What's the Name of That Book??? discussion
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childrens book, kid finds object that instantly sends them to a parallel universe, green book cover, read in mid 90s, time works differently, NOT wrinkle in time
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If it wasn't for being transported by objects, I would think it's the Magic Tree House series. In the book, the kids transported by choosing a book on the topic they wanted to explore and were transported there. Dinosaurs Before Dark this is the first book in the series.
Debra wrote: "If it wasn't for being transported by objects, I would think it's the Magic Tree House series. In the book, the kids transported by choosing a book on the topic they wanted to explore and were tran..."Thank you for responding :) I have looked those up but its not those unfortunately,
I don't think they travelled to a different time period just to a different dimension/parallel universe.
I remember the cover been bright green with a fair bit of activity on it, but that probably doesn't narrow it down very much!
Thanks for replying, unfortunately neither of those seem to be the one.
Could it be one of the Narnia books? Maybe one of the less famous ones? Do you remember any other details about it?
No sorry not the marina ones it’s was kinda sci fi I think
My guesses: Half Magic
Or one of the books by Andre Norton (Quag Keep or Lavender-Green Magic) these are a bit older.
Half Magic is much older than those Andre Norton books.
Hiya no none of those seem to be it either. It was an object of some sort that instantly transported these kids to another plain or something
But they were still in the original place too but as time worked differently no one noticed so much it was just like they had zoned out for a few seconds
The only thing I could think of could be Christopher Pike’s Spooksville as I THINK it hadn’t kids going to a different/alternate universe.
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Hot was a kids book I remember taking it out of the library at my junior schoolIt was lighthearted kind of like a kids adventure book if memory serves right
HiSorry that’s not the one I remember it being an object that transports them to some sort of parallel universe or something not so much torn travel as world travel
Time worked different so a second in earth time was hours in this other world/universe but they are still on earth at the same time
Could it be The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster? In that book, a boy named Milo gets a cardboard (?) car that he puts together and when he gets in and tries to drive it, it works and sends him off to a fantasy land. He doesn't come back with an animal egg though.
what about "the talisman" by stephen king and peter straub - this sounds similar - but it was written in early 80s i believe . . .
No sorry it isn’t either of those I’m afraid
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Victoria wrote: "Bump"Hi this book was published much later but it's called 'The land of stories The wishing spell' The brother and sister (Alex and Conner) find a fairy tale book they they use to travel to fairyland, time is different and there is a dragon egg involved? sorry if this didn't help. also cover is green and the book is first in the series
What's the Name of That Book???
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It was a green book cover
It was about a kid or kids who find some sort of object, it allows them to be transported to this other universe or parallel world.
The time worked differently, one second on earth would be hours in this other place.
One scene I believe was the kid in a car and he uses this object and he gets transported to this place and is there for hours and when he returns to earth he's only been gone a couple of seconds. I don't think he actually leaves earth, its like he travels to this other place but is still where he started.
I loved the book and have been trying to find it for years.
its definitely NOT a wrinkle in time.
There may have been some sort of subplot where a boy brings back an animal egg but im not sure if thats from the same story.
Hope someone can help, ive been looking for this book for like 14 tears