Books by
Linda Buckley-Archer

The Gideon Trilogy

THE TIME TRAVELERS:
Book One in The Gideon Trilogy

THE TIME THIEF:
Book Two of The Gideon Trilogy

THE TIME TRAVELERS: Book One in The Gideon Trilogy
by Linda Buckley-Archer
Aladdin Paperbacks
ISBN: 9781416915263
Ages 10-up
416 pages

Peter Schock is looking forward to spending the first day of his Christmas holiday with his father and finally getting to enjoy the birthday treat that was originally planned for him months before. But much to Peter's anger and disappointment, his dad has had to cancel yet again because of an important meeting. They get into a bitter argument, and Peter is sent to spend the weekend in Derbyshire with his au pair Margrit on her friends' farm. When they arrive, Peter feels out of place with the countryside compared to the hustle and bustle of city life to which he has grown accustomed. He is introduced to Mr. and Mrs. Dyer and their large family, the oldest being Kate.

After a tour around the farmyard, Peter is invited to ride along with Kate and her father while Dr. Dyer makes a visit to the laboratory where he works. He shows Peter an antigravity machine that is part of a top-secret scientific experiment funded by NASA. Then there is a freak accident, and before they know it, Peter and Kate find themselves in the year 1763. Unfortunately for them, getting back home becomes nearly impossible when the machine is taken by The Tar Man, a monstrous-looking villain with a tragic past.

The children are befriended by a young gentleman named Gideon Seymour --- a reformed cutpurse who is looking for a new start in life --- and are taken on a dramatic, dangerous and at times quite humorous adventure that seems to leap from the pages of a history book. Along the way they meet some famous people and experience life in 18th-century London. Meanwhile, in the 21st century, two families and a cunning detective inspector try to figure out what has happened to the two 12-year-olds as they piece together clues resulting from a strange series of phenomena.

THE TIME TRAVELERS is the first book in a trilogy that promises to be an epic adventure seeped in history. Although intended for children ages 10 and up, I think it would be especially enjoyable to older readers who have had a chance to study some of their World History. Linda Buckley-Archer’s debut novel is a must-read!

    --- Reviewed by Sarah Sawtelle

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