Ghost Voyages

Ghost Voyages #1

by Cora Taylor

Taylor, Cora

Genres: Fantasy

Paperback

First published September 1, 2002

About the author

Cora Taylor is a famous author. She has written over fourteen books published in many languages including Japanese and Dutch. Her books are sold in many countries and have won lots of awards.

Cora was born on January 14, 1936 in the TB Sanatorium at Fort Qu’Appelle, Saskatchewan. Her mother had tuberculosis (aka TB) and wasn’t allowed to hold her until she was five months old, when she finally left the sanatorium. Cora grew up on her grandmother's farm in Saskatchewan.

Now Cora is a newlywed. She has 8 children and 17 grandchildren.

Her writing studio in Ontario is filled with Coca Cola memorabilia and she loves to watch the
red Cardinal birds out of her window.

Cora has three homes and travels all over the world,
but she bases herself in Edmonton, Alberta.

from
http://www.corataylor.com/About%20Cor...

Reviews

[Abigail · Rating 3 out of 5]

Young Jeremy Thorpe finds himself transported back in time to the deck of the river boat Northcote when he examines an old stamp with his grandfather’s magical magnifying glass. Here he finds himself a ghost from the future, able to observe and even effect events, but unseen by the crew and soldiers caught up in the Riel Rebellion of 1885 Saskatchewan. He travels next to the sailing ship Nonsuch on its voyage across the Atlantic in 1668, where he gains an appreciation of the realities and hardships of sailing in the seventeenth-century, and a new-found interest in history that stands him in good stead when he must complete a school project in his own time...

The first in a series about Jeremy's time-traveling adventures, Ghost Voyages was a simple but entertaining adventure-fantasy, with a slightly different take on the time-slip motif. I did think Taylor offered too glib and passing a look at the controversial Riel Rebellion, but then, I might not have wanted or needed more detail if I had grown up studying Canadian history. All in all, well worth reading, especially for middle-grade boys with an interest in history.

[Amy Ann · Rating 5 out of 5]

CORA taylor is a good writer. I love the idea of the book and it was very interesting