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Walker of Time
A compelling story of a 15-year-old Hopi Indian boy, Walker Talayesva, and his companion, Tag, who stumble into the midst of Walker's ancestral home.
Second book in the Walker's Journey Home
Third Tag Against Time
Second book in the Walker's Journey Home
Third Tag Against Time
214 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1993
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January 22, 2019
Walker of Time by H.H. Vick is not what it seems; it looks like a history book but it is a science
fiction book. I know that because they time travel from present day back to 1200. There are two
main characters; Walker and Tag. Walker was going through a cave with his friend Tag to bury
a compass when lightning strikes them. They wake up and find that the cave is different. They
walk outside to see an old village with what looks like Native Americans. They eventually figure
out that they are stuck back in time and that this is a tribe named Hopi. This is what their town
looked liked 800 years ago. They time travel back to the day that the Native American tribe is
going to get invaded and they have to decide to save the tribe or not. They end up deciding to
help the tribe but it still doesn’t save them. I don’t know how they get home since it is a series;
the next book is about how they get home. The theme is friendship because walker and tag
have to become friends.
The conflicts in the book are not that good. For example on page 45, Tag and Walker get in a
fight, character vs character. They are arguing because they are lost and are blaming each
other. The second conflict I found in the book is character vs self. On page 2, Walker thinks to
himself about his uncle and how he is going to die soon. He wishes he would have spent more
time with his uncle. At first I thought that it was character vs character but he is mad at himself
so it is character vs self.
I don’t have a strong opinion on the book. It is very confusing which makes it less enjoyable.
Things happen way too fast which is why it is confusing. Another reason it is confusing is there
are two main characters. I think that the book has a great concept but is not well written.
I would not recommend this book unless you know a lot about the Hopi tribe. The Hopi tribe is a
real tribe but the book does not explain much about them, which makes the book not as
informative. I think I would have enjoyed the book more if it had explained more about the Hopi
tribe and their culture. The book is appropriate for all ages and genders because it is easy to
understand the concept.
In conclusion the book Walker of Time by H.H. Vick is a book with a great concept but is not well explained.
fiction book. I know that because they time travel from present day back to 1200. There are two
main characters; Walker and Tag. Walker was going through a cave with his friend Tag to bury
a compass when lightning strikes them. They wake up and find that the cave is different. They
walk outside to see an old village with what looks like Native Americans. They eventually figure
out that they are stuck back in time and that this is a tribe named Hopi. This is what their town
looked liked 800 years ago. They time travel back to the day that the Native American tribe is
going to get invaded and they have to decide to save the tribe or not. They end up deciding to
help the tribe but it still doesn’t save them. I don’t know how they get home since it is a series;
the next book is about how they get home. The theme is friendship because walker and tag
have to become friends.
The conflicts in the book are not that good. For example on page 45, Tag and Walker get in a
fight, character vs character. They are arguing because they are lost and are blaming each
other. The second conflict I found in the book is character vs self. On page 2, Walker thinks to
himself about his uncle and how he is going to die soon. He wishes he would have spent more
time with his uncle. At first I thought that it was character vs character but he is mad at himself
so it is character vs self.
I don’t have a strong opinion on the book. It is very confusing which makes it less enjoyable.
Things happen way too fast which is why it is confusing. Another reason it is confusing is there
are two main characters. I think that the book has a great concept but is not well written.
I would not recommend this book unless you know a lot about the Hopi tribe. The Hopi tribe is a
real tribe but the book does not explain much about them, which makes the book not as
informative. I think I would have enjoyed the book more if it had explained more about the Hopi
tribe and their culture. The book is appropriate for all ages and genders because it is easy to
understand the concept.
In conclusion the book Walker of Time by H.H. Vick is a book with a great concept but is not well explained.
April 20, 2020
This is clearly a middle school book with all the limitations that implies. The story is thin and the characters shallow, but it makes an honest effort to introduce young readers to what life in an ancient American southwest Sinagua community must have been like. It does a good job of depicting the existential dilemmas that confronted the peoples who lived in that time and place. The book is not long and not at all demanding, which is a good thing for many readers in this age group. At first I thought I was up against another boring hackneyed children's book plot (the last book I read was pretty bad), but it turned out much better than that. The author even introduced an ecological warning for modern times, which seems very appropriate to me. I recommend this book for young readers, especially boys, who have had some contact with the southwestern native sites but don't know much about them.
