Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2942758 in Books
• Published on: 2005-04-07
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 164 pages

Synopsis
Exciting Fantasy Adventure - "From journalism to adult fiction, and now young adult fiction, Betty Dravis knows how to weave intriguing stories. Children all around the world will love this fun, exciting, fantasy adventure. The kid in me longed to chase around Silicon Valley with the 'good' Toonies and their 'humanoid' friends as they raced the clock to save Orange Computer and Silicon Valley from the 'bad' Toonies. If people could move around as easily as the Toonies leap from their world to ours, my transportation job would be much easier." - Hon. Rod Diridon, Sr., Executive Director of the Mineta Transportation Institute, SJSU - Lovable Characters - "Betty Dravis's The Toonies Invade Silicon Valley is a fun romp through the adventures of Computer Cartoon Land characters ...both good and bad. The good Toonies are led by an orange-haired, bushy-browed Toonie boy named Doog. Doog sets out to help his human counterpart, Jeremy Kern, with a parental problem, but they end up saving the world instead. Kids will enjoy the colorful illustrations, along with the lovable characters that fill this book."

- Chris Platt, author of the young adult, award-winning Willow King books - Unexpected Suspense - "An enjoyable morality fable that keeps its wisdom between the lines. The young and young at heart will enjoy this battle over Silicon Valley as a young cartoonist tries to save the day. At times, it seems the bad 'Toonies' will win, making for unexpected suspense for this kind of story." - Paul Kyriazi, movie director, author of How to Live the James Bond Lifestyle - The First of its Kind - " The plot is fresh and the characters lifelike. The story will appeal to children of all ages. The setting is Silicon Valley, commonly known to many as the Computer Technology Rim. The storyline is the first of its kind, comparable to classic books such as 'The Wizard of Oz' and 'Peter Pan' where children experience an adventure outside the norm and overcome obstacles or enemies." - Janet Sue Terry, contemporary romance author of Possibilities and Resolutions.

Customer Reviews

Refreshing and Engaging, My Type of Story
I love all types of fantasy, but this tale is particularly close to my own heart. In fact, it is my favorite type of story: Vivid characters and events are first grounded in reality to make them believable so that the jump into the fantastical draws us in completely. After we are a part of the story, the imaginative events take over to both amaze and amuse us.

Ms. Dravis' ability to present real people, places, and things in the midst of a fantasy story is very close to what I strive for in my own writings. Characters with last names and problems who live in real places, but still have fantastical things happen to them, make for a wonderful story - truly a modern James and the Giant Peach or Charlie and the Chocolate Factory kind of tale. I am also impressed by how well a female author is able to portray such a believable boy character. All of the characters are engaging and real, with their daily struggles and triumphs; and this helps make the story real as well, though it is also a lovely escape.

In fact, it is so well done I am tempted to compare it to one of my favorite television shows - Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, which to me is entirely plausible, given the vast number of very real imaginary friends I have known in my life. This book has the power to appeal to all ages and types of people. I would definitely recommend it.

MOST ORIGINAL STORY OF 2005!
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This book showcases this new author's imagination. The Toonies, Mischief Makers, Uncle Wom, and the evil Dab that jump from the computer into Silicon Valley are vividly described ... with great flair.

Can you picture birds with twisted beaks and "humped" shoulders? A Toonie teen so thin that a gust of air can blow him over? Characters that balloon up like beachballs when they eat "people" food? An orange-faced old man with a flowing white beard and hair who, from a distance, looks like a "pumpkin floating on a while cloud?"

You'll be able to picture them clearly while reading this book because Dravis is wonderful at description. The characters come alive!

Besides all that, she has managed an exciting, yet educational plot, drawing on many high-tech and familiar family problems encountered by the youth of today.

Betty Dravis let her imagination run free when creating what I think is the most original plot of 2005 ... and perhaps of 2006. That remains to be seen. 2006 will bring us new books from both the beloved, familiar authors as well as from some talented new authors. It will be a satisfying "reading year" if I can find at least one book as original as this one.

Awesome job, lady.

MOST ORIGINAL STORY OF 2005!
This book showcases this new author's imagination. The Toonies, Mischief Makers, Uncle Wom, and the evil Dab that jump from the computer into Silicon Valley are vividly described ... with great flair.

Can you picture birds with twisted beaks and "humped" shoulders? A Toonie teen so thin that a gust of air can blow him over? Characters that balloon up like beachballs when they eat "people" food? An orange-faced old man with a flowing white beard and hair who, from a distance, looks like a "pumpkin floating on a while cloud?"

You'll be able to picture them clearly while reading this book because Dravis is wonderful at description. The characters come alive!

Besides all that, she has managed an exciting, yet educational plot, drawing on many high-tech and familiar family problems encountered by the youth of today.

Betty Dravis let her imagination run free when creating what I think is the most original plot of 2005 ... and perhaps of 2006. That remains to be seen. 2006 will bring us new books from both the beloved, familiar authors as well as from some talented new authors. It will be a satisfying "reading year" if I can find at least one book as original as this one.

Awesome job, lady.