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Never Give Up: The Time Machine Girls
Is Grandpa a history thief? After discovering a time machine in their grandparents’ attic, eight-year-old Hazel and her little sister, Bess, are faced with a huge problem. Should they use it again?
Going in the attic is against the rules, but then, so is stealing. And there’s also a trunk full of stolen items from history in the attic that should be returned, or at least looked at a little closer.
But when she and Bess look inside the trunk this time, it’s empty. Does their grumpy grandfather know what they’ve been up to? Is he trying to stop them, or does he want them to look a little harder?
The second stop on this time travel adventure is to 1879 to meet Thomas Edison at Menlo Park to learn that success often includes setbacks, and plenty of them. The trick is to never give up. Books in this First 1738 to meet a young George Washington, and learn that the qualities of leadership can show up at any age. Never Give Second 1879 to meet Thomas Edison, and learn that success often includes failure, and lots of it. The trick is to never give up. Third 1849 to meet Harriet Tubman and learn that courage sometimes means taking the hard road in order to help everyone get on the right road.
Fourth 1916 to meet Marie Curie during WWI, and learn that we can all reach new heights when we all work together to get there.
Going in the attic is against the rules, but then, so is stealing. And there’s also a trunk full of stolen items from history in the attic that should be returned, or at least looked at a little closer.
But when she and Bess look inside the trunk this time, it’s empty. Does their grumpy grandfather know what they’ve been up to? Is he trying to stop them, or does he want them to look a little harder?
The second stop on this time travel adventure is to 1879 to meet Thomas Edison at Menlo Park to learn that success often includes setbacks, and plenty of them. The trick is to never give up. Books in this First 1738 to meet a young George Washington, and learn that the qualities of leadership can show up at any age. Never Give Second 1879 to meet Thomas Edison, and learn that success often includes failure, and lots of it. The trick is to never give up. Third 1849 to meet Harriet Tubman and learn that courage sometimes means taking the hard road in order to help everyone get on the right road.
Fourth 1916 to meet Marie Curie during WWI, and learn that we can all reach new heights when we all work together to get there.
139 pages, Paperback
Published October 20, 2016
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