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Tuned Out by Keith A. Pearson
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratings"One of those books which leaves you feeling bereft when you get to the end. An addictive page-turner laced with hilarity, poignancy and nostalgia." Toby Grant spends his days working for a digital marketing agency and his nights stressing about how unfair life is for his generation... -
![If I Built a Car by Chris Van Dusen]()
If I Built a Car by Chris Van Dusen
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIf I built a car, it'd be totally new!Here are a few of the things that I'd do. . . .Young Jack is giving an eye-opening tour of the car he'd like to build. There's a snack bar, a pool, and even a robot named Robert to act as chauffeur... -
![প্রোফেসর শঙ্কু by Satyajit Ray]()
প্রোফেসর শঙ্কু by Satyajit Ray
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsপ্রফেসর শঙ্কু সিরিজের প্রথম এই বইটি নয়টি গল্প রয়েছে- ১. ব্যোমযাত্রীর ডায়রি (প্রথম প্রকাশিত হয় সন্দেশ পত্রিকার ১৯৬১ সনের সেপ্টেম্বর-নভেম্বর সংখ্যায়)২. প্রফেসর শঙ্কু ও হাড় (প্রথম প্রকাশিত হয় সন্দেশ পত্রিকার ১৯৬৪ সনের জানুয়ারি সংখ্যায়)৩. প্রফেসর শঙ্কু ও ম্যাকাও (প্রথম প্রকাশিত হয় সন্দেশ পত্রিকার ১৯৬৪ সনের শারদীয় সংখ্যায়)৪... -
![Overworld in Flames: Herobrine?s Revenge Book Two (A Gameknight999 Adventure): An Unofficial Minecrafter?s Adventure by Mark Cheverton]()
Overworld in Flames: Herobrine?s Revenge Book Two (A Gameknight999 Adventure): An Unofficial Minecrafter?s Adventure by Mark Cheverton
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMysterious fires are burning the Overworld to the ground!The NPCs of Minecraft barely had time to celebrate their victory over the spider queen and the king of the skeletons before terrible new crimes broke the hard-earned peace. Inexplicable fires are breaking out under mysterious circumstances, the flames destroying more and more land with every tick of the CPU...Categorized as:
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![Jason Apsley's Second Chance by Adrian Cousins]()
Jason Apsley's Second Chance by Adrian Cousins
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIf you were catapulted back to 1976, what would you do?Meet Jason Apsley, a forty-two-year-old divorcee, who's an opinionated miserable bugger. Struggling with life which is exacerbated by his negative attitude.A random event shifts time, causing Jason to continue life in 1976, six months before he's due to be born... -
![When Did You Last See Your Father? by Jodi Taylor]()
When Did You Last See Your Father? by Jodi Taylor
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 23 ratings'Max, your father is here. He's come to take Matthew away'Have you ever wondered what would happen if Max's husband met Max's father? What would Leon do?They're normally a fairly amiable bunch, but this is the story of what to expect if St Mary's doesn't like someone. As in, really doesn't like someone...Categorized as:
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![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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![The Missing Collection by Margaret Peterson Haddix: Found; Sent; Sabotaged; Torn by Margaret Peterson Haddix]()
The Missing Collection by Margaret Peterson Haddix: Found; Sent; Sabotaged; Torn by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThirteen-year-old Jonah has always known that he was adopted, and he's never thought it was a big deal. Then he and a neighbor, Chip, who finds out he's also adopted, begin receiving mysterious letters, saying things such as: "You are one of the missing," and, "Beware! They're coming back to get you...Categorized as:
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![Max Einstein: The Genius Experiment by James Patterson]()
Max Einstein: The Genius Experiment by James Patterson
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratings'James Patterson is the Einstein of fiction and has solved the equation for storytelling: Adventure + Science = AWESOME!' Tom Fletcher'Any young readers out there interested in science and adventure .. -
![Back To The Future by George Gipe, Robert Zemeckis]()
Back To The Future by George Gipe, Robert Zemeckis
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsBased on a screenplay by Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gule.HE WAS NEVER IN TIMEFOR HIS CLASSES...HE WASN'T IN TIME FOR HIS DINNER...THEN ONE DAY...HE WASN'T IN HIS TIME AT ALL... -
![E. T. - The Extra-Terrestrial by William Kotzwinkle]()
E. T. - The Extra-Terrestrial by William Kotzwinkle
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsBased on the screenplay by Melissa Mathison.What do you do when you're lost, millions of miles from home, surrounded by frightening creatures?You do what the Old Botanist did when he was accidentally left behind on Earth. First you find a friend.. -
![A Green Christmas! by Ray O'Ryan, Colin Jack]()
A Green Christmas! by Ray O'Ryan, Colin Jack
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLet it snow! Christmas is just a couple days away, and Zack can't wait to go back to Earth and have a white Christmas in Vermont. But with a cosmic storm in the forecast, the Nelsons have to cancel their travel plans and spend Christmas on their new home planet. Zack is really upset ... until the storm hits and green flakes start falling from the sky. Could they be .. -
![ABC-3PO: Alphabet Book by Calliope Glass, Caitlin Kennedy]()
ABC-3PO: Alphabet Book by Calliope Glass, Caitlin Kennedy
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsExperience the ABC's like never before With galactic friends who are hardly a bore. From Akbar to Zeb, this nice little primer Will teach you and make you an excellent rhymer... -
![Daisy on the Outer Line by Ross Sayers]()
Daisy on the Outer Line by Ross Sayers
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLife, Death & Time Travel on the Glasgow Subway.After selfish student Daisy makes a scene at her stepdad’s funeral, she drunkenly falls asleep on the Glasgow subway and wakes to find she has travelled back in time. And to make matters worse, she's in someone else's body.To make amends for her behaviour, she must save a life—but she doesn’t know who, how, or where to begin... -
