Monday, April 11, 2016

Whispers of Trees Book Review

Whispers of Trees by Ben Woodard
Blog Tour with $50 Giveaway!


About the Book:


Title: Whispers of Trees
Author: Ben Woodard
Genre: Children's Multicultural Adventure
Number of Pages: 57
Publisher: Miller-Martin Press
Publication Date: March 15, 2016
Synopsis: An ancient forest, a dark night, a strange woman—and whispers.

What is going on in this eerie Irish forest? Ten-year-old Declan has to find out. His brother is missing and only he can solve the mystery. But why him? He doesn’t even like his always-yelling brother who his sister says was eaten by wolves. But there are no wolves in Ireland.

Then a witch-like woman tells him the two of them have to go into the spooky woods to save his brother. But from what? The strange trees only whisper the answer and he must discover what they are trying to tell him. But he will learn much more than he ever dreamed.

Whispers of Trees is a fun, page-turning thriller hinting of myth that delivers a multicultural adventure.

This is the second book in the Mythic Adventures Collection. The first book is The Boy Who Flew With Eagles. You can preview it here:



My Review

Whispers of Trees is a great story to encourage boys to read. The length of the book is easily manageable even for timid readers and there is a mystery to solve with a bit of suspense to keep them engaged. It does all of this while teaching important life lessons like not judging people by their appearance.

The author also weaves some history and culture into the story. The events, although current, take place in an ancient forest in Ireland. Since it's set in our day, the little references to modern technology are sometimes humorous, because they almost sound out of place.

I highly recommend Whispers of Trees for boys ages 9 - 11.


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About the Author:
Ben Woodard


Ben is an adventurer and storyteller who has traveled the world including climbing on Mt. Everest. He now writes adventure stories for boys and girls. Tales of lost gold and river caves, and flying with eagles. Stories of friendship that endure through adversity and danger. Adventures that inspire and educate and, most of all, entertain.

For more information about Ben,
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Blog Tour Giveaway

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Giveaway ends: April 25, 2016, 11:59 pm, 2015
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Disclosure: I received a free digital copy of this book for my honest review.

Comments (8)

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Thank you for the great review, Christina. I agree that it's a story boys will enjoy, especially with the eerie forest. So happy to have you on the tour.
Thanks for the review!
Sounds like a fun adventure! Thanks for sharing your review and giveaway with #LMMLinkup!
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Thanks for popping over! Your post is full of beautiful children's books! I was excited to see the list. I'm now following via Twitter and I linked up this book about historical Ireland on the multicultural linky. Take care!
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Thanks for following and linking up!
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I really appreciated the points you highlighted in your review. Thanks for sharing this post at Booknificent Thursday on Mommynificent.com this week!
Tina
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This sounds like a great read. It is going on my "to read" list. Thank you for the review.

I know you mentioned boys as the target audience, but I don't think we should pigeon hole books like that. I grew up reading the Hardy Boys while my friends were reading Nancy Drew. I liked her too, but Frank and Joe were first in my book. Can you imagine what life would be like if girls didn't read books with male main characters? So many people would never have found Hermione or Ginny to inspire them. ;-)

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That's a very good point! Yes, I also read Hardy Boys as a child. I loved to read, but I was into all the girly stories more. I will remember your comment the next time I review a children's book. I visited your Purple Sympathy post to Prince. When I told my husband that Prince had died, he first thought that I was talking about our cat. Take care!
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