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October 12, 2011Walker of Time was the story of a 15 year old Hopi boy named Walker Talayesva. After the unfortunate death of his Uncle Naat, Walker finds himself chasing a legend of his Uncle's past through Walnut Canyon. Throughout his exploration Walker finds Tag, the son of an archeologist in Walnut Canyon. The 2 of them end up getting zapped 800 years in the past. Walker and Tag soon run into an ancient Indian civilization that is extremely similar to the Hopi that Walker came from.
I found that Walker Of Time was a extremely good read. The way that many of the areas in the book were described was very in depth and helped make the area seem real in my head. I also liked the way that the characters were portrayed. Walker was really accepting of Tag and the Ancients were accepting of Walker. They didn't just make Tag a total idiot and everyone managed to get along, yet a conflict did still eventually develop. That was one of the few things I didn't like about the story. The conflict of Walker vs Naat's death seemed to develop way too slowly. It also felt like the conflict between Walker and Grey Wolf was too minute and random. There would be some event and then suddenly Grey Wolf attacks.
I would definitely recommend this book to a friend. It was a good, short, and entertaining book. A friend of mine even got extremely excited when he found out I was reading it. I hope to read the sequels soon!
I found that Walker Of Time was a extremely good read. The way that many of the areas in the book were described was very in depth and helped make the area seem real in my head. I also liked the way that the characters were portrayed. Walker was really accepting of Tag and the Ancients were accepting of Walker. They didn't just make Tag a total idiot and everyone managed to get along, yet a conflict did still eventually develop. That was one of the few things I didn't like about the story. The conflict of Walker vs Naat's death seemed to develop way too slowly. It also felt like the conflict between Walker and Grey Wolf was too minute and random. There would be some event and then suddenly Grey Wolf attacks.
I would definitely recommend this book to a friend. It was a good, short, and entertaining book. A friend of mine even got extremely excited when he found out I was reading it. I hope to read the sequels soon!
October 12, 2011
In Northern Arizona, in a hopi reservation, there is a young man named Walker. Walker's uncle was very ill and died. Before hand, his uncle gave him a backpack and told him to go to Walnut canyon. Walnut canyon in a old ancient settlement where the indian just disappeared. In the canyon he must go in a cave and return the contents of the backpack. To his suprise a tall white young man named Tag came in the cave just as a briliant white lightning bolt zapped a tree by the cave and transported them back in time 2,000 years. They must live the lives of the indians long ago and overcome many obsticals...
I rated this book okay because it wasn't my style. I felt like it was accurate and informative it was just a bit boring. I don't think it was bad it just was completely different from what I usually don't read historical fiction. The begining was not super interesting but the ending was great. I finished it in Mrs. Hileman's class and it was pretty hard not to jump out of my seat. I am really curious of what will happen next!
I rated this book okay because it wasn't my style. I felt like it was accurate and informative it was just a bit boring. I don't think it was bad it just was completely different from what I usually don't read historical fiction. The begining was not super interesting but the ending was great. I finished it in Mrs. Hileman's class and it was pretty hard not to jump out of my seat. I am really curious of what will happen next!
October 12, 2011
Walker Of Time is avery interesting book. In the begginning of the book it's descrbing how Walkers life was when Naat, his uncle and only guardian, was alive. Right in the begginning Naat dies so most of the story is about Walkers adventures. His adventures begin when he finds the cave that Naat sent him to after his death. When he puts the stick that he brought on a statue lightning strikes and a kid named Tag and him are zapped back in time. While back in time they have to deal with the ancient people there calling them witches.
In my opinion I didn't like the book. The main reason I didn't like it is because of the ending. But another reason is because there is not a lot of action. Most of the book is very calm. However I did like how it says what Walker is thinking. That was very helpful when evaluating what the book is supposed to be about.
In my opinion I didn't like the book. The main reason I didn't like it is because of the ending. But another reason is because there is not a lot of action. Most of the book is very calm. However I did like how it says what Walker is thinking. That was very helpful when evaluating what the book is supposed to be about.