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![The Big Kerplop!: The Original Adventure of the Mad Scientists' Club by Bertrand R. Brinley]()
The Big Kerplop!: The Original Adventure of the Mad Scientists' Club by Bertrand R. Brinley
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThe whine of jet engines thunders from above as the giant Air Force bomber makes its approach to Westport Field. Suddenly, the citizens of Mammoth Falls are startled to see the bomb bay doors open and an object drop down, down, directly into Strawberry lake... -
![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... -
![No Other Story by Cuthbert Soup, Dick Hill]()
No Other Story by Cuthbert Soup, Dick Hill
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Cheeseman family is tucked into the LVR-ZX (their super-secret time machine) and en route to rescue their beloved mother. But then the LVR-ZX gets kicked off the Time Arc and our heroes are stuck! Not in the present or the past — but in Some Times. There, the Cheesemans encounter dinosaurs, Vikings, and a caveman who may just be a relative... -
![The Smartest Kid in the Universe by Chris Grabenstein]()
The Smartest Kid in the Universe by Chris Grabenstein
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"For centuries, humans have consumed information through their eyes and our ears," said Dr. Backbridge. "Here is my prediction. In the not-too-distant future, we are going to ingest information. You won't need to read a book or attend lectures. The chemicals in these pills will do your learning for you."12 year old Jake's middle school is about to be shut down... -
![The Fran That Time Forgot by Jim Benton]()
The Fran That Time Forgot by Jim Benton
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt was undoubtedly the most embarrassing moment in Franny K. Stein's young life. When someone revealed her middle name at the Science Fair award presentation, little Franny was so mortified that she decided to go back in time to change her moniker. Perhaps not surprisingly, our heroine's delightfully simple plan catapults her readers into a fourth dimension of fun... -
![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... -
![Attack of the 50-Ft. Cupid by Jim Benton]()
Attack of the 50-Ft. Cupid by Jim Benton
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFranny's mom says every mad scientist needs a lab assistant. So for Valentine's Day Franny gets just that -- a Lab assistant. Except Igor isn't a pure Lab. He's also part poodle, part Chihuahua, part beagle, part spaniel, part shepherd -- and all thumbs. Franny is fuming. She doesn't even need an assistant... -
![The Way Back Home by Oliver Jeffers]()
The Way Back Home by Oliver Jeffers
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhen a boy discovers a single-propeller airplane in his closet, he does what any young adventurer would do: He flies it into outer space! Millions of miles from Earth, the plane begins to sputter and quake, its fuel tank on empty. The boy executes a daring landing on the moon . . -
![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... -
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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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![Man Out Of Time by Jason Ayres]()
Man Out Of Time by Jason Ayres
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat would you do if you found yourself cast 22 years into the future? Into a world where your home is no longer yours and you've been declared legally dead?This is the situation that Daniel Fisher finds himself as the latest Time Bubble story begins. Stranded in the future, in a place where his outdated currency is worthless, things go from bad to worse very quickly...Categorized as:
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![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 Retake by Jen Calonita]()
The Retake by Jen Calonita
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA middle grade twist on time travel, about a girl who discovers a mysterious app that allows her to redo different moments captured by social media and mend her friendship with her ex-best friend...Categorized as:
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![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... -
![Arthur's First Sleepover: An Arthur Adventure by Marc Brown]()
Arthur's First Sleepover: An Arthur Adventure by Marc Brown
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsArthur invites Buster and the Brain to a backyard sleepover. The boys have heard rumors about alien sightings, and they run for their lives when they see strange flashing lights in the distance. Things return to normal, however, when they discover that the "alien" is from the planet D.W. Text copyright 2004 Lectorum Publications, Inc... -
![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 Many Worlds of Albie Bright by Christopher Edge]()
The Many Worlds of Albie Bright by Christopher Edge
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFun science meets humor and heart in this adventure about a boy who is searching for his mother . . . in a parallel universe.Stephen Albie Bright leads a happy, normal life. Well, as normal as it gets with two astrophysicist parents who named their son after their favorite scientists, Stephen Hawking and Albert Einstein. But then Albie's mother dies of cancer, and his world is shattered... -
![Classic Starts: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Lisa Church, Jules Verne]()
Classic Starts: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Lisa Church, Jules Verne
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsJules Verne’s classic science fiction fantasy carries its hero—Professor Aronnax of the Museum of Paris—on a thrilling and dangerous journey far below the waves to see what creatures live in the ocean’s depths. In the process, Verne imagined a vessel that had not yet been invented: the submarine... -
