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The Time Hunters and the Lost City by Carl Ashmore
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratings‘The Time Hunters and the Lost City’ is the fifth book in the bestselling Time Hunters Saga. On a school trip to London, Becky Mellor witnesses the sheer ambition and brutality of Emerson Drake first hand when she is involved in the greatest terror attack in world history...Categorized as:
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![The Boy Who Cried Christmas by Dennis Bailey]()
The Boy Who Cried Christmas by Dennis Bailey
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratings9-year-old Logan Ailshie, the only son of well-to-do parents, was used to getting his way, especially during the holidays. For him, Christmas wasn't just about making a list, but making sure it was long enough. He also had a reputation for embellishing the truth... -
![Echo McCool, Outlaw Through Time by Roger K. Driscoll]()
Echo McCool, Outlaw Through Time by Roger K. Driscoll
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEcho McCool is a magical, medieval girl with attitude. Don't get on the wrong end of her jump kicks, flick-flaks and open-palm strikes. In her own time, Echo escapes death from a poisoned arrow and hides inside a hollow oak tree. She lies dormant for hundreds of years but in the present day she is awakened by Jason Fleeting, a twelve-year-old runaway from a children's home... -
![1637: The Coast of Chaos (34) by Eric Flint]()
1637: The Coast of Chaos (34) by Eric Flint
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTHE NEW WORLD FALLS INTO THE RING OF FIRE. All new stories set in the Ring of Fire series, edited by New York Times best-selling series creator Eric Flint.Europe, 1632. It is a time of upheaval and great change...Categorized as:
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![The Shores Beyond Time by Kevin Emerson]()
The Shores Beyond Time by Kevin Emerson
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe conclusion to Kevin Emerson’s epic, which Tui Sutherland, New York Times bestselling author of the Wings of Fire series, has called “perfect science fiction.”It is Earth year 2256—but the fate of the few who even remember Earth is perilously in doubt... -
![Glitch by Laura Martin]()
Glitch by Laura Martin
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom the critically acclaimed author of Float comes a new whirlwind adventure about a pair of kids who must break all the rules of time travel, perfect for fans of Gordon Korman and John David Anderson.Regan Fitz and Elliot Mason have been enemies since they started training to become Glitchers—people who travel through time to preserve important historical events...Categorized as:
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![Three's a Crowd! by Ray O'Ryan]()
Three's a Crowd! by Ray O'Ryan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsZack finds out that two best friends are better than one in this chapter book adventure.Zack is thrilled when he finds out that his best friend on Earth, Bert Jones, is going to visit him on Nebulon. Zack can’t wait to show Bert around the new planet, as well as his new school. But when Bert meets Drake, Zack’s best friend on Nebulon, some jealousy starts to brew... -
![Monsters in Space! by Ray O'Ryan]()
Monsters in Space! by Ray O'Ryan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsZack learns that appearances aren’t everything when he has an up-close-and-personal monster encounter in this chapter book adventure.Zack is shocked when he goes to school one day and finds a monster in his seat! Who/what is this creature? At first Zack is scared, but he soon finds that this monster, Al, is kind and friendly... -
![The Countdown Conspiracy by Katie Slivensky]()
The Countdown Conspiracy by Katie Slivensky
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAmbassador, you are go for launch in T- minus 5…4…3…2…. Get ready to blast off with this high-action, high-stakes middle grade adventure that’s perfect for fans of Chris Grabenstein and Peter Lerangis!Miranda Regent can’t believe she was just chosen as one of six kids from around the world to train for the first ever mission to Mars... -
![Hana Hsu and the Ghost Crab Nation by Sylvia Liu]()
Hana Hsu and the Ghost Crab Nation by Sylvia Liu
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPerfect for fans of Dragon Pearl by Yoon Ha Lee, this thrilling, cinematic sci-fi novel follows Hana Hsu’s mission to save herself—and her friends—from a dangerous plot to control their minds.Hana Hsu can’t wait to be meshed... -
![Borgel by Daniel Pinkwater]()
Borgel by Daniel Pinkwater
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMelvin Spellbound's humdrum life suddenly becomes extraordinary when 111-year-old Borgel arrives and takes him and the talking dog, Fafner, on a rollicking trip through Time, Space, and The Other in search of The Great Popsicle, Anthropoid Bloboforms and... -
![Back to the Future by Kim Smith]()
Back to the Future by Kim Smith
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGreat Scott!! The latest in Quirk's series of Pop Classic Picture Books (following HOME ALONE, THE X-FILES, and E.T... -
![Ted & Me by Dan Gutman, Johnny Heller]()
Ted & Me by Dan Gutman, Johnny Heller
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Stosh travels back in time to 1941 in hopes of preventing the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor that brought the United States into World War II, he meets Ted Williams, one of the greatest hitters in baseball history. Includes notes about Williams' life and career...Categorized as:
