The Money Tree edition by Helen Yeomans Literature Fiction eBooks
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The Frisbys have been growing money for ten years and George has nearly perfected the art. Jane tolerates the temperamental money tree while worrying about its legality and her family’s safety. She also worries about the children.
Daffy (18) is torn between careers in terrorism and economics (“How do we get from bad money to good money without going through hyperinflation?”), while 12-year-old Mike divides the world into soakers and soakees and wants to franchise the money tree.
For ten years, the Frisbys have been harvesting their annual crop, and flawless Frisby dollars have been circulating freely. Then the Secret Service takes notice, and when forensic analysis proves dollars can be grown on trees, agents begin a rapid but stealthy search for the source, a search that soon turns international.
The Money Tree explores old money like silver coinage and new digital currencies like Bitcoin. At heart, though, this is a story of a tempestuous but loving family and its relationship to its island neighbors.
The Money Tree edition by Helen Yeomans Literature Fiction eBooks
The SkinnyThe Frisby family has grown money – U.S. dollars – in their island backyard and circulated it for ten years without incident. It is a family affair, and makes for some irregularities: the kids can’t have friends over, the parents must be stand-offish with other community members, none of them going beyond lukewarm politeness to creating lasting friendships on Ledyard Island in their small little corner of Canada.
When a strange sensation in Europe starts trendsetting around the world, Mr. Frisby’s former employers and the Secret Service get involved. Will the Frisby family find the friendships they so desperately need? Will their precious money trees be protected?
The Players
George – a horticulturist who discovered the money tree in the Amazon on an expedition for his former employer, he is concerned with improving the harvests
Jane – George’s refined wife, she tries her best to bring normalcy to the family
Daffy – 18 year old bothered by the current economic status of currency, heavily contemplates becoming a terrorist
Mike – 12 year old Uncle Scrooge teen Trump wannabe, he is very stringent with his dreams of franchising the money tree
Dave – the son of George’s former coworker, looks to George as a father figure
Ken – an Internet billionaire who helps Mike and Daffy
The Quote
“Daff?” George was puzzled.
Mike was putting his jacket on. “She’s got a thing going with Terry Parker.”
“Good lord, Daff, again?” asked Jane. “What do you see in him?”
Daffy loaded her backpack. Mike went on:
“She should have had sex with three point four guys by now and she’s running way behind.”
The Highs and Lows
--The Plot. The Frisbys grow money in their two groves. They have perfected the process to bring the highest quality yield each year, but there’s one problem George can’t solve: the smell. Grown money has a distinctive smell that is attractive to animals. The Frisby family uses their money for charitable contributions, donating most of the money they grow annually. Jane even has an account set aside for taxes and fines! While the entire scenario seems so out there, Yeomans has done an excellent job setting it up in such a way that it actually sounds plausible.
--The Kids. Mike and Daffy are right in the thick of things. If anything, the book largely focuses on the two of them and how they bring about such a radical change for their family, from hiding in plain sight and living in secrecy to telling the world their story. Mike values money – all money, real or grown – and works hard for it. As such, he has an affinity for keeping it. He aspires to franchise their money trees – one on each continent – and has two potential candidates. His franchise business is his number one priority, and his attitude about it puts him in strict contrast to Jane, who is worried about his moral development. On the other hand, Daffy is the radical one. With dreams of becoming a terrorist, she scrounges world wide news sources every morning and ponders the politics and economic crisis she finds the world in. She sees beyond Mike’s money-making dreams and understands how the money tree could assist the poor and downtrodden.
--The Idea. After Dave’s rocky arrival, the Frisby’s take him in (and Mike plans for his first franchise) and teach him the ways of the money trees. He and Ken, whom the children befriend and bring into their circle, slowly and painfully work their way from Mike’s dream of a franchise to sharing their knowledge with the masses. When they have reached agreement, a news broadcast segment changes their lives entirely.
