Trouble in Time
Author(s): Adele Broadbent
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Twelve-year-old Ben Jackson resents being thrown out of his room to sleep in a shabby caravan when his Mum's Poppa, George, comes to stay. Ben finds his great'grandfather sullen and grouchy, while 91-year-old George thinks Ben spends too much time on the computer. At first, the generation gap seems impossible to bridge - until the unthinkable happens. Ben is thrown back into 1934 with George (as a boy) in his home town of Marshville. By sheer chance Ben discovers the way back to the present day, his mind spinning at what has happened. But Poppa doesn't acknowledge that anything's happened. As a result of troubles with his friend Zac - and Poppa's silence - Ben becomes confused and angry and risks travelling back to 1934 again. This time however, he is quickly under suspicion back in Marshville, while Zac is in grave danger back home, and their lives are under threat. It is up to Ben to save his great-grandfather ... and their future.
Product Information
Adele Broadbent is the author of several novels for children and has published a number of educational titles with Wendy Pye Publishers and Learning Media. Too Many Secrets, the first book in her ‘Herrick’ series, was nominated in the 2011 New Zealand Post Children’s Book Awards and published in Finland and Sweden. Its sequel The Last Herrick Secret was launched November 2012. Her novel Just Jack was a finalist in the 2012 New Zealand Post Children’s Book Awards and was a Storylines Notable Book that same year. Her next novel Trouble in Time was listed in the NZ Listener's Top 50 Children's books for 2014.
General Fields
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- : AV Project
- : AV Project
- : 01 July 2022
- : books
Special Fields
- : Adele Broadbent
- : Paperback
- : 823.3