Treasure Forest (The Forest Inside, Book 1) [Hardcover]

Cat Bordhi (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 2003

Treasure Forest is the winner of the Nautilus Award for Young Adult Fiction. The Nautilus Book Awards recognize and honor books published in the year 2003 that contribute significantly to conscious living and positive social change.

Editorial Reviews

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. (Apr.)
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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 2003

Captivating 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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Product Details

• Hardcover: 287 pages
• Publisher: Namaste Publishing; First Edition edition (December 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0968236480
• ISBN-13: 978-0968236482
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,337,481 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A delightfully mysterious saga of puzzle solving, February 13, 2005

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Treasure Forest (The Forest Inside, Book 1) (Hardcover)

Treasure Forest is an adventure novel intended for young adults, yet appealing to all ages. A brother and sister are left a mysterious challenge by their recently deceased grandmother - solve the riddle of a hidden treasure within a pond. Their quest will cause them to witness the mysteries of the forest, meet a paraplegic private eye with a three-legged bloodhound, and discover a secret that will change their lives forever. A delightfully mysterious saga of puzzle solving, character building, and the inward resolve to see an adventure through to its conclusion.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fresh, May 29, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Treasure Forest (The Forest Inside, Book 1) (Hardcover)

Cat doesn't take us back to our childhood with Treasure Forest, she returns our childhood to us. Reading this book gives us space to pause, to connect with that deep down inside spot where everything is fresh and still, the place where we live and breath...

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars children in search of answers, September 27, 2004

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Rebecca Brown "rebeccasreads" (Clallam Bay, WA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Treasure Forest (The Forest Inside, Book 1) (Hardcover)

Rebeccasreads highly recommends TREASURE FOREST as a children's tale of sorrow & success, where Ben & Sara are compelled to seek answers to their grandmother's last letters in which she asked a question.

Filled with the dangers & delights of forest life, Ben & Sara's adventures open up a new way of living life in the here & now, with some clear & informative ideas about meditation & enlightenment.

Not preachy at all. In fact, TREASURE FOREST is a story for all ages.