July 25, 2016
This is volume one in a three book series that focuses on the Hopi culture of both today and long ago. I appreciate the focus on the natural environment and the descriptions of how people lived when the cliff houses and mesa dwellings were still in use. Kids who aren't avid readers may have a hard time connecting with the story, especially since it is so different from the modern settings in most books that are popular today.
Walker (age 15) lives on one of the mesas and has been taught the old Hopi ways by his uncle. Tag, (age 12) is a bahana (white boy) whose father, an archaeologist, works at the Walnut Canyon site. By using time travel, a comparison between the ancient and modern cultures is easily managed. The story would have worked without Tag, but I suspect that his point of view will attract more young readers.
I look forward to reading the rest of the series.
Walker (age 15) lives on one of the mesas and has been taught the old Hopi ways by his uncle. Tag, (age 12) is a bahana (white boy) whose father, an archaeologist, works at the Walnut Canyon site. By using time travel, a comparison between the ancient and modern cultures is easily managed. The story would have worked without Tag, but I suspect that his point of view will attract more young readers.
I look forward to reading the rest of the series.
July 12, 2013
I was read this book back when I was in 3rd grade by my teacher (I'm 26 now), and I remember this book being so mysterious and amazing to me back then. After so long, I just bought this book and re-read it to see if it had the same "magical" feeling that it once had on my younger self. And it did, I was actually surprised by how much I still remembered from it.
The one thing I'd say to people who are about to read this is remember this is a book for young readers, and came out in the early '90s so don't expect this to be a very thought provoking book. Good story though, I used to want to go back in time SO bad as a kid.
This isn't really a review this time, just my take on it. It's a short book and a good read on a rainy day. Enjoy it!
The one thing I'd say to people who are about to read this is remember this is a book for young readers, and came out in the early '90s so don't expect this to be a very thought provoking book. Good story though, I used to want to go back in time SO bad as a kid.
This isn't really a review this time, just my take on it. It's a short book and a good read on a rainy day. Enjoy it!
October 12, 2008
What I read on my vacation part five. Bought this in the bookstore at the Kolb Studio in Grand Canyon Village, where we had gone to see the extraordinary exhibit about the Civilian Conservation Corps. The connection to the disappearance of the Sinagua and the possible link between those ancient people and the Hopi held my interest, but the writing was lackluster and I found the character of Tag, apparently in the story because he's white and can therefore offer more meaningful exposition, unnecessary and irritating.
March 25, 2011
When I was in middle school, I visited Mesa Verde National Park. I was captivated by the dwellings left there and the mystery of what happened to the Pueblo people. This book capitalizes on this wonder and more. You can tell that the author researched the different theories on what happened to these ancestral people, so you get a nice historical-fiction angle. The time travel component adds a nice sci-fiction twist for the two boys to have quite an adventure. I remember reading this book quickly and wishing I had the time to see Mesa Verde again.
April 2, 2008
This young adult book is about a contemporary Hopi boy who is transported back to the time of pre-historic Native Americans who lived in the Verde Valley. I chose it because I got to see ancient cliff ruins of pre-Hopi natives when we were in Arizona last month.
July 25, 2008
A fifteen-year-old boy and friend travel back 800 years in time to the world of the Sinagua culture, who are in beset by drought and illness and in need of a leader. This is the first in a triology and also has a teacher's guide to it. Very descriptive YA book.
June 4, 2009
I read this book aloud to my 6th grade class in Kingman, AZ. It was awesome because we took a field trip to the setting of this story and we got to see where he lived. The kids loved it and it kept us glued to our seat wanting more!
April 20, 2016
Native American legends (Hopi) of the cliff dwellers of Walnut Canyon exodus from their ancestral home to the Hopi mesas. A couple of modern day (90's) teens get sucked back in time and get to live through what happened during this mysterious event.
February 16, 2016
Good characters, convincing cultural details, believable plot. There is some traditional religion, but not presented in a way that would be offensive to Christians.
January 25, 2017
I didn't like the way that the characters spoke. It was like a bad B Western, very condescending.
February 2, 2017
Excellent! Super book for the kids - especially ages 11-15. Fantasy, mystery and the setting really interests those living the the southwest. (Adults would also enjoy this easy read).
December 31, 2017
i've been on a "re-reading the books of my youth" kick lately.
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