The House on Hawthorn Road

by Megan Wynne

Two centuries, two children, one house

Beth didn’t want to move to Dublin – she misses her old life and her friends back in London. New home and new school is hard enough, but to make matters worse someone keeps messing up her room … At first, Beth blames her annoying brother, Cormac, but when she discovers a boy called Robbie, from the 1950's, is slipping through time and into her room, then things start to get REALLY weird!

The two create havoc together, learn about each other’s worlds and manage to help each other when they’re down. But the 1950s and the present day sometimes seem very far apart … Can their friendship stand the test of time?

A mischief-maker from the 1950’s – a shy girl from today and a time-slip adventure like no other

Genres: Middle Grade, Science Fiction, Childrens, Fantasy

306 pages, Paperback

Published September 30, 2019

Reviews

[Anca Ilie]

Aventură și mister, călătorie în timp, prietenie, copilărie, ajutor și înțelegere, într-o carte pentru copii.

[Daciana S.]

Este foarte emoționantă și plina de mister v-o recomand

[Regina]

I loved this book and could really relate to Beth’s character. The time-travelling plot is very compelling and skillfully crafted. Megan is a fantastic storyteller and this book will make you laugh, cry but above all, feel enriched for having read it.

[Nadja]

The only problem is i couldn't put it down

[Mary Judy]

Two children, living in the same house but decades apart, meeting up via a crack in the wall? Just brilliant!!! This book opens up a window to the past and gives a glimpse of the possibility of its' impact on the present day. The characterisation is marvelous. With shy, quiet Beth juxtaposed against bold, brash Robbie, both have grow and become a little more like each other in order to manage this mad situation and find solutions. But the real star of this show is the story-telling! The reader is immediately drawn into the tale with its' fast-paced plot and unique perspective.. Not only does it display the effect of changes of the last few decades, but it causes so many questions; so many 'what ifs' that challenge the reader throughout. And just when you think its all over, a brilliant twist of fate and family crashes in to offer an ending that will live long in the imagination and heart. Entertaining, insightful, full of understanding and just plain fun.

[Almudena]

dios. mío. PERO QUÉ HISTORIA TAN PRECIOSA. no pensaba ponerle 5 estrellas, pensaba ponerle 4 y algo, pero es imposible que no le ponga la nota máxima a un libro que ha hecho encogerse y expandirse mi corazón tantísimas veces. y lo digo literalmente. ME DOLÍA EL CORAZÓN DE VERDAD. esta es una historia tan bonita, tan tierna, tan heart warming, con momentos tan tristes (RON ME HACÍA SUFRIR MUCHÍSIMO Y NO ME HE QUEDADO TRANQUILA HASTA EL FINAL), personajes tan absolutamente maravillosos (quiero adoptar a Beth y a Robbie, pero es que todos a su manera eran increíbles!!), una trama TAN interesante (que actually fue lo que me impulsó a querer leer el libro, porque me parecía super interesante) y un final tan agridulce pero tan bonito a la vez, que... simplemente 🥺🥺🥺. es que no hay más 💔

[Grace Cox]

Beth has just moved to Dublin with her family. She is being bullied at school and mysterious things are happening at her new house, specifically someone keeps going into her room and destroying her stuff.

Then one day Beth finds a boy in her bedroom. He is different from anyone she has ever known. She soon discovers that he is from the past, almost 60years in the past.

This boy is also having difficulties at his school and with his family. The pair soon become friends and the story explores how friendship can thrive even if it is in different time frames.

[Cortney Westhoff-O'Farrell]

Wow, this was a brilliant read aloud for our bedtime story. Children 9 and 7 at the time loved the characters and did well keeping up with the author's ability to take us through different spaces in time.

[MM]

A heartwarming tale of time travel where two kids find each other in their desperate moments. The characters and the journey they undertake have been beautifully narrated, a wonderfully woven story that is worth rereading.

[Margaret Madden]

Review to follow...

[Éadaoin]

Awesome. So good it made me cry. And everyone knows that only the best books make people cry 😉

[Gemma Wilson]

Time travel book set in Dublin. Children and mother from 1950 end up in present day. Fun exploration of new inventions and society changes. Lovely read.

[Delia Negrila]

Am plins

[Gemma Murphy]

this book is lit i think personally in my opinion subjectively.

[Michelle]

I'm not sure if it's because I listened to the audiobook, but this book didn't pull me in that much. I loved the premise, and I was onboard with it, I just was a bit put off by the implications of their time travel not making a ton of sense.

[Danielle]

It was okay.