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Time Twisters #2
Abigail Adams, Pirate of the Caribbean
WARNING: DO NOT BELIEVE THE STORY YOU’RE ABOUT TO READ.
Well, you can believe some of it. There is some real history. But also hijinks. Time travel. And famous figures setting off on adventures that definitely never happened—till now. Time is getting twisted, and it’s up to two kids to straighten things out.
Abraham Lincoln may have returned to history books, but other historical figures saw what he did—and now they know they can escape from their times, too. When Abigail Adams decides there’s more to life than doing chores in the White House, she joins a crew of Caribbean pirates! Can siblings Abby and Doc set history straight? Or will they be the ones who need to be rescued?
Well, you can believe some of it. There is some real history. But also hijinks. Time travel. And famous figures setting off on adventures that definitely never happened—till now. Time is getting twisted, and it’s up to two kids to straighten things out.
Abraham Lincoln may have returned to history books, but other historical figures saw what he did—and now they know they can escape from their times, too. When Abigail Adams decides there’s more to life than doing chores in the White House, she joins a crew of Caribbean pirates! Can siblings Abby and Doc set history straight? Or will they be the ones who need to be rescued?
160 pages, Hardcover
First published January 9, 2018
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Steve Sheinkin
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I was born in Brooklyn, NY, and my family lived in Mississippi and Colorado before moving back to New York and settling in the suburbs north of New York City. As a kid my favorite books were action stories and outdoor adventures: sea stories, searches for buried treasure, sharks eating people… that kind of thing. Probably my all-time favorite was a book called Mutiny on the Bounty, a novel based on the true story of a famous mutiny aboard a British ship in the late 1700s.
I went to Syracuse University and studied communications and international relations. The highlight of those years was a summer I spent in Central America, where I worked on a documentary on the streets of Nicaragua.
After college I moved to Washington, D.C., and worked for an environmental group called the National Audubon Society. Then, when my brother Ari graduated from college a few years later, we decided to move to Austin, Texas, and make movies together. We lived like paupers in a house with a hole in the floor where bugs crawled in. We wrote some screenplays, and in 1995 made our own feature film, a comedy called A More Perfect Union (filing pictured below), about four young guys who decide to secede from the Union and declare their rented house to be an independent nation. We were sure it was going to be a huge hit; actually we ended up deep in debt.
After that I moved to Brooklyn and decided to find some way to make a living as a writer. I wrote short stories, screenplays, and worked on a comic called The Adventures of Rabbi Harvey. In 2006, after literally hundreds of rejections, my first Rabbi Harvey graphic novel was finally published.
Meanwhile, I started working for an educational publishing company, just for the money. We’d hire people to write history textbooks, and they’d send in their writing, and it was my job to check facts and make little edits to clarify the text. Once in a while I was given the chance to write little pieces of textbooks, like one-page biographies or skills lessons. “Understanding Bar Graphs” was one of my early works. The editors noticed that my writing was pretty good. They started giving me less editing to do, and more writing. Gradually, I began writing chapters for textbooks, and that turned into my full-time job. All the while, I kept working on my own writing projects.
In 2008 I wrote my last textbook. I walked away, and shall never return. My first non-textbook history book was King George: What Was His Problem? – full of all the stories about the American Revolution that I was never allowed to put into textbooks. But looking back, I actually feel pretty lucky to have spent all those years writing textbooks. It forced me to write every day, which is great practice. And I collected hundreds of stories that I can’t wait to tell.
These days, I live with my wife, Rachel, and our two young kids in Saratoga Springs, New York. We’re right down the road from the Saratoga National Historical Park, the site of Benedict Arnold’s greatest – and last – victory in an American uniform. But that’s not why I moved here. Honestly.
I was born in Brooklyn, NY, and my family lived in Mississippi and Colorado before moving back to New York and settling in the suburbs north of New York City. As a kid my favorite books were action stories and outdoor adventures: sea stories, searches for buried treasure, sharks eating people… that kind of thing. Probably my all-time favorite was a book called Mutiny on the Bounty, a novel based on the true story of a famous mutiny aboard a British ship in the late 1700s.
