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10 August 2019•The Week Junior

Setoffonanincrediblejourneythrough

timeandspacewiththesegreatreads.

5

terrific time-

travel stories

ATraveller in Time

by Alison Uttley

(Puffin Books)

WhenPenelope visits an old

farmhouse she is unexpectedly

whisked back into the past to the

time of the Babingtonfamily,who aresupporters

of Mary,Queen of Scots. Soon she finds herself

forcedtowatch helplessly as tragic historical

events bring danger to her new friends and

their imprisoned queen.

TimeTravelling withaHamster

by Ross Welford

(HarperCollins)

On Al’s12th birthday,hereceives

aletter giving him an important

mission: to travel back to 1984 in

asecret time machine to save hisfather’slife.

Unfortunately,time travel isn’teasy,especially

when you’retrying not to lose your pet hamster as

you zip through the years gone by...

FiveChildren on theWestern Front

by KateSaunders

(Faber&Faber)

In this powerful sequel to the classic

children’sbookFive Children andIt,it’s

the eve of the FirstWorldWarand the

five children have grown up.Then the mysterious

Psammeadreappears andamagical time-travel

adventurebegins–but beforeitends, their lives

will have changed forever.

WARP: The Reluctant Assassin

by Eoin Colfer

(Puffin Books)

In the first book of an action-packed

series we meet Riley,aVictorian

orphan who has been hurled into the

21stcentury.Together with Chevie, the FBI’s

youngest special agent, he’sonthe run from

Albert Garrick–aterrifying assassin for hirewho

is pursuing him through time.

My Cousin IsaTime Traveller

by David Solomons

(NosyCrow)

In the latest book from award-

winning author David Solomons,

young heroLukemust battle with

time-hoppingrelatives–not to mentionatoaster

that is trying to takeover the world!Could this be

the rise of the machines?Fans of previous stories

featuring Lukeand his incredibly zany adventures

will love this hilarious new instalment.

BOOK OF THE WEEK

ASKTHE AUTHOR

Who Wasn’t

by T.C. Shelley

(Bloomsbury Children’s Books)

Down in thevast underground lair

wheremonsters dwell,avery odd

creaturehas come into being. Much

to the disgust of those around him,

the hatchling doesn’t look much like

amonster at all. Instead he looksjust

likeahuman boy–and what’smore,

he seems to haveaheart andasoul.

Soon “Imp” has been adopted by some

grumpy gargoyles and taken to live on

theroof ofacathedral, but with one

foot in the monsterrealm and one in

the human world, Imp doesn’t feel like

he really fits in anywhere. As he tries

to come to terms with his peculiar

identity,little does herealise that

Thunderguts, King of the Ogres, has

aterrible plan in mind for him.Full

of monsters, angels and mythical

creatures, this quirkyfantasy is

an entertaining andexcitingread.

What would you do if you

won the lottery?

Ihave won the lottery.Iwon

12 Australian dollars (about

£7).Ibought chocolate with

it. IfIwon ahuge amount of

money,IthinkIwould buy

my husbandaboat, or get

aswimming pool.

What would you name

your pet monster?

Well, it depends what type of

monster itwas, as different

types have different names.

Ogres need big t

names likeGutb

and gargoyles h

watery names lik

Gutter.IfIhad a

monster,Ihope i

would beagarg

I’d call it Aquadu

T.C. Shelley

TheMonsterWhoWasn’twriteronpet

monstersandditchingtheletterZ.

Listen to the Moon

by Michael Morpurgo

“I really likeListen to the Moon

by Michael Morpurgo.Itisabout

afather and son who areout

fishing when they findayoung

girl stranded on an island. She has

no memory of who she is and she

cannot speak. It’saveryexciting

book.Irecommend youread it

becauseIloved it.”

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What is one thing you’ve

alwayswanted to do?

This will surprise you–Ihave

alwayswanted to beawriter.

Something I’d liketodothat

Ihaven’t done yet is to go

hot-air ballooning.

If youcould only use 25
out of the 26 letters of the
alphabet, which letter
would you get rid of?
I’d probably pick Z. Especially
as Iuse British spelling, so
words that Americans spell
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