Norby and the Queen's Necklace [Hardcover]

Janet Asimov (Author), Isaac Asimov (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 10 and up

Fourteen-year-old Jeff Wells and his robot friend Norby are suddenly transported back to 1785 in France, where they become involved with a priceless necklace, royal politics, and the accidental creation of alternate futures for Earth.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 5-7 Norby is an engaging barrel-shaped robot with a variety of unusual talents, including the ability to time travel. In this fifth adventure, the robot and his friend Space Cadet Jeff Wells are at a museum that owns a replica of Marie Antoinette's diamond necklace when they are drawn back to the era of the French Revolution. Meanwhile, the original necklace also vanishes in time and space. They discover that the replica is a faulty alien time travel device and that the disappearance of the original has disrupted history by preventing the French Revolution. To restore normal history, Jeff and Norby must search the past and the future to retrieve the original necklace and deactivate the alien device. While it can be a bit difficult to keep up with the time hopping, and it's hard to keep track of the necklaces, the historical and science fiction elements blend well. Jeff's meeting with Ben Franklin at the French court is an unusual highlight in this science fiction romp for Norby fans and new acquaintances. Elaine E. Knight, Lincoln Elem . Schools, Ill.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 10 and up
  
• Hardcover: 136 pages
• Publisher: Walker & Co; First edition (December 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0802766595
• ISBN-13: 978-0802766595
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,554,668 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Janet Strikes Again, March 31, 2008

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Gunner (Smyrna, Georgia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Norby and the Queen's Necklace (Hardcover)

Norby and the Queen's Necklace

To date the series contains the following books, not including the omnibus editions which have their own titles:

* Norby, the Mixed-Up Robot (1983)
* Norby's Other Secret (1984)
* Norby and the Lost Princess (1985)
* Norby and the Invaders (1985)
* Norby and the Queen's Necklace (1986)
* Norby Finds a Villain (1987)
* Norby Down to Earth (1988)
* Norby and Yobo's Great Adventure (1989)
* Norby and the Oldest Dragon (1990)
* Norby and the Court Jester (1991)

The three Omnibus Editions are:
The Norby Chronicles (Books 1 &2)
Norby Robot for Hire (Books 3 & 4)
Norby through Time and Space (Books 5& 6)

In Norby and the Queen's Necklace you have the fifth adventure of Jeff Wells and his robot, Norby
In this one you get a brief history lesson, of sorts, about Marie Antoinette and the French revolution. You, also, get to meet the "Others" at last!

As usual Norby gets them into a lot of trouble, but, never fear; in the end it is Norby, the awkward little robot, who discovers the answer to their dilemma

Highly recommended for beginning Science Fiction readers. Say about eleven or twelve years old.

Gunner March,2008



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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Caught in 18th century France., June 8, 1999

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R. D. Allison ([e-mail]) (Gainesville, Florida, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Norby and the Queen's Necklace (Hardcover)

This is the fifth volume in the humorous Norby science fiction series for children about a space cadet and his unusual robot Norby. In this tale, Jeff and his friends are accidentally transported back in time to pre-revolutionary France in 1789. Jeff discovers that somehow the timeline has been altered and he has to fix it with the help of his robot Norby. Benjamin Franklin also makes an appearance in this novel. This novel is a nice way to introduce some history to young students.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Norby and the Queen's Necklace Review, November 2, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Norby and the Queen's Necklace (Library Binding)

Jeff and Fargo are in a skit publicizing the Metropolitan Museum's newest acquisition, the replica of Marie Antoinette's necklace. This necklace is really a time/space travel device that sends whoever is touching it into an almost random place and time. Albany, Fargo's girlfriend, Fargo and Jeff are all touching each other, so they get sent into 18th Century France, into the workshop where the real necklace was made. Albany is still wearing the time travel device when she picks up the real necklace and then disappears. Jeff and Fargo are sent to the Bastille.

History is changed when Albany disappears with the real necklace. Jeff, Fargo and Albany might not even exist if they manage to get back to their own time. They are marooned in a false time!

Will they ever get back to their own time?

Read the book to find out.