I went to Syracuse University and studied communications and international relations. The highlight of those years was a summer I spent in Central America, where I worked on a documentary on the streets of Nicaragua.
After college I moved to Washington, D.C., and worked for an environmental group called the National Audubon Society. Then, when my brother Ari graduated from college a few years later, we decided to move to Austin, Texas, and make movies together. We lived like paupers in a house with a hole in the floor where bugs crawled in. We wrote some screenplays, and in 1995 made our own feature film, a comedy called A More Perfect Union (filing pictured below), about four young guys who decide to secede from the Union and declare their rented house to be an independent nation. We were sure it was going to be a huge hit; actually we ended up deep in debt.
After that I moved to Brooklyn and decided to find some way to make a living as a writer. I wrote short stories, screenplays, and worked on a comic called The Adventures of Rabbi Harvey. In 2006, after literally hundreds of rejections, my first Rabbi Harvey graphic novel was finally published.
Meanwhile, I started working for an educational publishing company, just for the money. We’d hire people to write history textbooks, and they’d send in their writing, and it was my job to check facts and make little edits to clarify the text. Once in a while I was given the chance to write little pieces of textbooks, like one-page biographies or skills lessons. “Understanding Bar Graphs” was one of my early works. The editors noticed that my writing was pretty good. They started giving me less editing to do, and more writing. Gradually, I began writing chapters for textbooks, and that turned into my full-time job. All the while, I kept working on my own writing projects.
In 2008 I wrote my last textbook. I walked away, and shall never return. My first non-textbook history book was King George: What Was His Problem? – full of all the stories about the American Revolution that I was never allowed to put into textbooks. But looking back, I actually feel pretty lucky to have spent all those years writing textbooks. It forced me to write every day, which is great practice. And I collected hundreds of stories that I can’t wait to tell.
These days, I live with my wife, Rachel, and our two young kids in Saratoga Springs, New York. We’re right down the road from the Saratoga National Historical Park, the site of Benedict Arnold’s greatest – and last – victory in an American uniform. But that’s not why I moved here. Honestly.
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August 12, 2021
First sentence: "This place is a disaster," Abigail Adams said. "Look at this." She made her mouth into the shape of an O and puffed out a cloud of frosty fog. "It is chilly in here," John Adams agreed, rubbing his hands together. "Not quite ready to be lived in, perhaps."
Premise/plot: Abby and Doc broke history in Abraham Lincoln, Pro Wrestler (the first book in the Time Twisters series). In this second book, there is another hiccup to be fixed. Abigail Adams has disappeared from the White House and she's determined to become a PIRATE. Abby, Doc, Abraham Lincoln, and John Adams will have quite a time of it trying to convince her to come back....
My thoughts: I enjoyed the first book. I did. But I thought the second book was even better! I loved the multiple settings of this one. Having the kids travel to multiple time periods--all in a race to fix history and restore it to what it should be. I loved how the kids (and Abraham Lincoln and John Adams) were all determined to "save" Abigail Adams and the saving went both ways. It was fun. It was silly. It was ridiculous in the best way possible.
Premise/plot: Abby and Doc broke history in Abraham Lincoln, Pro Wrestler (the first book in the Time Twisters series). In this second book, there is another hiccup to be fixed. Abigail Adams has disappeared from the White House and she's determined to become a PIRATE. Abby, Doc, Abraham Lincoln, and John Adams will have quite a time of it trying to convince her to come back....
My thoughts: I enjoyed the first book. I did. But I thought the second book was even better! I loved the multiple settings of this one. Having the kids travel to multiple time periods--all in a race to fix history and restore it to what it should be. I loved how the kids (and Abraham Lincoln and John Adams) were all determined to "save" Abigail Adams and the saving went both ways. It was fun. It was silly. It was ridiculous in the best way possible.
