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Time Travelling with a Hamster


Time Machine

School year: Year 4, Year 5, Year 6, Year 7

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Published: 2016

Great for age 6-12 years

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For readers who loved Wonder and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time this extraordinary debut will make you laugh and cry. A story that crosses time and generations, for adventure-loving readers young and old. My dad died twice. Once when he was thirty nine and again four years later when he was twelve. On Al Chaudhurys twelfth birthday his beloved Grandpa Byron gives him a letter from Als late father. In it Al receives a mission: travel back to 1984 in a secret time machine and save his fathers life. Al soon discovers that time travel requires daring and imagination. It also requires lies, theft, setting his school on fire and ignoring philosophical advice from Grandpa Byron. All without losing his pet hamster, Alan Shearer Time Travelling With a Hamster is a funny, heart-warming race-against-time and across generations adventure that you will wont be able to put down.

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book is part of a book series called Time Machine .

This book has been graded for interest at 9 years.

This book was published in 2016 by HarperCollins Publishers .

Ross Welford was a journalist and television producer before becoming a full-time writer. He lives in London with his wife, children, a border collie and several tropical fish.

 

This book is in the following series:

Time Machine

This book has been nominated for the following awards:

Branford Boase Award
The Branford Boase Award is a prestigious literary award in the United Kingdom that celebrates outstanding debut children's novels. Established in 2000, the award honours the memory of Branford Boase, a children's book publisher, and aims to recognize new authors who demonstrate exceptional storytelling skills and originality in their first published work. The award is aimed at children's literature, specifically focusing on works for readers aged 8 to 12 years. A panel of judges reviews submissions to create a shortlist of nominated titles. There is no public voting process.

The Whitbread Award
This book was recognised by the The Whitbread Award, now called 'The Costa Book Awards'. These are a set of annual literary awards recognising English-language books by writers based in Britain and Ireland. They were inaugurated for 1971 publications and known as the Whitbread Book Awards until 2006 when Costa Coffee, then a subsidiary of Whitbread, took over sponsorship.

Sainsbury's Children's Book Awards - Fiction - Ages 9+ Years
This book was recognised in the Fiction - Ages 9+ Years category by the Sainsbury's Children's Book Awards.

Blue Peter Book Award - Best Story
This book was recognised in the Best Story category by the Blue Peter Book Award. The Blue Peter Book Awards are a set of literary awards for children's books conferred by the BBC television programme Blue Peter. They were inaugurated in 2000 for books published in 1999. The Awards have been managed by reading charity, Booktrust, since 2006.

Sainsbury's Children's Book Awards - Fiction
This book was recognised in the Fiction category of the Sainsbury's Children's Book Awards.

Waterstones Children's Book Award - Fiction - Younger Readers
This book was recognised in the Fiction - Younger Readers category by the Waterstones Children's Book Award.

`The gripping suspense truly makes time fly... the book's heart and humour are hard to resist.' Piers Torday, author of The Last Wild

"Intelligent, well crafted and impressive." Nicolette Jones, The Sunday Times

"Extremely clever and totally engaging." The Irish Times

`Touching, silly and exciting by turns, this thrilling little book is an inventive take on time travel for children. Sure to be a hit with fans of R.J. Palacio's Wonder... an unforgettable, madcap story from a bright new talent in Children's fiction.' Waterstones

"A touching tale of family, grief and love." Daily Express

`With intriguing twists from start to finish, this story is a real roller coaster of emotions. It warmed my heart and filled my head with wonder! A fast, funny and really satisfying read that sparks your imagination.' Joseph, 10

 

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