Treasure

Seed Savers, Book 1

De: Sandra Smith

Narrado por: Julia Farmer

Two kids, two bikes, and an idea they can change their world.

It's 2077. There's no apocalypse, but some things are different. Things like the weather, the Internet, and food. In 12-year-old Clare's world, blueberry is just a flavor and apples are found only in fairy tales.

Then one day Clare meets Ana, an older woman who teaches her about seeds and real food. Ana tempts Clare with the notion that food exists other than the square, packaged food she has always known. With Ana's guidance, Clare and her friends learn about seeds and gardening despite suspicions that such actions are illegal.

When the authorities discover the children's forbidden tomato plant and arrest their mother, Clare and her brother flee. Clare has heard of a place called The Garden State and with their bikes, a little money, and backpacks, the children begin a lonely cross-country journey that tests them both physically and spiritually. Will they succeed in their quest to find a place of food freedom? And can they, only children, help change the world?

Treasure is a gentle dystopian, frightening only is the possibility that we may not be far from the future it paints. First in a five book series.

©2012 Sandra L. Smith (P)2017 Sandra L. Smith

Unique

In 2077, Clare is living her life as normal. She is as happy with her life and her family and friend as any normal twelve-year-old girl would be. Then she meets an elderly lady who tells her about a truth that many people are kept in the dark on. There was a time when food was not genetically modified. What's even more shocking is it's believed that that time could happen again. I didn't give this a five star rating because I feel like it had a lot of potential that just wasn't met. I really did enjoy the story. I enjoyed the characters. I loved the idea of the story and the underlying message behind it. As I said, it has a lot of great potential. I'd love to see where the rest of the story goes. The narrator did a fantastic job. There's nothing in the narration that I can really critique or harp on. They gave each character their own personality. They added tone and mood to the story. They did a pretty great job. I love listening to narrators who are genuinely enjoying the story they are narrating. I do fully recommend this book. I feel like it might be more suited for the younger generations. Which, I'm sure that the younger generation is who this book is targeted at to begin with. It's a very short and easy read. I adored it. I may even have to contemplate going and finding out how the rest of the series goes.

If you're looking for your next favorite series, here it is!

Treasure is the first book in the Seed Savers series by S. Smith. I listened to it with my kids and we were quickly hooked. The story is set in a not too distant time where food is distilled in to categories of prepackaged edibles controlled by the government and people have lost the knowledge about where real food comes from. Well almost everyone. A few old-timers are sharing their knowledge about gardening and how to grow real food with some interested and endearing kids. When the kids learn about what's been going on with the food supply and how it used to be so different, they are determined to do something about it. They jump on their bikes and set off on a harrowing yet exciting journey that you will definitely want to be along for the ride!

A Story about Nutritious & Healthy Foods

Treasure is a wonderful educational story of learning about healthy food and where they came from. In a distant future, Claire and Dante have lived on processed foods labeled as carbs, protein, sweet, and snack. There are no such things as real foods to the disadvantaged and poor. Every food products are man-made and regulated by the government and corporations. Growing fruits and vegetables are illegal.

When Claire and Dante are tutored by an old woman, Ana, they learned about real food such as tomatoes, carrots, peaches, and so many produces. They even learned to grow them. When their mother is arrested by the police on the discovery of the plants, Claire and Dante fled to the "Garden State" (New Jersey) with the help of the underground known as "Seed Saver".

The narrator, Julia Farmer does a wonderful job for the children's voices. The listeners are able to make a distinction between the children and adult's voices. I hope the original narrator continues for the rest of the Seed Saver series.

This story is educational and a perfect tool to teach young children the value of nutrition of healthy eating.

I was given this audiobook by the author and I have volunteered to write an honest review. I was not compensated or influenced in any way for writing this review.

marvelous dystopian story

I was gifted this audio ARC for a honest and unbiased review from the author/narrator.
S Smith author of Treasure:Seed Savers Bk1 did an outstanding job writing this marvelous dystopian story.
In a world in which real food has become replaced with squares of processed foods and it is illegal to grow plants.
The book was made even better with the narration done by Julia Farmer. Julia outdid herself with this 4 hour book.
I highly recommend this audio book to anyone who loves a good book. I know it's rated for pree teens but I feel anyone could listen to it.

Left me wanting more

This is a great book for kids. I love how it brings back the importance of eating healthy fresh food, and does it in an entertaining way. I love to garden and am trying to pass the love on to my kids. I will definitely be recommending this book to them. I look forward to the next book. I wasn't ready for the book to end when it did.
I received this book for free in exchange for my honest review threw Audiobook boom.