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Time Traveling with a Hamster

By Ross Welford

By Ross Welford

By Ross Welford

By Ross Welford

By Ross Welford

By Ross Welford

By Ross Welford
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By Ross Welford
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Oct 04, 2016 | 513 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12)

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    About Time Traveling with a Hamster

    Back 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. It directs him to the bunker of their old house, where Al finds a time machine (an ancient computer and a tin bucket). The letter also outlines a mission: travel back to 1984 and prevent the go-kart accident that will eventually take his father’s life. But as Al soon discovers, whizzing back thirty years requires not only imagination and courage, but also lying to your mom, stealing a moped, and setting your school on fire—oh, and keeping your pet hamster safe. With a literary edge and tons of commerical appeal, this incredible debut has it all: heart, humor, vividly imagined characters, and a pitch-perfect voice.

    About Time Traveling with a Hamster

    Back 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. It directs him to the bunker of their old house, where Al finds a time machine (an ancient computer and a tin bucket). The letter also outlines a mission: travel back to 1984 and prevent the go-kart accident that will eventually take his father’s life. But as Al soon discovers, whizzing back thirty years requires not only imagination and courage, but also lying to your mom, stealing a moped, and setting your school on fire—oh, and keeping your pet hamster safe. With a literary edge and tons of commerical appeal, this incredible debut has it all: heart, humor, vividly imagined characters, and a pitch-perfect voice.

    About Time Traveling with a Hamster

    Back 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. It directs him to the bunker of their old house, where Al finds a time machine (an ancient computer and a tin bucket). The letter also outlines a mission: travel back to 1984 and prevent the go-kart accident that will eventually take his father’s life. But as Al soon discovers, whizzing back thirty years requires not only imagination and courage, but also lying to your mom, stealing a moped, and setting your school on fire—oh, and keeping your pet hamster safe. With a literary edge and tons of commerical appeal, this incredible debut has it all: heart, humor, vividly imagined characters, and a pitch-perfect voice.

    About Time Traveling with a Hamster

    Back 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. It directs him to the bunker of their old house, where Al finds a time machine (an ancient computer and a tin bucket). The letter also outlines a mission: travel back to 1984 and prevent the go-kart accident that will eventually take his father’s life. But as Al soon discovers, whizzing back thirty years requires not only imagination and courage, but also lying to your mom, stealing a moped, and setting your school on fire—oh, and keeping your pet hamster safe. With a literary edge and tons of commerical appeal, this incredible debut has it all: heart, humor, vividly imagined characters, and a pitch-perfect voice.

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    About Ross Welford

    ROSS WELFORD worked as a business journalist before becoming a freelance writer and television producer. He is the author of TIME TRAVELING WITH A HAMSTER, called “smart, engaging, and heartwarming” in a starred review by Booklist and named both a… More about Ross Welford

    About Ross Welford

    ROSS WELFORD worked as a business journalist before becoming a freelance writer and television producer. He is the author of TIME TRAVELING WITH A HAMSTER, called “smart, engaging, and heartwarming” in a starred review by Booklist and named both a… More about Ross Welford

    About Ross Welford

    ROSS WELFORD worked as a business journalist before becoming a freelance writer and television producer. He is the author of TIME TRAVELING WITH A HAMSTER, called “smart, engaging, and heartwarming” in a starred review by Booklist and named both a… More about Ross Welford

    About Ross Welford

    ROSS WELFORD worked as a business journalist before becoming a freelance writer and television producer. He is the author of TIME TRAVELING WITH A HAMSTER, called “smart, engaging, and heartwarming” in a starred review by Booklist and named both a… More about Ross Welford

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books | Children’s Picture Books

    Paperback | $7.99
    Published by Yearling
    May 08, 2018 | 448 Pages | 5-3/16 x 7-5/8 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9781524714369

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books | Children’s Picture Books

    Hardcover | $19.99
    Published by Schwartz & Wade
    Oct 04, 2016 | 432 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780399551505

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books | Children’s Picture Books

    Ebook | $7.99
    Published by Schwartz & Wade
    Oct 04, 2016 | 432 Pages | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780399551512

    Category: Audiobooks | Children’s Middle Grade Books | Children’s Picture Books

    Audiobook Download | $23.00
    Published by Listening Library
    Oct 04, 2016 | 513 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780735287174

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    Praise

    A New York Public Library Best Book for Kids, 2016

    “Nods to classic time travel stories will delight some readers; those merely looking for a page-turning adventure will find that and more.”—Kirkus Reviews starred review

    “In the end, Al cleverly engineers a total win, and if that seems unlikely considering the hazards of meddling with the past, readers won’t begrudge him.” —Booklist starred review

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