Billy of Boldre Wood
Kay L Lawrence
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(Kay Lawrence, April 1, 2012)
Boldre Wood, a vast, wild, impenetrable forest, stretches from the eastern shores of the continent all the way to the west. Undisturbed by man, the forest is home to a miniature race of people who live in the ancient trees. Theirs is a dangerous world, where even the smallest insect is a formidable foe.Shielded from these dangers by his parents during his early childhood, Barnaby 'Billy' Billicoot is brutally forced to face the reality of his world when he is orphaned at the age of fourteen.As his mother lies dying from the viral infection raging through Angloak, she tells Billy of her belief that he will go on to make their world a better place. With his mother's dying prophecy ringing in his ears, Billy sets out to learn more about his home, only to be immediately attacked by the vicious stairway-men who rule the great stairs of the tree.Can one young boy really make such a hostile world a better place, especially when he learns of a new threat facing Boldre Wood, more deadly and terrifying than anything they have ever seen before?