My Review of Tom from the Future by Rachel Robb

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My Review of Tom from the Future by Rachel Robb

This British themed novella is primed for the young teen reader! I enjoyed the relatable main character, Tom. Tom is an adolescent who is faced with a problem; he believes that his father may be having an affair with another woman. After a period of indecision, he decides to recount his father’s strange and incriminating behavior to his mother. This decision precipitates his parent’s separation. Tom’s relationship with his father becomes increasingly strained following the breakup. Tom blames his father for everything. In an effort to appease Tom, his father arranges a vacation for the two of them. They stay at an old hotel that has the bed and breakfast feel of a converted Victorian home. During his stay, there a series of strange events lead to Tom being continuously awakened in the middle of the night by peculiar sounds. When he attempts to investigate he finds the hotel transformed to the home that it was in the 1800’s. Tom meets the children who lived at the home and helps them to solve a problem that forces him to put his parent’s separation into perspective. The story is touching, captivating and appropriate for young readers!