Showing posts with label Time Travel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Time Travel. Show all posts

Friday, March 18, 2016

Into the Dim by Janet B. Taylor

Title: Into the Dim
(Into the Dim #1)
Author: Janet B. Taylor
Length: 432 pages
Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers
Classification: Young Adult, Science Fiction, Time Travel
Release Date: March 1, 2016
Source: e-galley via NetGalley (Thank you, HMH!)
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When fragile, sixteen-year-old Hope Walton loses her mom to an earthquake overseas, her secluded world crumbles. Agreeing to spend the summer in Scotland, Hope discovers that her mother was more than a brilliant academic, but also a member of a secret society of time travelers. Trapped in the twelfth century in the age of Eleanor of Aquitaine, Hope has seventy-two hours to rescue her mother and get back to their own time. Along the way, her path collides with that of a mysterious boy who could be vital to her mission . . . or the key to Hope’s undoing.      Addictive, romantic, and rich with historical detail, Into the Dim is an Outlander for teens. 
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***I received an e-galley of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review***

Sunday, September 7, 2014

Mummies in the Morning by Mary Pope Osbourne

Title: Mummies in the Morning
(Magic Tree House #3)
Author: Mary Pope Osbourne
Illustrator: Sal Murdocca
Length: 65 pages
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Classification: Children's Book, Chapter Book, Fantasy, Adventure, Mystery, Time Travel
Release Date: August 1993
Source: Paperback
Jack and Annie don't need another mummy. But that's what they get when the Magic Tree House whisks them back to ancient Egypt. There they meet a long-dead queen who needs their help. Will Jack and Annie be able to solve the puzzle, or will they end up as mummies themselves? 

Monday, March 31, 2014

The Here and Now by Ann Brashares

Title: The Here and Now
Author: Ann Brashares
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Length: 256 pages
Classification: Young Adult, Science Fiction, Time Travel
Release Date: April 8, 2014
Source: e-galley (I received this as a pre-approved e-galley from NetGalley)
Follow the rules. Remember what happened. Never fall in love.This is the story of seventeen-year-old Prenna James, who immigrated to New York when she was twelve. Except Prenna didn’t come from a different country. She came from a different time—a future where a mosquito-borne illness has mutated into a pandemic, killing millions and leaving the world in ruins.Prenna and the others who escaped to the present day must follow a strict set of rules: never reveal where they’re from, never interfere with history, and never, ever be intimate with anyone outside their community. Prenna does as she’s told, believing she can help prevent the plague that will one day ravage the earth.But everything changes when Prenna falls for Ethan Jarves. 


***I received an e-galley of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review***

Friday, February 21, 2014

Unremembered by Jessica Brody

Title: Unremembered
(Unremembered #1)
Author: Jessica Brody
Length: 352 pages
Publisher: Square Fish
Classification: Young Adult, Science Fiction, Time Travel
Release Date: January 28, 2014 (Reprint paperback edition)


When Freedom Airlines flight 121 went down over the Pacific Ocean, no one ever expected to find survivors. Which is why the sixteen-year-old girl discovered floating among the wreckage—alive—is making headlines across the globe. Even more strange is that her body is miraculously unharmed and she has no memories of boarding the plane. She has no memories of her life before the crash. She has no memories period. No one knows how she survived. No one knows why she wasn’t on the passenger manifest. And no one can explain why her DNA and fingerprints can’t be found in a single database in the world.Crippled by a world she doesn’t know, plagued by abilities she doesn’t understand, and haunted by a looming threat she can’t remember, Seraphina struggles to piece together her forgotten past and discover who she really is. But with every clue only comes more questions. And she’s running out of time to answer them. Her only hope is a strangely alluring boy who claims to know her from before the crash. Who claims they were in love. But can she really trust him? And will he be able to protect her from the people who have been making her forget?From popular young adult author Jessica Brody comes a compelling and suspenseful new sci-fi series. The Unremembered Trilogy is set in a world where science knows no boundaries, memories are manipulated, and true love can never be forgotten.