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February 9, 2018This will probably appeal to kids that like both Nathan Hale and Diary of a Wimpy Kid.
July 30, 2019
My 9 year old son read this in two days. He was so excited to read it and recapped it for me. Then we explored the real story of Abigail Adams and compared the facts of her life with the story in the book. Great intrigue for young readers: and we have all of the other time twisters in request at the library!
November 17, 2017
Abigail Adams is sick of life as a woman in the White House and heads off to the Caribbean to be a pirate, a few decades before she was born; children from today try to fix history. The premise, that historical figures have realized they can time jump and make their daydreams come true, is super fun, and I adore the author's nonfiction, but this was a pretty big fail. Stilted prose, everything happening for the sake of the plot, forced humor. Major disappointment. He should stick to nonfiction, and Nathan Hale should try a series like this.
May 2, 2018
Sheinkin, Steve Abigail Adams: Pirate of the Caribbean (Time Twisters, #2), 150 pages. Illustrated by Neil Swaab. Roaring Brook Press (Macmillan), 2018. $14. Content: G.
Abby and Doc have to go back in history to try and convince Abigail Adams that she is an important historical figure, after Abigail decides she doesn’t want to be known for hanging laundry in the white house. Abigail herself has changed time periods and is a woman pirate, so when Abby and Doc go back to the 1700’s to try and convince Abigail to leave the pirate ship and return to her role as First Lady they are caught up in a pirating lifestyle. When the conditions on the pirate ship get dire, John Adams shows up to rescue his wife and the kids, but it may be too late.
As the second book in the Time Twister series, Abby and Doc’s adventures with historical figures continues. The rules for traveling through time are as simple as jumping into an empty box, barrel or laundry basket and then they just magically appear in whichever time period there is a problem. The illustrations are sub-par, (my boys passed them up based on the illustrations), and the story is a bit confusing with so many different time periods and not enough foundation for young readers about who Abigail Adams was. Like in the first book, there is an author’s note at the end that clarifies what really did happen in history and what did not.
EL (K-3), EL – OPTIONAL. Reviewer, C. Peterson.
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Abby and Doc have to go back in history to try and convince Abigail Adams that she is an important historical figure, after Abigail decides she doesn’t want to be known for hanging laundry in the white house. Abigail herself has changed time periods and is a woman pirate, so when Abby and Doc go back to the 1700’s to try and convince Abigail to leave the pirate ship and return to her role as First Lady they are caught up in a pirating lifestyle. When the conditions on the pirate ship get dire, John Adams shows up to rescue his wife and the kids, but it may be too late.
As the second book in the Time Twister series, Abby and Doc’s adventures with historical figures continues. The rules for traveling through time are as simple as jumping into an empty box, barrel or laundry basket and then they just magically appear in whichever time period there is a problem. The illustrations are sub-par, (my boys passed them up based on the illustrations), and the story is a bit confusing with so many different time periods and not enough foundation for young readers about who Abigail Adams was. Like in the first book, there is an author’s note at the end that clarifies what really did happen in history and what did not.
EL (K-3), EL – OPTIONAL. Reviewer, C. Peterson.
https://kissthebook.blogspot.com/2018...
February 17, 2023
Love the format and writing, but not the choice of Abigail Adams for the second book in this series. Read and Bonny were fun though. I do love Abby and Doc.
The problem is, I read a biography of Abigail Adams several years back, and she just wasn't as cool as she gets credit for. Her ideas were actually really limited/conservative (small "c"). I don't remember the details of her interactions with enslaved people, but I *think* she participated in the system by "owning" someone, maybe more than one person during her adult life. And her "remember the ladies" letter had more to do with wanting her husband to protect victims of domestic abuse, I think. She's just wasn't radical enough to make this story plausible for me, and I wish Sheinkin had picked someone else. It would have been a lot more fun to see Anne Bonny jump forward to fly in the Night Witches or WASPs, for instance, or Margaret Sanger jump back to teach women about birth control before the censorship laws of her own time. (No, I don't know how you make a book for early/middle grade readers that explains what Margaret Sanger was cool for without making adults super uncomfortable, but most adults could stand to chill down.)
