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Andy Lightfoot and the Time Warp
Andy Lightfoot has never time traveled before. He’s never visited the past, shopped for futuristic clothing, or seen a dinosaur in real life. But he has experienced loss. His parents disappeared somewhere in the Victorian period when Andy was a young boy. Since their disappearance, Andy has lived with his grandparents.But everything changes when Andy receives a letter of admission from the Jules Verne Time Travel Summer School. There he will meet fellow time travelers and learn the fine art of time travel. He’ll study the History of Time Travel, Fashions of the Past, Present, and Future, the Mechanics of Time Travel, and how to convert currencies across time. Everything is going well until Andy discovers that time travel is far more dangerous than he ever could have imagined. Nothing can prepare the boy for an encounter with the most evil creature of all time.On Sale! Available for 99 cents for a limited time.
221 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 16, 2014
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March 8, 2015
Andy Lightfoot is a novice when it comes to time travel, and he lives with grandparents who are experienced time travelers and who believe that the dangers of such travel are minimal - even though his own parents were lost, and even though "only one in a million people get lost during a time trip."
Despite the family heritage, he's never gone shopping in the Paris of yesteryear; never confronted a dinosaur or gone adventuring. But like others in his family, he's slated for greater things, and when he receives an acceptance letter from the Jules Verne Time Travel Summer School - let the adventures begin!
Andy Lightfoot and the Time Warp is time travel adventure at its best. One would think that with so many time travel stories on the market, this one would hold little new - but add the experience of a summer camp, a group of feisty kids who (much like Harry Potter) are just coming into their own skills and abilities, and a series of surprises and you have a journey even the most experienced timeslip reader will find engrossing.
Part of the reason why this is especially true in Andy Lightfoot is the protagonist himself. His character is well drawn, and the background leading to his parents' disappearance is provided well before Andy appears on the scene, which makes his life and times more compelling in light of a stolen time machine, a timeline out of sequence, and a boy who misses his parents.
Add in a competition, dangerous time rides, and some intriguing new concepts (such as that of floating cemeteries, to name only one) and you have not the usual timeslip saga, but a thoroughly engrossing (and, yes, unpredictable) story powered not just by scientific possibility, but by one boy's loss and passion for discovery.
Middle school to adult readers will find Andy Lightfoot and the Time Warp a gripping, involving tale; much like the old Danny Dunn adventures, but on steroids.
Despite the family heritage, he's never gone shopping in the Paris of yesteryear; never confronted a dinosaur or gone adventuring. But like others in his family, he's slated for greater things, and when he receives an acceptance letter from the Jules Verne Time Travel Summer School - let the adventures begin!
Andy Lightfoot and the Time Warp is time travel adventure at its best. One would think that with so many time travel stories on the market, this one would hold little new - but add the experience of a summer camp, a group of feisty kids who (much like Harry Potter) are just coming into their own skills and abilities, and a series of surprises and you have a journey even the most experienced timeslip reader will find engrossing.
Part of the reason why this is especially true in Andy Lightfoot is the protagonist himself. His character is well drawn, and the background leading to his parents' disappearance is provided well before Andy appears on the scene, which makes his life and times more compelling in light of a stolen time machine, a timeline out of sequence, and a boy who misses his parents.
Add in a competition, dangerous time rides, and some intriguing new concepts (such as that of floating cemeteries, to name only one) and you have not the usual timeslip saga, but a thoroughly engrossing (and, yes, unpredictable) story powered not just by scientific possibility, but by one boy's loss and passion for discovery.
Middle school to adult readers will find Andy Lightfoot and the Time Warp a gripping, involving tale; much like the old Danny Dunn adventures, but on steroids.
June 26, 2016
Interesting
This book will be enjoyed by those who love mysteries. Andy is a young boy whose parents are lost in time. Going to live with his grandparents until they are found. Now years later Andy is enrolled in time travel camp. But what about finding his parents? Are they lost for good? Eek Andy be able to find and save them?
Fast paced book, with a great story line. Teachers could use this as a read aloud for middle grade.
This book will be enjoyed by those who love mysteries. Andy is a young boy whose parents are lost in time. Going to live with his grandparents until they are found. Now years later Andy is enrolled in time travel camp. But what about finding his parents? Are they lost for good? Eek Andy be able to find and save them?
Fast paced book, with a great story line. Teachers could use this as a read aloud for middle grade.
October 9, 2017
Not As Good As it Could Be
There is a strong influence of Rowling and C. S. Lewis in this book, but it is not as readable as either.
The child goes to a special school to learn to be a time traveler and meets all kinds of ethical questions and adventures.
It ends abruptly so obviously it is the beginning of a series.
Probably best for Jr high reading level.
There is a strong influence of Rowling and C. S. Lewis in this book, but it is not as readable as either.
The child goes to a special school to learn to be a time traveler and meets all kinds of ethical questions and adventures.
It ends abruptly so obviously it is the beginning of a series.
Probably best for Jr high reading level.
March 9, 2017
This was a fun, easy read. I enjoyed the book but was a bit frustrated by the inconsistencies. Like when Andy suffers from exhaustion, he recovers but goes right back to the same routine, same pace but no longer gets exhausted.
February 26, 2016
Amazon freebie.
This book wants to be so many things--too many things. There was no room for the plot due to all the invention. It's as though it was published after a first draft, with no content editing at all. There are enough good ideas in this one book for a series. It's a shame that the author didn't leave out some of them so she would have room to develop the ones that actually contributed to the plot.
This book wants to be so many things--too many things. There was no room for the plot due to all the invention. It's as though it was published after a first draft, with no content editing at all. There are enough good ideas in this one book for a series. It's a shame that the author didn't leave out some of them so she would have room to develop the ones that actually contributed to the plot.
March 28, 2020
Time Travel Stories Confuse Me
Some interesting incidents...and a very clean story. Not overly suspenseful, and funny in some places. Not interesting enough for me to pursue the next book.
Some interesting incidents...and a very clean story. Not overly suspenseful, and funny in some places. Not interesting enough for me to pursue the next book.
September 10, 2016
Must read This book keeps you wanting to go help Andy find his parents and his on identity.
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