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3.94 AVERAGE
3.94 AVERAGE
One of my first proper novels ever read - truly amazing!
Sweet children’s book about a young boy,Tom, who magically visits the past each night and gets to know a young girl, Hattie. The nature of time itself is explored and pondered. Seemed a bit slow at times, probably because I am used to a more furious pace in my reading ( from all my thrillers!).
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I picked this one up after seeing it mentioned on Fuse #8's Top 100 Children's Novels Poll (although it didn't actually make the top 100). The plot sounded eerily familiar, and I thought there might be a chance that it would turn out to be the time travel book I read as a child and haven't been able to find since. Sadly, I don't think this was the book, but the similarities in plot meant that it was still satisfying in some of the same ways.
For starters, it feels old-fashioned even before you hit the time travel element, with an original publication date in the 1950s. Tom is having a dull, isolated summer in quarantine with his aunt and uncle when he discovers a door that takes him into the past. This was the kind of thing that I dreamed would happen to me as a child - that doorway into the past, or into Narnia, or into somewhere thrilling. The story perfectly captures the ways kids feel bored and the way they approach adventure - for example, Tom tells everything in letters home to his younger brother, who never for a moment doubts the truth of Tom's adventures.
I'd definitely recommend this to kids who like time travel and/or old-fashioned stories.
For starters, it feels old-fashioned even before you hit the time travel element, with an original publication date in the 1950s. Tom is having a dull, isolated summer in quarantine with his aunt and uncle when he discovers a door that takes him into the past. This was the kind of thing that I dreamed would happen to me as a child - that doorway into the past, or into Narnia, or into somewhere thrilling. The story perfectly captures the ways kids feel bored and the way they approach adventure - for example, Tom tells everything in letters home to his younger brother, who never for a moment doubts the truth of Tom's adventures.
I'd definitely recommend this to kids who like time travel and/or old-fashioned stories.
One of those children's classics that (I don't think?) I never picked up as a child but am very happy to make the acquaintance of as an adult.
Read it with my 6th grade class. It was a little confusing, but all in all a fun read. They got really into it!
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I found this title through reading another book. Curiosity got the better of me and I found a copy.
It's a wonderful childrens book that reminds me of why I read as a child. I wish someone had shown me this growing up.
In the story, we meet Tom - he is sent away for the summer due to his brother being ill with measles.
Tom thinks its going to be bore and a far stretch from his own scuppered summer plans but a strange grandfather clock has other ideas. At the stroke of 13 the magic really begins.
Heart-warming and engaging.
It's a wonderful childrens book that reminds me of why I read as a child. I wish someone had shown me this growing up.
In the story, we meet Tom - he is sent away for the summer due to his brother being ill with measles.
Tom thinks its going to be bore and a far stretch from his own scuppered summer plans but a strange grandfather clock has other ideas. At the stroke of 13 the magic really begins.
Heart-warming and engaging.