The problem is, I read a biography of Abigail Adams several years back, and she just wasn't as cool as she gets credit for. Her ideas were actually really limited/conservative (small "c"). I don't remember the details of her interactions with enslaved people, but I *think* she participated in the system by "owning" someone, maybe more than one person during her adult life. And her "remember the ladies" letter had more to do with wanting her husband to protect victims of domestic abuse, I think. She's just wasn't radical enough to make this story plausible for me, and I wish Sheinkin had picked someone else. It would have been a lot more fun to see Anne Bonny jump forward to fly in the Night Witches or WASPs, for instance, or Margaret Sanger jump back to teach women about birth control before the censorship laws of her own time. (No, I don't know how you make a book for early/middle grade readers that explains what Margaret Sanger was cool for without making adults super uncomfortable, but most adults could stand to chill down.)
December 19, 2017
I received an ARC copy from SLJ. All opinions are my own.
I'm not sure what I am more disappointed in, the story, or the concept. In spite of having some great facts to share, this book falls flat as it attempts to put historical figures into other time frames. It's not until the historical facts at the end (that young readers most likely will skip) that any sort of framework about why Abigail Adams would be at all interested in pirates from the early 1700's.
In addition, no explanation is given of who the kids in the story are, why or how the characters are able to time-travel, or why Abe Lincoln is involved in any of it. This makes for a loose, hard to follow story. Being the second book in the series, this may have been addressed in the first book, but not having read that one, I'm not sure.
There are many books/series that work to entice young readers with the idea of time traveling to learn about history; for example the "Time Warp Trio" or the "Magic Tree House" series. I would recommend one of those instead.
I'm not sure what I am more disappointed in, the story, or the concept. In spite of having some great facts to share, this book falls flat as it attempts to put historical figures into other time frames. It's not until the historical facts at the end (that young readers most likely will skip) that any sort of framework about why Abigail Adams would be at all interested in pirates from the early 1700's.
In addition, no explanation is given of who the kids in the story are, why or how the characters are able to time-travel, or why Abe Lincoln is involved in any of it. This makes for a loose, hard to follow story. Being the second book in the series, this may have been addressed in the first book, but not having read that one, I'm not sure.
There are many books/series that work to entice young readers with the idea of time traveling to learn about history; for example the "Time Warp Trio" or the "Magic Tree House" series. I would recommend one of those instead.
May 4, 2018
Not sure why either the author or the publisher changed the name of the this series (it was originally Time Twisters), but it’s the same format, which I really like. I think that kids are gonna eat up learning about history in this manner.
Abigail Adams, our second First Lady, agrees with the start of Book 1, Abraham Lincoln. Why should they continue to do the same thing boring thing forever and forever. She had always dreamed of becoming a pirate, and after Lincoln’s successful adventure, she leaps out of Washington City and to the Caribbean.
Abby and Doc are back as the protagonists who must fix history and get Abigail back to the President’s House.
Author Sheinkin does a wonderful job in teaching kids about the Adams’ family, the pirate life, and the women who were pirates in only 160 pages. He also includes an epilogue that lets readers know what was true and what was false.
The one thing that I was not crazy about was that there was really very little about Abigail after the first few chapters. Once she made the leap, the story was more about Anne Bonny and Mary Read, well-known female pirates. Although I learned something new, I was disappointed in the lack of Abigail’s history. Therefore, Abigiail Adams: Pirate of the Caribbean receives 3 out of 5 stars in Julie’s world.
Abigail Adams, our second First Lady, agrees with the start of Book 1, Abraham Lincoln. Why should they continue to do the same thing boring thing forever and forever. She had always dreamed of becoming a pirate, and after Lincoln’s successful adventure, she leaps out of Washington City and to the Caribbean.
Abby and Doc are back as the protagonists who must fix history and get Abigail back to the President’s House.
