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Max and Me and the Time Machine

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For students who were having difficulty with the history and vocabulary of the Medieval Times, this book proved to be most helpful. The boys in the book experienced life in the middle ages after being transported by the time machine to 1250 AD England. My students found the book to be humorous and entertaining.

ISBN 0064402223 - Not the best thing I've read in kids' books lately, but good enough to hook some of the reluctant readers, especially boys.

Steve and Max are best friends, which is a good thing, because otherwise Max might have killed Steve by now. Who could get away with convincing you to eat a dog treat, if not your best friend? So when Steve comes to the clubhouse with a $2.50 time machine, Max isn't surprised. He doesn't take it seriously, but he's not surprised at all. After some explaining, he agrees to go with Steve to the year 1250... even if the contraption doesn't look like it's going to go anywhere. When Steve thinks Max is getting cold feet, he flips the switch before Max knows what's going on and they find themselves in the bodies of Sir Robert, a medieval knight, and his horse!

Stunned that it worked, thrilled with their success, the boys learn how things work in the Middle Ages. From quack doctors with potions to romance with an Earl's daughter, they're enjoying themselves quite a bit. Now all they have to do is hope the time machine brings them back before one of them is killed!

This is the kind of book that could easily translate into a series, with the boys travelling through time. Since the inventor of their machine, Professor Flybender, went off in search of Atlantis, never to return, there's a story to be told there - and if they tell it, I'll read it!

- AnnaLovesBooks

very funny easy read novel following two friends as they travel back in time to the middle ages where they find themselves in the bodies of people/animals who lived at the time.

I have been looking for this book and I have finally found it. I read this book when I was in the fourth grade and absolutely loved it. Now I am getting it for myself and my 10 year old nephew (does that date me or what?!?) I would highly recommend this book to anyone girl or boy. It's a great adventure story.

I remember reading this book when I was young.. and I have read it several times since. It is fun, witty, charming and covers everything from time travel to jousting to courtly love. It's great for boys or girls! A definate must!

This is a fun, funny adventure book that no parent should pass up! The authors' quick wit, inside jokes and genuinely funny dialogue make this a great book to take turns reading aloud. The boys get themselves in and out of trouble with clever plans and a healthy sense of humor. Give it a try!

When Steve buys a piece of junk at a garage sale and claims it's a time machine capable of taking them back to the middle ages, his best friend Max thinks he's crazy. But that's before the time machine transports the two boys back to jolly old england and drops them inside the bodies of a knight and his horse. A crazy adventure ensues.

I first read 'Max and Me and the Time Machine' when I was about ten. I'm nearly thirty now and my friends and I still say, "remember the part..." and go on to quote some hilarious passage from the book. I have one of the old out-of-print copies on my bookshelf (thank you, library book sale) and read it about once a year. I think that says it all.

I just bought this book for the second time. The first time was about 16 years ago when my children were in grade school; I purchased it at a school book fair. It was our custom for me to read to my son and daughter in bed before going to sleep. This book was so much fun and so funny and so exciting, I could not put it down and my children did not want me to stop reading until it was done. It was such a fun book that my children's third and fourth grade teachers allowed me to read the book aloud to the whole class, who listened so intently you could hear a pin drop, unless, of course, they were laughing or appropriately responding to the story. I donated my first copy to the elementary school for others to enjoy as we had. Wouldn't it be great fun to be transported in a time machine? By again purchasing this book to read to my grandchildren, I have been. What a ride!

I read it with my class and it is the funniest love story ever

If your familiar with the old style of cartoons on Saturday Mornings, particualarly from 1980's to 1999's, you remember they had a section on books at your local library (to combat illeteriatcy). Anyways, this book was made into a cartoon, and i remember seeing it when i was like 8 yrs old and really liked it. I finally found the book it was based on, this book. Anyways, it sounds just like the cartoon version is. I guess i go get it to try and read it. Id rather prefer the cartoon version of this, but so far, this is only reference i ever found of it.