The book is about four children who go back in time and do things in history with a magic toad. This is the sequel to The Knight's Castle.

Reviewed by: St. Charles Reader

Date read: 10/27/2009

ISBN-10: 0152020756

ISBN-13: 9780152020750

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Dorso Clayman opened his locker door and a dead body, a very smelly and partially dissected dead body, was hanging inside. Thirty seconds later, it was gone, with only the stink remaining. Someone has been playing jokes on seventh grader Dorso and his friend, Frank, and the jokes are getting more serious. Somehow people from the past are interacting with Dorso and dragging him and Frank back into the past in ever more dangerous situations. Will Dorso and Frank be able to stop these 'Time Hackers' before they destroy the world?

Reviewed by: hap

Date read: 10/1/2010

ISBN-10: 0385908962

ISBN-13: 9780385908962

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Grandma likes to entertain her grandchildren, twins Lenny and Liz, with time-traveling adventures. The Fourth of July is fast approaching so they will be joining the Boston Tea Party. Grandma has a magic hat and many costumes to help the twins get a firsthand look at colonial life with Ben Reed and his family. Differences in the clothes worn, the use of plumbing, the modes of transportation and how information was communicated are some of the fine points of living in colonial times. Six and seven-year-olds will enjoy having this piece of history read to them and eight-year-olds will be able to read it themselves. The author blends humor and historical detail in this second book of the Time-Traveling Twins series.

Reviewed by: cj

Date read: 9/13/2010

ISBN-10: 0060270675

ISBN-13: 9780060270674

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King Ethelbert is the ruler of the small country of Portocristo. When he wants a dinosaur named after him, he gets to travel in time to find that dinosaur. When he wants all desserts for his Christmas feast, he expects to get them. He considers throwing himself out the window to be the best way to test his new bodyguard. When he decides everything should be as small as he is, he commands his scientists to shrink everything and everyone in his country. What if you lived in a country ruled by a spoiled six-year-old?

Reviewed by: vfv

Date read: 11/17/2011

ISBN-10: 159643094X

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Jack Spencer is the star of the high school basketball team. If the season goes well, he could receive the college scholarship he desperately needs. His world begins to fall apart when his mother is rushed to the hospital after a terrible car accident. Then, his father is imprisoned for embezzling $500,000 from his boss. Shortly after that, the coach throws him off the team for being friends with a boy he has known since childhood. Next, he interrupts a burglary in his home and his life is threatened. Nothing makes sense. Who or what is behind everything that is happening to his family?

Reviewed by: rn

Date read: 8/18/2010

ISBN-10: 155143721X

ISBN-13: 9781551437217

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