Author Sheinkin does a wonderful job in teaching kids about the Adams’ family, the pirate life, and the women who were pirates in only 160 pages. He also includes an epilogue that lets readers know what was true and what was false.
The one thing that I was not crazy about was that there was really very little about Abigail after the first few chapters. Once she made the leap, the story was more about Anne Bonny and Mary Read, well-known female pirates. Although I learned something new, I was disappointed in the lack of Abigail’s history. Therefore, Abigiail Adams: Pirate of the Caribbean receives 3 out of 5 stars in Julie’s world.
December 28, 2017
Wow! What a fun way for children to get a glimpse into history and learn a little bit about two different time periods. I will admit that I was a little skeptical about the premise of this series and because of that didn't read the Abe Lincoln one, but I was sent the Abigail Adams one to preview and was quite impressed.
The history breakers, Doc and Abby took the readers on a fun adventure while learning about early US history with the White House and presidency and then the 1700's learning about pirates. As an adult, I learned a little bit about history that I hadn't known before. My kids loved the premise and I feel that this is a good way to introduce reluctant readers and historians to history.
I understand those who are hesitant to read this series, but once you read it, I believe you will find value in what the author is doing here!
The history breakers, Doc and Abby took the readers on a fun adventure while learning about early US history with the White House and presidency and then the 1700's learning about pirates. As an adult, I learned a little bit about history that I hadn't known before. My kids loved the premise and I feel that this is a good way to introduce reluctant readers and historians to history.
I understand those who are hesitant to read this series, but once you read it, I believe you will find value in what the author is doing here!
February 23, 2018
From Steve Sheinkin, the man who brought you the Newbery Award-winning book, Bomb: The Race to Build - and Steal - the World's Most Dangerous Weapon, and National Book Award finalist Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War, comes... Abigail Adams: Pirate of the Caribbean. C'mon, I made you laugh. Steve Sheinkin shows his sillier side with his Mixed-Up History series; his first book in the series gave us Abraham Lincoln leaving history to become a professional wrestler. In this volume, Abigail Adams, sick and tired of hanging laundry in the White House, uses time traveling technology to take to the high seas as one of Calico Jack Rackham's crew. It's up to modern-day siblings Doc and Abby to fix history again and get Abigail back to her own time. It's not necessary to have read the first book in the series to jump in with Mixed-Up History; there's enough exposition to get readers caught up. Black and white illustrations and a quick-paced narrative make for some laugh-out-loud moments, usually at our second President's expense. Siblings Abby and Doc represent a blended family and Doc is a child of color. It's a fun read for intermediate readers that will get them acquainted with some big names in history, but really, this is just for kicks. A historical note from the author assures readers that no, this isn't something you can cite in a report. A good add to humor collections.
August 20, 2020
Take Magic Tree House and mash it up with a little bit of Lunch Lady and a smidgen of Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales and you'll mostly have an idea of how this series works. It's quick, it's fun, and it's a good pick for anyone who finds Magic Tree House a little too sedate.
In this installment, Abby and Doc have to get Abigail Adams back into the White House even though it's a lousy building (very true in those early years), and even though she's tired of not being listened to. Piracy seems much more exciting--and much more empowering. Since history is broken anyway, Abigail hops into a laundry-basket portal and sails away with Anne Bonny and Mary Read. Pirates aren't known for their gentle ways, and it won't be easy for Abby, Doc, Abigail, and anyone else to escape their clutches.
In this installment, Abby and Doc have to get Abigail Adams back into the White House even though it's a lousy building (very true in those early years), and even though she's tired of not being listened to. Piracy seems much more exciting--and much more empowering. Since history is broken anyway, Abigail hops into a laundry-basket portal and sails away with Anne Bonny and Mary Read. Pirates aren't known for their gentle ways, and it won't be easy for Abby, Doc, Abigail, and anyone else to escape their clutches.
February 3, 2024
"WARNING: DO NOT BELIEVE THE STORY YOU’RE ABOUT TO READ.