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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... -
![Operation Do-Over by Gordon Korman]()
Operation Do-Over by Gordon Korman
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom the New York Times bestselling author of The Unteachables, Gordon Korman, comes a hilarious new high-concept friendship story in the vein of Back to the Future. Perfect for fans of Korman's Restart. Mason and Ty were once the very best of friends, like two nerdy sides of the same coin . . . until seventh grade, when Ava Petrakis came along... -
![The Big Chunk of Ice: The Last Known Adventure of the Mad Scientists' Club by Bertrand R. Brinley]()
The Big Chunk of Ice: The Last Known Adventure of the Mad Scientists' Club by Bertrand R. Brinley
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsIt wasn't the diamond as big as the Ritz but it was a pretty big chunk of ice and it got the precocious pranksters of The Mad Scientists Club entwined in an international intrigue that only the intrepid investigators of Interpol could unravel... -
![The Genius Factor: How to Capture an Invisible Cat by Paul Tobin]()
The Genius Factor: How to Capture an Invisible Cat by Paul Tobin
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEvery Friday the 13th, 6th grade genius and inventor extraordinaire Nate Bannister does three not-so-smart things to keep life interesting. This time, he taught a caterpillar math, mailed a love letter, and super-sized his cat Proton before turning him invisible... -
![Earth to Clunk by Pam Smallcomb]()
Earth to Clunk by Pam Smallcomb
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat do you send your alien pen pal Clunk to make it clear you do not want an alien pen pal? You send him your big sister. That'll teach Clunk to have a pen pal from Earth-or so our intrepid narrator thinks. But then Clunk sends him a Zoid, an exasperating Zoid that follows him everywhere... -
![The Book that Proves Time Travel Happens by Henry Clark]()
The Book that Proves Time Travel Happens by Henry Clark
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe first novel that explores-with dazzling wit and high adventure-the previously undiscovered, astonishing-yet-true connections between Morse Code and ancient Chinese I-Ching hexagrams!This never-before-seen twist on time travel adventure explores the theme of accepting those who are different-and having the courage to join them... -
![Secrets by Ernestine Tito Jones]()
Secrets by Ernestine Tito Jones
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDon't go in the attic. Out of the 100 rules their grandparents gave them to follow, that one was the most important, so of course, it was also the first one Hazel's six-year-old sister, Bess, decides to break. Hazel cannot believe she has to be in charge of her crazy little sister this entire summer... -
![Mammoth Trouble by D. Robert Pease]()
Mammoth Trouble by D. Robert Pease
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNoah Zarc has a life most kids only dream of - traveling through time on an immense spaceship, seeing the wonders of the solar system, and experiencing the vast history of Earth... before everything on the planet was destroyed. His family's mission is to repopulate Earth with life retrieved from the past. Of course, nothing ever goes as planned... -
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![The Last Man Alive by A.S. Neill]()
The Last Man Alive by A.S. Neill
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe adventures of a group who survived a poisonous cloud that turned everyone else into stone...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... -
![Arnesto Modesto: The World's Most Ineffectual Time Traveler by Darren Johnson]()
Arnesto Modesto: The World's Most Ineffectual Time Traveler by Darren Johnson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"There's going to be an attack." By sending his memories back in time, Arnesto Modesto gets to live his life over again. Of course, his much younger self may not be prepared to handle all that foreknowledge... Encouraged by his friend Pete, Arnesto attempts to use his limited recall to do some good — and winds up stumbling through some of the biggest events of the past quarter-century... -
![Freddy and the Men from Mars by Walter Rollin Brooks]()
Freddy and the Men from Mars by Walter Rollin Brooks
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis news wouldn't have disturbed Freddy and the other barn animals had not the paper further stated that their friend Mr. Boomschmidt had invited Mr. G. and his men from Mars to join Boomschmidt's Stupendous and Unexcelled Circus. Freddy, ever ready to maintain his reputation as a detective, immediately suspects a hoax, and quickly sets out to expose it... -
![Famous Science-Fiction Stories: Adventures in Time and Space by Raymond J. Healy, Lester del Rey]()
Famous Science-Fiction Stories: Adventures in Time and Space by Raymond J. Healy, Lester del Rey
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRequiem (1940) by Robert A. HeinleinForgetfulness (1937) by John W. Campbell, Jr.Nerves (1942) by Lester del ReyThe Sands of Time (1937) by P. Schuyler MillerThe Proud Robot (1943) by Henry KuttnerSeeds of the Dusk (1938) by Raymond Z. GallunBlack Destroyer (1939) by A. E. van VogtSymbiotica (1943) by Eric Frank RussellHeavy Planet (1939) by Milton A... -
![Life on Mars by Jon Agee]()
Life on Mars by Jon Agee
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn this picture book an intrepid but not so clever space explorer is certain he's found the only living thing on MarsA young astronaut is absolutely sure there is life to be found on Mars. He sets off on a solitary mission, determined to prove the naysayers wrong. But when he arrives, equipped with a package of cupcakes as a gift, he sees nothing but a nearly barren planet...
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