The Kid Who Fell Through Time

Angus hates History. It’s so booooring. And pointless! Who cares what happened 100s or even 1000s of years ago? His History teacher has given them homework and Angus doesn’t know where to even begin. Maybe something will come to him, while he takes the family dog for a walk.

Their dog, named McQueen, is a serial escape artist, and any chance to escape his leash and he’s off! While chasing after McQueen, Angus is swept up by a speeding shopping trolley and sucked back in time. He finds himself, along with the cheese lady from his local supermarket, in the year of AD212. In shock, Angus can hardly speak, but luckily, this is no ordinary shopping trolley. It is armed with futuristic technology that will help him cope in this very strange place.

But Marge (the cheese lady) doesn’t even blink at the armed Roman soldiers as she enters a market – shopping for, you guessed it. Cheese! Angus follows in awe, especially when Marge barters in toilet paper. The Romans can’t get enough of it! They are soon back in the trolley and racing towards home where Angus has no problem completing his history homework.

His teacher and parents are so impressed, Angus wants to do well again, and pesters Marge at her cheese counter to take him again. But too much of a good thing is never wise, and like the saying goes – the wheels (literally) fall off his plans. We’ve all had a wobbly-wheeled shopping trolley. They are bad news if you’re trying to push one, but relying on one for time travel is much, much worse.

Angus, Marge, McQueen and and unlikely passenger are soon in a fight for their lives and for the entire world, as a megalomaniac ruler from the future has annihilation in mind. Can they stop him with a little help from famous people throughout history?

 

These two authors never fail to make me laugh, and The Kid Who Fell Through Time is a cracking good read.

I love the way the authors add bits in along the way (from themselves as authors), an annoying Fact Pig who can’t help showing off, and the publisher’s own Puffin who turns up in the story to tell them to hurry up and get on with the story! Hilarious!

The time-travel component has tons of action, a laser beam arm, a bespectacled genius scientist, some kick-butt women, and explainers when things get messy. It’s not only main character Angus who learns about history as readers will pick up some interesting facts along the way too.

Chocka with illustrations capturing the action and fun fonts throughout, readers will keep turning pages.

Another entertaining, hilarious read from James and Smith.

 

Authors – Greg James & Chris Smith

Illustrator – Erica Salcedo

Age – 8+

 

 

 

 

 

(2024, Penguin Random House UK, Time travel, Humour, Friendship, Courage, Animals, School, Action, Adventure, Funny, Cheese, Ancient Egypt, Shopping Trolley, Runaway Dog, Secret, Exchange Student)

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