in their virtues and charms.
Finally, the premise of the book, a land of stories where new tales are created through a combination of definite rules and structure with free and creative choices, suggested a deeper level of thought behind the plot and action. I was quite impressed with this contemporary fantasy.
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