The Shadow on the Dial

by Anne Lindbergh

This fantastic romp by the author of The Hunky-Dory Dairy features Dawn and Marcus, who travel in time in a magic moving van in order to alter the course of their crotchety uncle's life.

Genres: Fantasy, Childrens, Time Travel

153 pages, Hardcover

First published November 1, 1988

About the author

Anne Spencer Lindbergh, daughter of Anne Morrow Lindbergh and Charles Lindbergh; sister of Reeve Lindbergh.

Also published under the name Anne Lindbergh Feydy.

New York Times obituary

Reviews

[J]

The book was a bit too repetitive for me even though the scenes changed: the two main characters would be squabbling then the grumpy uncle would be scolding and finally the episode of back into time then returning to present to find it didn't work. Repeat....

The characters were hard to get along with or to even want to get to know. All in all it was a hard book for me to swallow while I don't know whether I would recommend it for young adults. The only thing that actually turned out to be decent was how the book ended up but even that had to follow the same monotonous routine.

[Raymond Spitzer]

Excellent fantasy. All the moving parts fit in the end. Well done!