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![The Oceans Between Stars by Kevin Emerson]()
The Oceans Between Stars by Kevin Emerson
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt is Earth year 2223, but the Earth, along with the entire solar system, is gone... -
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![The Fran with Four Brains by Jim Benton]()
The Fran with Four Brains by Jim Benton
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsGoosebumps and Bill Nye the Science Guy fans, meet Franny!Being a mad scientist in the modern world is very hard work. With so much that needs to be done in such a short period of time, multitasking can become overwhelming. Franny needs some additional help. But for Franny there is only one person in the world she trusts to help her with her experiments: herself... -
![Back to the Future, Part 2 by Craig Shaw Gardner]()
Back to the Future, Part 2 by Craig Shaw Gardner
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThere was a time when Marty McFly was never in time for classes and never in time for dinner. Then one day, he wasn't in his time at all. Thanks to Doc Brown and his impossibly fast DeLorean, Marty returned to the past, changed his future (or present, depending on how you look at it), and then he.. -
![Time Traveling with a Hamster by Ross Welford]()
Time Traveling with a Hamster by Ross Welford
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsBack to the Future meets The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time in this original, poignant, race-against-time story about a boy who travels back to 1984 to save his father’s life. My dad died twice. Once when he was thirty-nine and again four years later, when he was twelve. On his twelfth birthday, Al Chaudhury receives a letter from his dead father... -
![A Handful of Time by Kit Pearson]()
A Handful of Time by Kit Pearson
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsWhen Patricia's mother sends her to her cousins' cottage for the summer, Patricia doesn't want to go. She doesn't know her cousins at all, and she's never been good at camping or canoeing, let alone making new friends. When she arrives at the cottage, her worst fears come true: her cousin Kelly teases her; Aunt Ginnie and Uncle Doug feel sorry for her. She doesn't fit in...Categorized as:
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![Out of Time by Geronimo Stilton]()
Out of Time by Geronimo Stilton
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA thrilling quest through the past with Geronimo Stilton and his friends. Geronimo travels through time to Alexander the Great, Cleopatra, Francis Drake, and a young Mozart... -
![The Titanic Mission by Dan Gutman]()
The Titanic Mission by Dan Gutman
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe eccentric billionaire Miss Zandergoth is very disappointed with the Flashback Four. Luke, Isabel, David, and Julia did not come back from their first time-traveling adventure with a photograph of Abe Lincoln delivering the famous Gettysburg Address for Miss Z’s rare-photograph collection...Categorized as:
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![Camp Time in California by Mary Pope Osborne]()
Camp Time in California by Mary Pope Osborne
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe #1 bestselling Magic Tree House series is ready to whisk you away through time with Jack and Annie--this time to the Yosemite National Park!The magic tree house whisks Jack and Annie to the Yosemite National Park in 1903... -
![The Last Panther by Todd Mitchell]()
The Last Panther by Todd Mitchell
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor fans of "The One and Only Ivan" and "Hoot, " this is the uplifting story of a girl who discovers a family of panthers that were thought to be extinct, and her journey to save the species. Eleven-year-old Kiri has a secret: wild things call to her. More than anyone else, she s always had a special connection to animals... -
![The Time Machine by Chris Sasaki, H.G. Wells]()
The Time Machine by Chris Sasaki, H.G. Wells
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIllus. in black-and-white. When a turn-of-the-century scientist travels into the distant future in his time machine, he expects to find progress and superior people. But instead he discovers a world in decay. Reading level: 2.4... -
![The Time Machine (Great Illustrated Classics) by Shirley Bogart]()
The Time Machine (Great Illustrated Classics) by Shirley Bogart
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe world's best-loved children's stories set in large type for easy reading... -
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![The Ivory Rose by Belinda Murrell]()
The Ivory Rose by Belinda Murrell
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA timeslip tale of mystery, murder, and trying to find the way homeGeorgie’s sad. She wants me to help her. Can’t you see her, Jemma? She’s right there.Jemma has just landed her first babysitting job, in one of the famous Witches’ Houses. Sammy says it’s haunted, but Jemma doesn’t know what to believe. One day Jemma discovers an ivory rose charm. As she touches it she sees a terrifying flashback...Categorized as:
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![The Time Hunters by Carl Ashmore]()
The Time Hunters by Carl Ashmore
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBecky is a typical thirteen year old girl. She likes Facebook, gossiping and plenty of sleep. So when she and her brother, Joe, are invited to stay with their 'loony' Uncle Percy at his stately home, she thinks it’ll be the worst summer ever. What she doesn't realise is that Bowen Hall is also home to a baby Triceratops, two Sabre-tooth tigers and the mythic hero, Will Scarlet..Categorized as:
