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 Good Frothy Fun! Oct 24, 2009
I really have enjoyed many of Ted Bell's novels in the past and was tickled to death when I read 'Nick of Time'. It is a marvelous story where the good guys always win and being a family or friend means something valuable. If you have children and want to make readers out of them, this absolutely should be one of the weapons in your arsenal against the boob tube & video games.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Kids of all ages will enjoy this tale Oct 16, 2009
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Yes,it's written for a younger age group( I am 60),but it won't insult your intelligence. What a fun read. Wished I'd had a youngster handy to share it with them. Great character development,and story. Intrigue,suspense,time travel,set at the beginning of WW11 in the Channel Islands. I would recommend this book for children 8 and up.
Can't wait for the next one.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
best Book this yr. Oct 06, 2009
Great adventure everything an 11 yr. old could ask for, be sure your a good reader.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 Great read-aloud book Sep 29, 2009
This is one of those books which is great to snuggle in & read aloud with your child/children/grandkids. Bedtime, weekend mornings, or as a reward for getting ready for school on time... whenever! A chapter aloud with your kids each day will create a priceless memory. My brother and I will never forget evenings with my grandomother as she read "A Little Princess" and "The Secret Garden" (just one more chapter, PLEASE!!!) to the both of us.
"Nick of Time" is a grand adventure. And because the characters are an older brother and a terrific younger sister, plus an evil pirate, loving and realistic parents, helpful adults AND the setting is awesome AND the history is fascinating - there is something for everyone.
Am ready for the sequel - want to know where DaVinci's time traveling orb will take them next!
3 of 4 found the following review helpful:
 And Another Book Read Reviews Aug 01, 2009
Twelve year old Nick McIver is always up for an adventure. Especially if it has to do with sailing around Greybeard Island, which he calls home, in his self made boat. Nick loves his life on the island. He gets to live in a lighthouse (which has been maintained by the McIver's for generations), there is lots to do, and everyone is so friendly. One night as he is helping his mother find her glasses he comes across a secret drawer in his father's desk. Inside the drawer Nick finds a notebook filled with notes on his father's "birdwatching", which are actually his reports from spying on Nazi activity. When his father finds out that Nick came across the book he is not angry as Nick expects. In fact he welcomes Nick into his "birdwatching" circle and asks him to keep an eye out for any suspicious behavior. Nick takes his mission very seriously and doesn't delay in searching out clues. While off galivanting around the island with his sister Kate, Nick comes across a washed up chest. The chest looks like it's from a very long time ago, yet it looks brand new. Nick wonders how this could be. The chest is very heavy and impossible to open, but Nick and Kate manage to hide it in a cave until they are able to come back for it with help. On the way back home they encounter a terrible storm and run to their old friend Gunner's Inn for shelter. There they meet two mysterious pirates who scare them senseless. When the one pirate, Billy Blood, hears Nick, Kate and Gunner discussing the chest he becomes very interested in it. Could Billy Blood possibly know the contents of the chest? After realizing Blood's suspicious fascination with the chest, Nick is determined to find out what lies in it, and keep it away from Blood. In order to protect the chest Nick decides that he must take it to Hawke castle, which is supposedley deserted, but when he reaches his destination Nick finds that it is far from deserted! There he finds that Lord Hawke and his trusty sidekick Hobbes are still living in the castle and know quite a lot about the contents of the chest. Whent the chest is finally opened, Nick finds Da Vinci's time machine! With the aid of his friends and the time machine Nick goes back in time to help an ancestor and battle Billy Blood, while Kate and Hobbes set out on an adventure that involves a German U-Boat. Will Nick be able to set things right?
While the plot was interesting I can't say I loved the book. For me there wasn't that extra something that completely pulled me into the book. While reading I thought it was excellent, but once I put it down I found it very hard to pick back up again. However there were many good highlights to the book. The story was a combination of spies, pirates, mystery, adventure and war. Some of the scenes in the book reminded me a lot of the Pirates of the Carribean movies, which I really enjoyed. One other thing I enjoyed was the author's ability to make you vividly picture the scene in your mind. Every scence played like a movie in my head making it easy to relate to the characters. I would recommend "Nick of Time" to middle school boys as it deals with topics that they just seem to love!
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