Toaff's Way

About this book

Meet Toaff: a lovable squirrel and new standout character searching for a place to call home in this gem of a story by a Newbery Medal-winning author. Toaff is a small squirrel full of big questions. Why must I stay away from the humans house? Why shouldnt I go beyond the pine trees? Why do we fight with the red squirrels across the drive? His sister shrugs--thats just the way things are. His brother bullies--because I said so. And the older squirrels scold--too many questions! Can Toaff really be the only one to wonder why? When a winter storm separates him from his family Toaff must make his own way in the world. Its a world filled with danger--from foxes and hawks and cats to cars and chainsaws. But also filled with delight--the dizzying scent of apple blossoms the silvery sound of singing the joy of leaping so far youre practically flying. Over the course of a year Toaff will move into (and out of) many different dreys and dens make some very surprising friends (and a few enemies) and begin to answer his biggest questions--what do I believe and where do I belong? Master storyteller Cynthia Voigt offers readers a rich and rewarding story of finding ones way in the world.