By Josh Lacey (author) , Garry Parsons (illustrator) Part of the Time Travel Twins series
"A time travel adventure story up there with the best"
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You can always rely on Josh Lacey to write first class adventure stories, often with historical settings, and he certainly doesn’t disappoint here.
Twins Scarlett and Thomas are getting on with their history homework in typically different ways – Scarlett carefully researching, Thomas not so much – when their eccentric inventor Grandad comes up with an unusual shortcut for Thomas: time travel. He merrily sends Thomas back to 859 AD, forgetting to give him the all-important gadget that will enable him to return.
Her brother might be annoying, but Scarlett can’t face the thought of him being stuck forever in the past, so heads back in time to help. Thomas finds himself on a Viking longship, while Scarlett ends up in an Anglo-Saxon village with a young Alfred the Great. How they are reunited and the experiences they have make for an absolutely thrilling adventure, offering a proper insiders’ view of ninth century life.
The Vikings are likeable, even though they are murderous, and Alfred far more than the weedy spoiler of cake he often appears.
This is one of the best evocations of Viking times I’ve read, all the characters live and breathe on the page, and readers really will feel they’ve been back in time too. A warning – the battle scenes are extremely gory, with no glossing over the details. There are more adventures to come in this series, which is great news.
Twins, Scarlett and Tom, are studying the Vikings and Anglo-Saxons at school and they have a homework project to do.
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When Tom's struggling for inspiration, Grandad comes to the rescue with his time machine. Tom is catapulted onto a Viking long ship and it's not long before he's being told oral tales, fitted out with armour and weapons and is getting ready to attack a Saxon village.
But uh oh, his sister Scarlett has landed in a Saxon village, in a pile of pig poo to be exact. Things seems to be getting better when she befriends the young Alfred the Great, but watch out, Scarlett, there's a Viking ship on its way.
Josh Lacey is the author of many books for children including The Island of Thieves, Bearkeeper, The Dragonsitter, the Hope Jones series and the Grk series. He has worked as a journalist and written one book for adults, God is Brazilian . His first book for children, A Dog Called Grk , was shortlisted for the Branford Boase Award and is written under the pseudonym Joshua Doder.
Josh lives in London with his wife and daughters.
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Twins, Scarlett and Tom, are studying the Vikings and Anglo-Saxons at school and they have a homework project to do. When Tom's struggling for inspiration, Grandad comes to the rescue with his time machine.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Time Travel Twins: The Viking Attack and determined it is suitable for children aged 7-8 years old
Time Travel Twins: The Viking Attack features in the following genres: Historical Fiction, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, History, Children’s / Teenage: General interest, Star Books, Recommendations, Featured Books for 7+ readers
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Time Travel Twins: The Viking Attack was written by Josh Lacey and published by Andersen Press Ltd
Time Travel Twins: The Viking Attack has 226 pages
Yes it is part of Time Travel Twins series
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