--Minor Characters. While the Frisby family lives on Ledyard Island, they are not alone. Jane takes part in some community activist groups, but overall the family is very distanced from their neighbors. The island is filled with interesting background characters that each have their own uniqueness and eccentricies, like Permastone Parker, the elderly hippie who grows medical marijuana, Ariadne Wu, the hungry real-estate developer who loves her money; Vern and Marge Parker, the couple who raise a family on their fifty-acre farm, Mrs. Bagnold, the oldest resident who rides her scooter to the cemetery daily to visit her husband, and many more.
--The Relationships. Slowly but surely Mike and Daffy begin forging relationships with a few “outsiders.” The first part of the novel is focused on the Frisby family primarily, and their relationships with one another. They are quite an interesting family. The latter part of the book moves beyond just the Frisbies and shows them they are not alone on Ledyard Island – they do have friends. It is a heartwarming show of standing up for your neighbors and your friends.
The Take-Away
While I don’t presume to know an overabundance of information on politics and economics, it seems clear that Yeomans did her research that brings together everything in The Money Tree. Also while it’s not something I’m overly interested in, this was an interesting and enjoyable read. I liked Mike’s character the most. He is an interesting mix for a young boy.
Recommendation – Buy, Borrow or Skip?
I’d recommend borrowing this one.
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The Money Tree edition by Helen Yeomans Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews
Age Recommended 12 and up
I didn't like this book very much because it is very drawn out and really has no clear direction. There are many confusing, run-on sentences and some of the content was redundant too. I also feel that several of the characters could have been developed better.
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The Frisby's are a family living in Canada. They grow money trees. Also known as the Juniperus Lucre, the money tree is grown in many countries. However, there can only be one cultivator of this tree per country and they must be registered. Moreover, many countries do not approve of this, so people usually grow trees in secret.
Nobody knows of the Frisby's activites. They grow apple trees and other trees as well, so nobody really suspects them of doing illegal activities. All is well on the money growing farm until a video of a dog chewing up money goes viral. Cops inspect the money and figure out that it is counterfeit as some of the numerals are missing.
The Frisby's realize that their money is very easily found by dogs and other animals as it has an appealing odor. Now, their whole life revolves around figuring out a way to make their money odorless and repulsive to animals. However, the police are now on a manhunt to figure out who is growing the illegal money and the scent of the fake bills is drawing them closer...
Will the Frisby's be found?
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This book was entered in The Wishing Shelf Book Awards. This is what our readers thought
Title The Money Tree
Author Helen Yeomans
Star Rating 4 Stars
Number of Readers 16
Stats
Editing 7/10
Style 7/10
Content 9/10
Cover 3/10
Of the 16 readers
11 would read another book by this author.
0 thought the cover was good or excellent.
3 felt the blurb was enticing.
11 thought the well-developed characters were the best part of the book.
16 suggested having a new cover.
Readers’ Comments
‘To start then, the cover is, sadly, very poor with an overly-descriptive blurb. Now, the plot. Very original; also, the Frisby family is interestingly odd and I enjoyed the way they interacted. Grammar-wise, pretty good with the odd run on sentence and confusingly-written paragraph. The ending felt a bit flat. All in all, a good read.’ Female reader (publisher), aged 44
‘Interesting way at looking at the economic system. It felt very ‘localised’ to Canada and I don’t think it works well for UK readers. Characters well-drawn, thoroughly mad and very entertaining.’ Male reader, aged 71
‘Very funny in parts and a clever way at looking at monetary policy. Probably a fantastic read for any Canadian born readers and anybody who is upset by the world’s greed.’ Male reader, aged 27
‘A perfect balance of peculiar characters and a study on economics. Poor cover though which in no way represents the story. Blurb also poor not persuasive and overly drawn out. Ending needs a bigger BANG!’ Female reader, aged 33
An excellent story, perfect considering the state of the world economy.’ Male reader, aged 49
‘A humorous take on monetary economics.’ The Wishing Shelf Book Awards
The Skinny
The Frisby family has grown money – U.S. dollars – in their island backyard and circulated it for ten years without incident. It is a family affair, and makes for some irregularities the kids can’t have friends over, the parents must be stand-offish with other community members, none of them going beyond lukewarm politeness to creating lasting friendships on Ledyard Island in their small little corner of Canada.
