From Publishers Weekly
First published by a small press specializing in books on spirituality, Bordhi's young adult novel won the Nautilus Award at the 2004 BEA, but this relaunch is unlikely to win over older fantasy readers. The late Grandma Daphne's will requests that daughter Lily bring her family—husband, Peter; 13-year-old daughter, Sara; and 12-year-old son, Ben—to live in Daphne's forest house for a year. The children, sounding much younger than their given ages, immediately break all the rules set by their irrational, controlling mother. Ben almost dies at the hands of Daggett, Daphne's ex-lover turned woods-dwelling wildman, and then thanks him for the experience. Sara is whisked off by the spirit Esther to learn about inner peace, though this lesson doesn't include letting her family know where she is so they can also feel inner peace. Some may find Lily and Peter too flatly painted to take their eventual embrace of magic and wonder seriously, but all will cheer the one well-drawn character, a three-legged bloodhound named Matthias, as he leads the hunt for the missing Sara.
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Review
"An enthralling and mysterious tale for children of all ages, Treasure Forest is...a gentle though profound spiritual teaching..." --
V. Ritchie, Manager of Inner Light Bookstore, October 2003"I LOVE THE BOOK. I couldn't stop reading because I wanted to know what would happen next." --
Caitlin Ness, 15 years old"I understand The Power of Now teachings more deeply after having read Treasure Forest!" --
Nikki Sachdeva, Yogiimpressions Books Pvt. Ltd, Foreign Rights Publisher, October 2003"It will help adults re-discover their own childhood; something they might have long lost and forgotten." --
Mada Dalian, Healer, October 2003"It's adventurous, mysterious and exciting! It's overall one of the best books I've ever read" --
Christine Olshefsky, 11 years old"The spiritual principles offered through Ben and Sara's experiences are truly magical. I couldn’t wait to pick it up again." --
Charlie Wilkins, father, Chicago, USA"There is no greater gift than PEACE...Treasure Forest, with its teachings of our inner place‚ is [that] gift." --
Catherine Chiesa, grandmother, Chicago, USA"Treasure Forest...appears so natural and alive that I feel a causeless joy inside of myself." --
Nikolay Lavrentiev, Moscow, Russia"Treasure Forest...is a spell-weaving tale that will leave readers marveling...while they re-examine their personal philosophies of life..." --
Lynn Harty, ABC review, October 2003Captivating characters of varied ages and species...Marvelous yet utterly plausible...Bordhi’s fertile..imagination presents one delightful surprise after another. --
Nautilus Award Committee, BEA, 2004
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