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The Hobble, Knobble, Gobble Tree: A middle grade fantasy
Middle Grade Fantasy
As settlers began filling the landscape, no home near the tree was ever raided by the Natives; they knew, through the tales of their elders, about the evil spirits that dwelled within the tree. Horses shied as ghostly shadows floated across the road toward the gnarled tree. Parents used the folklore as a disciplinary advantage; no child wanted to be eaten by the Hobble Knobble Gobble Tree. As time went by, the homesteaders had a tendency to forget and let down their guard; a child only disappeared every twenty-five years . . .more or less.
Meanwhile, the tree waited but now the time has come; once again, it hungered. Ten-year-old Abigail is about to find out if nightmares really can come true.
As settlers began filling the landscape, no home near the tree was ever raided by the Natives; they knew, through the tales of their elders, about the evil spirits that dwelled within the tree. Horses shied as ghostly shadows floated across the road toward the gnarled tree. Parents used the folklore as a disciplinary advantage; no child wanted to be eaten by the Hobble Knobble Gobble Tree. As time went by, the homesteaders had a tendency to forget and let down their guard; a child only disappeared every twenty-five years . . .more or less.
Meanwhile, the tree waited but now the time has come; once again, it hungered. Ten-year-old Abigail is about to find out if nightmares really can come true.
346 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 9, 2013
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About the author
Camille Singleton
4 books3 followersI'm a librarian at a Jr/Sr High School in Indiana.
My oldest daughter is a (starving) artist and my youngest just graduated from college.
I live in a rural area with two horses, a dog, and a cat.
I've been a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators since 2007.
I have a YA fantasy ebook titled, Curse of the Golden Fly (also a trailer) and a Middle Grade fantasy ebook titled, The Hobble, Knobble, Gobble Tree.
I have an interview with Smashwords and it can be found on:
https://www.smashwords.com/profile/vi...
But my ebooks are also on Amazon, Sony, Barnes and Noble, Diesel, and the iTunes book store.
My oldest daughter is a (starving) artist and my youngest just graduated from college.
I live in a rural area with two horses, a dog, and a cat.
I've been a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators since 2007.
I have a YA fantasy ebook titled, Curse of the Golden Fly (also a trailer) and a Middle Grade fantasy ebook titled, The Hobble, Knobble, Gobble Tree.
I have an interview with Smashwords and it can be found on:
https://www.smashwords.com/profile/vi...
But my ebooks are also on Amazon, Sony, Barnes and Noble, Diesel, and the iTunes book store.
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October 2, 2013
Loved this book. One or two unexpected things happened, like when Vand was red-eyed, or the spider was going to feed Abigail to his/her young, not giving her to Ioxin(?). I was dissapointed when I couldn't find "The Edge of Nowhere." It seems annoying (and ironic) to have to go almost all the way out, then have to go right back to the start.
January 8, 2014
Where do I get book two? I've been reading this book with my son, he loves it.
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