Time Travelling with a Hamster
by Ross WelfordRating: 5 Star
'Time Travelling with a Hamster' tells the story of Al Chaudhury, who lives with his Mum, step-dad Steve and stepsister, as well as his hamster Alan Shearer.
On his 12th birthday Al receives a letter from his deceased father. His dad needs his help, and Al learns that he has a chance of saving his Dad's life by using a time-travel machine that his father invented before passing away.
When I was looking at other reviews for this novel one phrase kept coming up - 'too good for kids'.
After reading it I can see why, Time Travelling with a Hamster is a lovely read for people of all ages.
Whenever I receive an advance copy of a book there is always a short form asking what attracted me to a story. In this case the plot description and book title definitely piqued my interest. However, once I started the book I immediately found the story humorous, the character's richly described, and even though it is primarily aimed at children, the time-travelling aspect of the story hasn't been overly simplified or glossed over - there are a lot of Einstein quotes in there.
Whenever I receive an advance copy of a book there is always a short form asking what attracted me to a story. In this case the plot description and book title definitely piqued my interest. However, once I started the book I immediately found the story humorous, the character's richly described, and even though it is primarily aimed at children, the time-travelling aspect of the story hasn't been overly simplified or glossed over - there are a lot of Einstein quotes in there.
A really nicely written time-travel story that you may well complete in a single sitting.
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