Well, you can believe some of it. "
Why? Just Why? Just like the politics today..."Well, you can believe some of it." WHY confuse younger people. If they don't have someone that will sit down with them and research the REAL Abigail Adams...they're just stuck with some truth and non-truth and they can just decide "their truth."
If I could give it less than one star I would. I burned this one...didn't even bother donating it. There's too many children's books that are non-fiction about Abigail Adams that are fun.
There are also too many books that are fiction that are fun. I really wish everyone would decide that children deserve better than this.
Well, you can believe some of it. "
Why? Just Why? Just like the politics today..."Well, you can believe some of it." WHY confuse younger people. If they don't have someone that will sit down with them and research the REAL Abigail Adams...they're just stuck with some truth and non-truth and they can just decide "their truth."
If I could give it less than one star I would. I burned this one...didn't even bother donating it. There's too many children's books that are non-fiction about Abigail Adams that are fun.
There are also too many books that are fiction that are fun. I really wish everyone would decide that children deserve better than this.
December 30, 2024
It's a fun "time twister" book that uses the strong-willed wife Abigail Adams as the main character in her own time travel story. When her husband, the president John Adams doesn't really value her contributions to the new "White House" hanging laundry, she decides to have an adventure which brings her to another time, as a pirate on the open ocean with other lady greats and in which two contemporary kids are figuring out why history is kind of fun (and dangerous).
It relies on a lot of pre-knowledge about the time because it's "history" in one sense but not reporting all the facts since it's a time travel story... that part is not true.
Fun for what it is, a romp that introduces readers to people from history that we ought to know more about. I'll "remember the ladies", Abigail!
It relies on a lot of pre-knowledge about the time because it's "history" in one sense but not reporting all the facts since it's a time travel story... that part is not true.
Fun for what it is, a romp that introduces readers to people from history that we ought to know more about. I'll "remember the ladies", Abigail!
February 17, 2018
I like silly books, and I like them even more when drawings break up the text. This book has both of these, but it mixed-up history to the point of being ridiculous. I appreciated the non-fiction information at the end, but the plot itself was a bit chaotic and a lot of backstory is missing about the time travel abilities and character motivation. Even though this is geared for 7-10 year olds, these elements can still be well-written into a story. Kids interested in time-travel fiction might appreciate this book, but it isn’t one I’ll be purchasing.
April 13, 2018
I won a copy of this book.
Your kids will like this book. It's quirky, different, and introduces kids to Abigail Adams (yes, the second first lady of the United States). She decides she's tired of doing laundry and would prefer to be a pirate...because Pirate Ladies are treated equally with their male counterparts (and, let's be honest, life as a pirate seems like much more fun than chores). Pure silliness with a hint of history. This could be a good read for kids aged 7 and up. No need to read the first book, but wouldn't hurt.
Your kids will like this book. It's quirky, different, and introduces kids to Abigail Adams (yes, the second first lady of the United States). She decides she's tired of doing laundry and would prefer to be a pirate...because Pirate Ladies are treated equally with their male counterparts (and, let's be honest, life as a pirate seems like much more fun than chores). Pure silliness with a hint of history. This could be a good read for kids aged 7 and up. No need to read the first book, but wouldn't hurt.
July 13, 2018
*I received a free review copy of this book from the publisher through my district library services*
I will admit that goofy, over-the-top books aren't generally my cup of tea, so that may be why this didn't click for me. It might make kids laugh, so I'll add it to my collection, but I will not order any more until I see how this one does. I did not read the first book, and I wonder if that might have a little more appeal because it stars Abraham Lincoln, a figure more familiar to most students than Abigail Adams. Anyway, this book has a sprinkling of facts, but mostly it's just a fun romp.
I will admit that goofy, over-the-top books aren't generally my cup of tea, so that may be why this didn't click for me. It might make kids laugh, so I'll add it to my collection, but I will not order any more until I see how this one does. I did not read the first book, and I wonder if that might have a little more appeal because it stars Abraham Lincoln, a figure more familiar to most students than Abigail Adams. Anyway, this book has a sprinkling of facts, but mostly it's just a fun romp.
