The Tomo

Name: The Tomo
Brand: Findaway Voices
Availability: InStock
Author: Mary-anne Scott
ISBN: 9781990035845

Author: Mary-anne Scott

Narrator: Teresa Woodham

Unabridged: 4 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: OneTree House

Published: 06/14/2022

Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Action & Adventure, Animals, Farm & Ranch Life

Synopsis

Wright Family Foundation Esther Glen Junior Fiction Award 2022 Finalist"I’m too busy to babysit, so I hope you and that mongrel are up for the job."Phil, and his father’s beloved heading dog, Blue, have to spend the Christmas break working on a sheep station while Phil’s dad undergoes out-of-town cancer treatment. The station manager, Chopper, isn’t happy having a teenager in his care and certainly not a sheepdog that doesn’t understand his signals. Things start to improve for Phil when Chopper’s step-daughter, Emara arrives back from holiday, but a wayward ram and a poor decision plummets both boy and dog into danger.Phil will need all the strength he’s got to get out alive.Mary-anne Scott lives in Havelock North. Many of her previous titles have been shortlisted for the YA section of the Children’s Book Awards: Snakes and Ladders (Scholastic); Coming Home to Roost (Penguin) and Sticking with Pigs (One Tree House).

Reviews

Goodreads review by Claude's on December 31, 2022

This was a quick and really engaging story set on a New Zealand farm. It is a simply written story with relatable characters. I did think our main character, Phil, was written slightly younger than a 15 year old but it fitted in well with how vulnerable he felt with his father unwell and the unsettl......more

Goodreads review by Wendy on February 25, 2022

Sticking with pigs went down very well with a few reluctant readers of mine, and now I’m very hopeful The Tomo will be even better. I devoured it in a few hours. The story is not as miserable as the blurb suggests. Phil is 15 and not soft, so when the farmer he is sent to stay with gives him the dir......more

Goodreads review by Francesca on January 13, 2023

This got an extra point for turning out to be based on TRUE events in the author's grandfather's life - wow! Easy, enjoyable adventure with a great NZ feel to it, about a boy sent to a farm and losing his dog in an unfortunate accident ... and then a most nail biting rescue of said hound.......more

Goodreads review by Bridget on February 08, 2024

I missed out on reading this when it first came out and finaly got my hands on a copy last week. I have great expectations from Mary-Anne, her books have been so good for students at my school library in the past. This one is another winner. I didn't know about Tomo, undergound tunnels and holes cre......more

Goodreads review by Becky on July 04, 2022

Suspenseful, gripping & heart-wrenching, this NZ adventure is based on a real-life story of a boy whose love for his dog sends him into the depths of the earth. When his father's cancer treatment divides the family for Christmas, Phil is forced to take his dad's beloved dog Blue to work on a farm. Bu......more