TOBY GOLD BLOG TOUR
TOBY GOLD AND THE SECRET FORTUNE by CRAIG EVERETT
"Money
is the most dangerous magic."
"Unique
children’s lit that cleverly tackles interest rates, endowments, fluctuating
commodities, bullying and identity."
- Kirkus
Reviews
An infant is discovered
one night on a commuter train from New York City during a stop in the sleepy
town of Wallingford, Connecticut. The
local police are summoned, but are unable to locate the boy’s parents, despite painstakingly
questioning each person on the train.
For some strange reason, none of the passengers can remember seeing his
mother falling from the train – after falling victim to an assassin’s bullet.
Assigned the name “Toby
Gold” by social services, the mysterious child grows up in Wallingford, moving
from foster home to foster home, not knowing who his real parents are - or why
he was born with such freakish skills with math and money.
Now a teenager, Toby’s money skills are noticed by
the wrong people, and thus he is unwittingly sucked into a high-stakes
financial conspiracy that puts his life, and the lives of his two closest
friends, in great peril. Ultimately,
Toby solves the crime, saves his friends, and even saves his school—all in one
harrowing afternoon.
"This
fast-paced adventure weaves fundamental concepts in economics and finance
seamlessly into the story. Toby Gold makes learning finance exciting."
-
Francis A. Longstaff, PhD, Professor of Finance, UCLA - Anderson School of
Management
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My thoughts on the book ~ I was surprised by how taken in I was by the story. The book begins as Toby's mother is running from someone on a train. Her husband has just been killed and she is trying to save her life as well as that of her infant son.
You know right from the beginning that special powers are used by the main characters. They have to control their heart rate to use their powers, the powers are seem to be from a more intellectual source.
Toby is shipped from foster home to foster home. Fortunately for him, he stays in one general area and is able to have his core friends. It doesn't take long to realize that Toby is gifted with financial and mathematical knowledge. It comes to him instinctively. He can see patterns that completely baffle me! His friends are awesome in their own way as well.
This book is full of action. Kids would love to find out how Toby gets revenge on his foster brother. It's funny and pretty dang cool. This is a book that both girls and boys would find interesting.
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About the Author: Craig Everett
Craig R. Everett was born and raised in Maine, spending his
childhood summers digging along the shores of Bar Harbor for buried pirate
treasure. Fortunately, he was able to
remain blissfully unaware that pirates seldom, if ever, ventured that far
north. He received his B.A. in Economics
from Tufts University, an MBA from George Mason University, and a Ph.D. in
Finance from Purdue University.
Dr. Everett is currently a finance professor at Pepperdine
University in Malibu, California, where he teaches corporate and
entrepreneurial finance. Dr. Everett also volunteers in public schools teaching
financial literacy principles.
You can learn more about Craig here:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/craig_everett
Toby Gold and the Secret FortuneReading Level: 9 and up
Hardcover: 256 pages
Publisher: Fiscal Press (October 18, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-13: 978-1-936-21495-2
Dimensions: 8.75 x 5.75 x 1.0 inches
Hardcover: 256 pages
Publisher: Fiscal Press (October 18, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-13: 978-1-936-21495-2
Dimensions: 8.75 x 5.75 x 1.0 inches
Blog Tour Schedule for Toby Gold and the Secret Fortune by Craig Everett, 2012
04-Oct-2012 Free Money Finance
11-Oct-2012 Queen of Random
12-Oct-2012 Why Not? Because I Said So
12-Oct-2012 LDS Women's Book Review
13-Oct-2012 A Storybook World
15-Oct-2012 A Thousand Wrongs
16-Oct-2012 Say This Write
16-Oct-2012 Money and Me for Canadians
16-Oct-2012 Word Spelunking
17-Oct-2012 Couponing with Boys
18-Oct-2012 Book Launch of Toby Gold and the Secret Fortune at the Access to Capital Conference at the LA Westin Bonaventure Hotel.
18-Oct-2012 The Book Bug
18-Oct-2012 I Am a Reader not a Writer
19-Oct-2012 Of Writerly Things
19-Oct-2012 Troop Petrie
22-Oct-2012 Renae's Writespot
22-Oct-2012 The Write Path
23-Oct-2012 Monique's Musings
23-Oct-2012 My Mommy's World
24-Oct-2012 The Things I Love
24-Oct-2012 Adventures of the Mommy Homemaker
25-Oct-2012 Live to Read
26-Oct-2012 Ordinary Happily Ever After
29-Oct-2012 Fire and Ice
01-Nov-2012 Jeffrey Olsen
01-Nov-2012 Bookworm Lisa
05-Nov-2012 Debbie's Inkspectations
07-Nov-2012 With a Side of Thriftiness
10-Nov-2012 A Storybook World
12-Nov-2012 Christy Dorrity's Dearest Dreams
15-Nov-2012 The Non-Reluctant Reader
19-Nov-2012 Taffy's Writings
Nov 2012- http://www.queenoftheclan.com/
Lisa, thanks for your kind words about TOBY GOLD AND THE SECRET FORTUNE. The secret code in the book is truly not as baffling as it seems at first. There is a clue in Chapter 7.
ReplyDeleteMy 13-year old daughter BEGGED me to tell her the code, but I refused. I just told her to read chapter 7 again and think about it. About 30 minutes later she had it solved.
Craig Everett