When a strange sensation in Europe starts trendsetting around the world, Mr. Frisby’s former employers and the Secret Service get involved. Will the Frisby family find the friendships they so desperately need? Will their precious money trees be protected?
The Players
George – a horticulturist who discovered the money tree in the on an expedition for his former employer, he is concerned with improving the harvests
Jane – George’s refined wife, she tries her best to bring normalcy to the family
Daffy – 18 year old bothered by the current economic status of currency, heavily contemplates becoming a terrorist
Mike – 12 year old Uncle Scrooge teen Trump wannabe, he is very stringent with his dreams of franchising the money tree
Dave – the son of George’s former coworker, looks to George as a father figure
Ken – an Internet billionaire who helps Mike and Daffy
The Quote
“Daff?” George was puzzled.
Mike was putting his jacket on. “She’s got a thing going with Terry Parker.”
“Good lord, Daff, again?” asked Jane. “What do you see in him?”
Daffy loaded her backpack. Mike went on
“She should have had sex with three point four guys by now and she’s running way behind.”
The Highs and Lows
--The Plot. The Frisbys grow money in their two groves. They have perfected the process to bring the highest quality yield each year, but there’s one problem George can’t solve the smell. Grown money has a distinctive smell that is attractive to animals. The Frisby family uses their money for charitable contributions, donating most of the money they grow annually. Jane even has an account set aside for taxes and fines! While the entire scenario seems so out there, Yeomans has done an excellent job setting it up in such a way that it actually sounds plausible.
--The Kids. Mike and Daffy are right in the thick of things. If anything, the book largely focuses on the two of them and how they bring about such a radical change for their family, from hiding in plain sight and living in secrecy to telling the world their story. Mike values money – all money, real or grown – and works hard for it. As such, he has an affinity for keeping it. He aspires to franchise their money trees – one on each continent – and has two potential candidates. His franchise business is his number one priority, and his attitude about it puts him in strict contrast to Jane, who is worried about his moral development. On the other hand, Daffy is the radical one. With dreams of becoming a terrorist, she scrounges world wide news sources every morning and ponders the politics and economic crisis she finds the world in. She sees beyond Mike’s money-making dreams and understands how the money tree could assist the poor and downtrodden.
--The Idea. After Dave’s rocky arrival, the Frisby’s take him in (and Mike plans for his first franchise) and teach him the ways of the money trees. He and Ken, whom the children befriend and bring into their circle, slowly and painfully work their way from Mike’s dream of a franchise to sharing their knowledge with the masses. When they have reached agreement, a news broadcast segment changes their lives entirely.
--Minor Characters. While the Frisby family lives on Ledyard Island, they are not alone. Jane takes part in some community activist groups, but overall the family is very distanced from their neighbors. The island is filled with interesting background characters that each have their own uniqueness and eccentricies, like Permastone Parker, the elderly hippie who grows medical marijuana, Ariadne Wu, the hungry real-estate developer who loves her money; Vern and Marge Parker, the couple who raise a family on their fifty-acre farm, Mrs. Bagnold, the oldest resident who rides her scooter to the cemetery daily to visit her husband, and many more.
--The Relationships. Slowly but surely Mike and Daffy begin forging relationships with a few “outsiders.” The first part of the novel is focused on the Frisby family primarily, and their relationships with one another. They are quite an interesting family. The latter part of the book moves beyond just the Frisbies and shows them they are not alone on Ledyard Island – they do have friends. It is a heartwarming show of standing up for your neighbors and your friends.
The Take-Away
While I don’t presume to know an overabundance of information on politics and economics, it seems clear that Yeomans did her research that brings together everything in The Money Tree. Also while it’s not something I’m overly interested in, this was an interesting and enjoyable read. I liked Mike’s character the most. He is an interesting mix for a young boy.
Recommendation – Buy, Borrow or Skip?
I’d recommend borrowing this one.
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