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DE FOMBELLE, Timothee. Toby Alone. tr. by Sarah Ardizzone. illus. by Francois Place. 384p. Candlewick. 2009. RTE $16.99. ISBN 978-0-7636-4181-8. LC 2008928922.
Gr 4-8--Toby Lolness, 13, is a mere 1.5 millimeters tall but he has a big heart, big dreams, and is in really big trouble. After his scientist father discovers that the oak tree on which their people live is actually alive and in danger because of the destructive digging and building Joe Mitch and the Neighborhood Committee have been engaged in, Toby and his family escape to the Lower Branches. When they are followed and captured by …