Finding themselves transported back in time to before their troubles began, Linny and Hilary realize that changing the past is not easy and must try to return to the present or relive the worst year of their lives. Reprint. PW. AB.
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"A skillful combination of the poignant and the fantastic," said PW about this story of two cousins who find that reliving the past brings unexpected tribulations. Ages 10-14.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From School Library Journal
Grade 5-8-In this time-travel novel, Slepian explores issues surrounding loss and death. Linny (Lionel), 11, finds camaraderie with his cousin Hilary, whom he is visiting for the summer at her new home in Vermont. During the past year, his mother has died and Hilary's father has left home. Checking out an odd section of broken road on a foggy morning after a big storm, they find themselves transported back, along with a brass ring they have found, one year in the past, to their old Brooklyn neighborhood. There they feel they can change the course of events that has caused so much disruption in their lives. Linny intends to prevent his mother's death, and Hilary wants to keep her father from leaving home. At the last minute, before they can alter anything but their own viewpoints, they are transported back to the present. Linny lets go of his guilt over feeling resentful about caring for a peevish, sick parent, and Hilary acknowledges that her father was having an affair. While the characters are interestingly developed with individual personalities, and the novel has its share of suspense when the two lose the ring and are unsure how they will return to their own time, ultimately the book is not as noteworthy as Slepian's Risk n' Roses (1990) and The Broccoli Tapes (1989, both Philomel). Her explanation for the cousins' time traveling is not entirely convincing. If it is true that they are in a parallel time, why are there not two Linnys in Brooklyn? In spite of some lapses in logic, the book is an insightful and engaging read.
Ellen G. Fader, Oregon State Library, Salem
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Ellen G. Fader, Oregon State Library, Salem
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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THIS BOOK WAS AWESOME! IT TEACHES YOU ABOT DIVORCE AND DEATH OF A FAMILY MEMBER AND IT HAS A SCIENCE FICTION BACKGROUND!
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