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Toby Tales #3
Made the Grade
Summer is back—and after completing the fifth-grade, Toby is thrilled to take a trip back home to Colorado, then visit San Francisco for a ball game—until he gets the unwelcoming news: Hailey and her family are accompanying them. Will Toby's trip be ruined? Will Hailey annoy him the entire time? With so much to do, maybe it won't be so bad. After all, sixth-grade is starting this fall—and that means camp! Read on as Toby and Hailey explore their friendship one more time, and enjoy their last heartwarming tale as it all comes to an end.
192 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 1, 2018
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About the author
Susan Kinsey
42 books10 followersOriginally from the East Coast, Susan moved to California with her mother and brother when she was five. In the sixth-grade, an arts and crafts teacher led the project of writing and illustrating storybooks to read to the Kindergarteners. She fell in love with the process and continued writing fiction through high school and college. Majoring in Child Development, she worked as an child caregiver, pre-school teacher and Director, and in school age programs. Those experiences led her to write for young audiences, and she plans to continue forward with more Y/A novels and branch into thrillers.
Other works such as Susan's pre-school books: "The Spider With So Many Shoes" and "There's a Chicken in My Kitchen" are available on amazon in hard copy and in the Kindle e-book store.
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July 13, 2018
The final entry in Toby’s story…
At times the finale to trilogies can make the readers feel empty inside, as the relatable Toby
is still in his middle school years and is now engaged: it is a sweet ending. The author manages
to slip in some clues that growth is occurring, sneaking in some higher tier words, actions not
done before, but most importantly the attraction of one person to another. Before it was
childish and frankly not possible, now it’s bringing up the future. As in the possibility of children
and marriage, type of future. It’s sweet to see young and innocent children grow up, there’s a
blissful feeling to it. I’m aware I said that the children living their daily lives trope would take
away the charm of these books, and I stand by that but thankfully the author knew when
enough was enough. Ending Toby’s Tales on a high note: which could lead to a sequel. Which if
done properly I would enjoy reading them. Then again, if the author enjoys whet they are doing
I can have no ill complaints. We started with Toby Tales: The miserable move, which showed
Toby attempting to adapt to his new home: many people can relate. As the story continues we
see him tear through his pride and become friends with Hailey. Through her he meets new
people and gets thrown into situations which start annoying, but end up great. The second
book improved on the ideas of the first one and finally, Toby Tales 3: Made the Grade, is a
stepping stone to their teenage-hood. They are growing up.
In conclusion. The Toby Tales trilogy has been an enjoying and nostalgic read, sending me
surfing through my own memories and comparing it to their presents. The professionality of
the author has grown with each entry and I’m sure as they keep writing they’ll get better. A
sequel of the two grown up, I believe, would be an interesting read.
At times the finale to trilogies can make the readers feel empty inside, as the relatable Toby
is still in his middle school years and is now engaged: it is a sweet ending. The author manages
to slip in some clues that growth is occurring, sneaking in some higher tier words, actions not
done before, but most importantly the attraction of one person to another. Before it was
childish and frankly not possible, now it’s bringing up the future. As in the possibility of children
and marriage, type of future. It’s sweet to see young and innocent children grow up, there’s a
blissful feeling to it. I’m aware I said that the children living their daily lives trope would take
away the charm of these books, and I stand by that but thankfully the author knew when
enough was enough. Ending Toby’s Tales on a high note: which could lead to a sequel. Which if
done properly I would enjoy reading them. Then again, if the author enjoys whet they are doing
I can have no ill complaints. We started with Toby Tales: The miserable move, which showed
Toby attempting to adapt to his new home: many people can relate. As the story continues we
see him tear through his pride and become friends with Hailey. Through her he meets new
people and gets thrown into situations which start annoying, but end up great. The second
book improved on the ideas of the first one and finally, Toby Tales 3: Made the Grade, is a
stepping stone to their teenage-hood. They are growing up.
In conclusion. The Toby Tales trilogy has been an enjoying and nostalgic read, sending me
surfing through my own memories and comparing it to their presents. The professionality of
the author has grown with each entry and I’m sure as they keep writing they’ll get better. A
sequel of the two grown up, I believe, would be an interesting read.
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