Time Pool: The Amazing Adventures of Eddie Dowd [Paperback]

Tad Hutton (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 19, 2008

Eddie Dowd goes on some rollicking, hilarious adventures to uncover the secrets of Salt Island. Time travel, rides on monster turtles, battles with slavers, and a sea fight with the British Navy drive this modern Huck Finn forward as he learns from his ancestors the history and culture of his people. Time Pool: The Amazing Adventures of Eddie Dowd is the first book of a trilogy about a coastal island. On the surface, it is a young teen's comic journey of self-discovery. Beneath this tale is a first-rate account of the historic, cultural, and environmental roots of Americana.

Editorial Reviews

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...a must-read for any young reader who wants to see, listen to and smell America's early history... --Lawrence Onwall, Nevis, West Indies

Time Pool is way cool! --Tatiana Oberkoetter, 14, Dartmouth, Massachusetts

From the Publisher

In Time Pool: The Amazing Adventures of Eddie Dowd, author Tad Hutton traces the journey of a young teen, Eddie Dowd, as he manufactures practical jokes, takes part in late night "conjures," and meets all sorts of weird animals and characters. But that's only the start. Eddie travels back in time to his Indian ancestors' world, where he and his tribe fight slavers, ride giant turtles, and take part in an historic sea battle at the mouth of the Savannah River.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 216 pages
• Publisher: Foremost Press (September 19, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0981841821
• ISBN-13: 978-0981841823
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,753,648 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What I like about my brother's book, November 5, 2008

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Susan Hutton "adventure enthusiast" (Pembroke GA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Time Pool: The Amazing Adventures of Eddie Dowd (Paperback)

I liked hearing about the Guale tribe that used to live along the coast of GA and FL through Eddie Dowd's dreams and adventures. He had a link through the Time Pool with the tribe. So interesting what the huge black snake Mico was thinking over the ages, and how the porpoises flash to one another, and the instincts of the big bull shark. I loved getting to the italics where the animals point of view were expressed. Hearing how the the islands used to look and Eddie's ride on the giant turtle to win the race, and when the British came and tried to put down the patriots and how the patriots captured the ammunition ship is exciting! The fact that the beautiful tall people of the Guale tribe are not here now is sad. I can't wait for the second volume about the Land Bandits!