Toby - Softcover

Talbert, Marc

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0595097723 ISBN 13: 9780595097722

Publisher: iUniverse, 2000

Synopsis

This is an Authors Guild/BIP title. Please use Authors Guild/BIP specs. Author's bio: Marc Talbert has written many books for young readers, several of them published in seven foreign countries. He lives with his wife and two daughters in Tesuque, New Mexico. Description: Toby's family is different from most. His father is retarded and his mother brain-damaged.When Toby hears the Reverend Olsen tell his mother that her son is running wild, Toby recognized it as another skirmish in his long battle to stay with his illiterate parents.The minister's charges, along with those of a neighbor who accuses Toby of stealing, are only two of the daunting problems Toby must confront. But none of his opponents take into account Toby's most powerful weapon-the great unquestioning love he and his parents share.

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About the Author

Marc Talbert has written many books for young readers, several of them published in seven foreign countries. He lives with his wife and two daughters in Tesuque, New Mexico.

From School Library Journal

Grade 5-8 Toby Thurston's family is different from most. His parents are illiterate, and his mother's speech is slurred as the result of an accident she suffered in high school. The family is hounded by the Rev. Olsen who, acting primarily from a guilty conscience, is trying to prove the Thurstons unfit parents and have Toby placed in a foster home. His tactic is to show that Toby is ``running wild.'' The reverend's son makes life miserable for Toby with insults about Toby's parents and taunts of ``re-tard.'' Toby is also falsely accused of stealing from a senile old woman by her belligerent son. Through all of their problems, one fact shines clearlyToby and his parents love and trust each other completely. This love is manifest in their attitudes toward each other and the world in which they exist. Talbert has woven a story filled with unforgettable characters. He shows readers how members of a family can truly love each other, the pettiness of some people, and the ugliness in some souls. Although the Thurston family is faced with a myriad of problems, readers will be left with the knowledge that this family will survive and flourish. Nancy P. Reeder, Heathwood Hall Episcopal School, Columbia, S.C.
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Edition details

• Publisher: iUniverse
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0595097723
• ISBN 13: 9780595097722
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 180