| The Time Thief: Volume 2 Reprint Edition Contributor(s): Buckley-Archer, Linda (Author) |
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ISBN: 1416915281 ISBN-13: 9781416915287 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $8.99 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2008 Annotation: What happens when a seventeenth-century bad guy has twenty-first-century technology? An accident with an antigravity machine catapulted Peter Schock and Kate Dyer back to 1763. A bungled rescue attempt leaves Peter stranded in the eighteenth century while a terrifying villain, the Tar Man, takes his place and explodes onto twenty-first-century London. Concerned about the potentially catastrophic effects of time travel, the NASA scientists responsible for the situation question whether it is right to rescue Peter. Kate decides to take matters into her own hands, but things don't go as planned. Soon the physical effects of time travel begin to have a disturbing effect on her. Meanwhile, in our century, the Tar Man wreaks havoc in a city whose police force is powerless to stop him.Set against a backdrop of contemporary London and revolutionary France, "The Time Thief" is the sequel to the acclaimed "The Time Travelers." |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General - Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Medieval |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2007017859 |
| Lexile Measure: 980 |
| Series: Gideon Trilogy (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 1.38" H x 5.58" W x 8.35" (1.01 lbs) 512 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Chronological Period - 21st Century - Cultural Region - British Isles - Cultural Region - French |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 119910 Reading Level: 6.8 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 21.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: What happens when a seventeenth-century bad guy has twenty-first-century technology? An accident with an antigravity machine catapulted Peter Schock and Kate Dyer back to 1763. A bungled rescue attempt leaves Peter stranded in the eighteenth century while a terrifying villain, the Tar Man, takes his place and explodes onto twenty-first-century London. Concerned about the potentially catastrophic effects of time travel, the NASA scientists responsible for the situation question whether it is right to rescue Peter. Kate decides to take matters into her own hands, but things don't go as planned. Soon the physical effects of time travel begin to have a disturbing effect on her. Meanwhile, in our century, the Tar Man wreaks havoc in a city whose police force is powerless to stop him.Set against a backdrop of contemporary London and revolutionary France, The Time Thief is the sequel to the acclaimed The Time Travelers. |
Contributor Bio(s): Buckley-Archer, Linda: - Linda Buckley-Archer is the author of the critically acclaimed Gideon trilogy. Originally trained as a linguist, she is now a full-time novelist and scriptwriter. She has written a television drama for the BBC and several radio dramas, as well as various journalistic pieces for papers like the Independent. The Gideon Trilogy was inspired by the criminal underworld of eighteenth-century London. |
