| The Reluctant Time Traveller Contributor(s): MacKay, Janis (Author) |
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ISBN: 1782501118 ISBN-13: 9781782501114 Publisher: Kelpies OUR PRICE: $8.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Science Fiction - Time Travel - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Europe |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: Time Traveller |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.1" W x 7.7" (0.50 lbs) 215 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 - Cultural Region - British Isles - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: If Saul and Agnes don't do something their den will be destroyed. But the title deeds that could save it were lost in 1914. Good job they know the secret of time travel Still, is traveling back in time to a world on the verge of war really a good idea? When Agnes disappears Saul has no choice -- he can't let her go to the past on her own. 100 years before their own time, Saul and Agnes meet a brother and sister, servants at a big house where a sinister visitor is expected. Together the new friends try to uncover the mystery but Saul and Agnes know time is running out. Soon a war will begin: can they risk altering the past, the present and their future? This fun, time-twisting sequel to The Accidental Time Traveller -- winner of the Scottish Children's Book Award 2013 -- is full of historical details about World War One and will bring early-twentieth-century Scotland to life for young readers. |
Contributor Bio(s): MacKay, Janis: - Janis Mackay was born and grew up in Edinburgh, but moved to London to study journalism. She has an MA in Creative Writing and has held writer-in-residence posts in both Caithness and Sutherland. She currently lives in Edinburgh, where she teaches creative writing and works as a writer and storyteller. She is the author of the Magnus Fin series. |