November 3, 2018
This is the second book in the Time Twisters series. Readers will enjoy learning about history in a mixed-up scenario as Abby and her step-brother Doc meet historical figures as they step back in time through a cardboard box. First Lady Abigail Adams is bored with her life doing laundry and wonders what life would have been like as a pirate. This is a fast-paced and engaging chapter book that will bring various parts of real history to life.
Reviewed by: Liz Glazer, Youth and School Services, Vernon Area Public Library
Reviewed by: Liz Glazer, Youth and School Services, Vernon Area Public Library
March 25, 2019
I really enjoyed this book! I rated it a little lower, because I'm not 100% how differently to rate books meant for younger readers, so I rated in on my general scale. The other thing is that I didn't completely understand that this series was meant to be read in order, I thought it might be more of companion books, but it wasn't.
There are so many valuable things in this book for younger readers and this book made me want to do a lot more research on Abigail Adams. I also think that this book would be great for kids that like the Magic Tree House series, because these seem pretty similar.
There are so many valuable things in this book for younger readers and this book made me want to do a lot more research on Abigail Adams. I also think that this book would be great for kids that like the Magic Tree House series, because these seem pretty similar.
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Thanks to School Library Journal for a review copy of the book.
Thanks to School Library Journal for a review copy of the book.
July 19, 2018
When History becomes 'BORIINNNGGG', the history characters revolt. Abigail Adams throws down her wet laundry and time hops to sunny Caribbean to become a pirate with the few, brave, proud female pirates! While the history lesson is fictionalized to be more interesting, there are some true facts buried. Abby and Doc are jumping through time again in this sequel. One of my favorite features is the fact that in this series, order is not needed.
May 26, 2018
So fun! I liked this second book in the Time Twisters series even better the first, which was also very good. The silly plot is like a spoonful of sugar for reluctant readers...only the dreaded medicine turns out to be a history lesson that is actually very interesting! I also loved the the dry humor of the illustrations.
December 26, 2018
I liked this more than I expected, but my expectations were super low. I appreciated that Sheinkin tried to untangle some of the historical knots at the end, but there was rather a lot to untangle. Somewhat similar to Time Warp Trio or Magic Treehouse.
I prefer his straight history, which I've always found fascinating, despite its lack of time travel and presidential wrestling.
I prefer his straight history, which I've always found fascinating, despite its lack of time travel and presidential wrestling.
June 2, 2019
Kids apparently figured a way to travel through time and historical figures now know about it and try to escape their own stories. Abigail Adams is tired of doing laundry and escapes to become a pirate. The kids have to find her and get her to go back to her own time. (with a little help from Abraham Lincoln, who was the historical figure they encountered in the first book)
April 12, 2018
I read this book so I could determine which one of my nieces to give it to. It is a fun book and a great way to learn some history along with fantasy. You don't realize this is happening. The sketches are terrific and add so much to the joy of reading the book.
February 23, 2022
"Great. The main characters were Doc and Abby. They were on a mission to get Abigail Adams, who had turned into a pirate, time traveled back into the golden age of pirates, and turned into a pirate. The captain was Captain Rackam of the ship. 3.5 stars."
--first grader
--first grader
February 20, 2018
This continuation of the "Time Twisters" series finds step-siblings Abby and Doc trying to get Abigail Adams back to the White House when she runs away to become a pirate.
March 4, 2018
Thinking of those students who love Nathan Hale’s books or those who love time travel like Magic Tree House, Time Warp Trio, and Ranger in Time
March 10, 2019
My fifth grader loved listening to this.
June 20, 2019
This series has a similar feel as the Magic Tree House books. It is silly and will appeal to the young readers interested in reading about friends getting themselves in and out of trouble.
January 24, 2020
3.5, really--a fun second installment. See http://www.eatreadandbemommy.com/2020... for details!
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