Toaff’s Way

When facing the deep mysteries of life, many cling to beliefs they’ve acquired secondhand, but not Toaff, the precocious gray squirrel at the heart of Newbery Medalist Cynthia Voigt’s absorbing new novel, Toaff’s Way.

Why do dogs bark? Why do gray and red squirrels fear and hate one another? Brimming with questions and unbridled energy,…