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![Saves the Future by James Patterson, Chris Grabenstein]()
Saves the Future by James Patterson, Chris Grabenstein
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAlbert Einstein + James Patterson = A Must Read! The world's #1 bestselling author has teamed up with the world's most famous genius to entertain, educate and inspire a generation of kids--with the first and only kids' book series officially approved by the Albert Einstein Archives...Categorized as:
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![A Year Without Autumn by Liz Kessler]()
A Year Without Autumn by Liz Kessler
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsOn her way to visit her best friend, Autumn, Jenni Green suddenly finds she's been transported exactly one year forward in time. Now she discovers that in the year that's gone by, tragedy has struck and her friendship with Autumn will never be the same again...Categorized as:
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![Llama Unleashes the Alpacalypse by Jonathan Stutzman, Heather Fox]()
Llama Unleashes the Alpacalypse by Jonathan Stutzman, Heather Fox
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn the hilarious follow-up to Llama Destroys the World, author/illustrator team Jonathan Stutzman and Heather Fox give Llama another shot at saving the world…from himself, in Llama Unleashes the Alpacalypse. Llama’s back and ready to destroy the world AGAIN… this time with his best camelid, Alpaca!Llama loves cooking. And baking. And, above all, eating... -
![The Klaatu Terminus by Pete Hautman, Peter Berkrot]()
The Klaatu Terminus by Pete Hautman, Peter Berkrot
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKosh did not feel courageous. Looking at the disko, it was all he could do not to collapse into a quaking, blubbering puddle of terror. He was half certain he was going to die. But the alternative—leaving Emma in the hands of Gheen without even trying to rescue her—was unthinkable. He would not want to live if he had to live with that.“It’s not courage,” he said, “if you have no choice...Categorized as:
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![A Problematic Paradox by Eliot Sappingfield]()
A Problematic Paradox by Eliot Sappingfield
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNikola Kross has given up on living in harmony with classmates and exasperated teachers: she prefers dabbling in experimental chemistry to fitting in... -
![Lungbarrow by Marc Platt]()
Lungbarrow by Marc Platt
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"Nonsense, child", retorted the Doctor. "Grandfather indeed! I've never seen you before in my life!"All is not well on Gallifrey. Chris Cwej is having someone else's nightmares. Ace is talking to herself. So is K9. Leela has stumbled on a murderous family conspiracy. And the beleaguered Lady President, Romanadvoratrelundar, foresees one of the most tumultuous events in her planet's history... -
![Cronus by P. Djèlí Clark]()
Cronus by P. Djèlí Clark
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA young Black woman challenges the indignity of a segregated dystopian future and exposes a time-bending secret in this dark, defiant short story from P. Djèlí Clark, award-winning author of Ring Shout.The year is 2030. Annabeth works a stable job at CRONUS, a time travel company that caters to wealthy clients... -
![The League of Seven by Alan Gratz]()
The League of Seven by Alan Gratz
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe launch of a middle grade fantasy trilogy set in an alternate 1870s America, where electricity is a dangerous and forbidden science, Native Americans and Yankees live side-by-side as a United Nations, and eldritch evil lurks in the shadows beyond the gaslights...Young Archie Dent knows there really are monster in the world...Categorized as:
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![Smek for President! by Adam Rex, Άνταμ Ρεξ]()
Smek for President! by Adam Rex, Άνταμ Ρεξ
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn this much-anticipated sequel to The True Meaning of Smekday, which inspired the blockbuster feature film Home, Tip and J.Lo are back for another hilarious intergalactic adventure!After Tip and J.Lo banished the Gorg from Earth, the pair is notorious—but not for their heroics. Instead, human Dan Landry has taken credit for conquering the Gorg, and the aliens known as the Boov blame J... -
![Sabotaged by Margaret Peterson Haddix]()
Sabotaged by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAfter helping Chip and Alex survive 15th century London, Jonah and Katherine are summoned to help another missing child, Andrea, face her fate. Andrea is really Virginia Dare, from the Lost Colony of Roanoke. Jonah and Katherine are confident in their ability to help Andrea fix history, but when their journey goes dangerously awry, they realize that they may be in over their head... -
![The Golden Hour by Maiya Williams]()
The Golden Hour by Maiya Williams
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThirteen-year-old Rowan and his eleven-year-old sister Nina, still bereft by the death of their mother the year before, experience an unusual adventure through time when they come to stay with their two eccentric great-aunts in a small town on the Maine coast...Categorized as:
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![Doctor Who: Blood of the Daleks, Part 2 by Steve Lyons]()
Doctor Who: Blood of the Daleks, Part 2 by Steve Lyons
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"The crashed ship. The one Tom Cardwell saw all those years ago. And you borrowed its technology, didn't you? Maybe even found a Dalek or two in the wreckage. Dead, but intact. And you began to turn human beings into creatures like them...Categorized as:
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![Dinosaur Boy by Cory Putman Oakes]()
Dinosaur Boy by Cory Putman Oakes
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsSometimes being different is good...even if it means having a tail and spikesEveryone knows the dinosaur gene skips a generation. So it wasn't a complete surprise when Sawyer sprouted a tail and spikes before he started fifth grade. After all, his grandfather was part stegosaurus... -
![The Time Cavern by Todd A. Fonseca]()
The Time Cavern by Todd A. Fonseca
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTHE MYSTERY BEGAN A HUNDRED YEARS AGO. IT WAS NEVER SOLVED. NOW IT'S HAPPENING AGAIN.Ten-year-old Aaron moved from the big city to the country where he met a know-it-all farm girl who said his house is haunted. The Amish boy who had lived there before disappeared after claiming to hear the wind call his name...Categorized as:
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![The New Kid by A.I. Newton]()
The New Kid by A.I. Newton
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the first book of the Alien Next Door series, an alien boy named Zeke tries to fit in and adjust to life on Earth, while a classmate, Harris, suspects that Zeke might not be quite what he claims to be...Categorized as:
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![Wendel's Workshop by Chris Riddell]()
Wendel's Workshop by Chris Riddell
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWendel is far too busy inventing things to keep his workshop tidy. So if one of his inventions doesn't work, Wendel just tosses it onto the scrap heap and starts over. Then one day he invents the magnificent Wendelbot—a mighty robot that cleans and cleans and doesn't stop... -
![Doctor Who and the Horror of Fang Rock by Terrance Dicks]()
Doctor Who and the Horror of Fang Rock by Terrance Dicks
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOn a remote rocky island a few miles off the Channel coast stands the Fang Rock lighthouse. There have always been tales of the beast of Fang Rock, but when the Tardis lands here with Leela and the Doctor, the force they must deal with is more sinister and deadly than the mythical beast of the past... -
![CookieBot!: A Harry and Horsie Adventure by Katie Van Camp]()
CookieBot!: A Harry and Horsie Adventure by Katie Van Camp
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Problem: Harry and Horsie want cookies, but the jar is way out of reach... -
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![March of the Mini Beasts by Ada Hopper]()
March of the Mini Beasts by Ada Hopper
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDanger! Action! Trouble! Adventure! Introducing The DATA Set, a brand-new chapter book series for young readers.What would happen if your next-door neighbor were a mad scientist? Gabe, Laura, and Cesar live on a quiet cul-de-sac. They are the whiz kids of Newtonburg Elementary and each specializes in their own subject. In fact, everyone in town lovingly refers to them as the Data Set...Categorized as:
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![Harry and Horsie by Katie Van Camp]()
Harry and Horsie by Katie Van Camp
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen a boy named Harrysneaks out of bed one nightwith his best friend, Horsie,to play with his Super Duper Bubble Blooper --an out-of-this-world adventure begins!Illustrated with retro-comic art, this is a charming story about the power of friendship and imagination from a talented new team... -
![Doctor Who: Mission to the Unknown by John Peel]()
Doctor Who: Mission to the Unknown by John Peel
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsStranded in the jungles of Kembel, the most hostile planet in the Galaxy, Space Security agent Marc Cory has stumbled across the most deadly plot ever hatched-the Daleks are about to invade and destroy the Universe. Cory has to get a warning back to Earth before it’s too late-but the Daleks find him first.Months later the First Doctor and his companions arrive on Kembel and find Cory’s message... -
![Doctor Who: The Mutation of Time by John Peel]()
Doctor Who: The Mutation of Time by John Peel
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Daleks’ Masterplan is well under way. With the Time Destroyer, the most deadly machine ever devised, they will conquer the Universe. Only one person stands in their way - the First Doctor. For he has stolen the precious Taranium core which is vital to activate the machine... -
![Oh Say, I Can't See by Jon Scieszka, Adam McCauley]()
Oh Say, I Can't See by Jon Scieszka, Adam McCauley
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the middle of Christmas night, 1776--in a surprise attack--General George Washington bravely led his American Colonial troops across the Delaware River to New Jersey. There, the Americans victoriously battled the hated British. Everyone knows that. But what is little known is that the Time Warp Trio was on board that fateful boat ride. It's true... -
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15 Minutes by Steve Young
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt's not that Casey Little is always late.It's just that everything starts a little too early.But when Casey discovers a weird little time machine, he figures he'll never be late again. Unfortunately, it's not a very good time machine. It can only go back 15 minutes. And it seems to have a mind of its own...
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