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bonniereads777's review
5.0
Arriving through Time by Heather L. Barksdale is a Young Adult time travel novel. Lizzie has been through a family tragedy and is having a tough time, but she is supported by her two best friends, Sam and Jeremy. They are currently navigating high school life and dealing with bullies Gary and Tiffany. Then a class project has Lizzie wondering about her ancestors, and a school trip ends with the three friends hurtling through time, along with their bullies and Lizzie’s secret crush. Although at first it appears to be a freak occurrence, the time travel seems very designed, as all of the teens begin to meet long dead ancestors.
What I loved about this story is that it combined time travel fiction and genealogy, two of my favorite pastimes, and it did this in a clever way. A class project and a DNA test have brought questions about Lizzie’s ancestors to the surface, and unexpected time travel gives her a chance to get answers. This book reminds us that our ancestors were living, breathing, people, not just names on a family tree. They blazed the way for us, good and bad, and everything they did enabled us to be alive today. We also learn something along the way as we visit people and places that are important to American history.
I loved the way time took the six travelers to locations that were pertinent to all of them and their ancestors and gave them both answers and surprises. I find that in my own genealogy research.
If you are a fan of young adult novels, time travel, genealogy, and/or historical fiction, you will enjoy this book. I received a free copy of this book from the author. My review is voluntary.
What I loved about this story is that it combined time travel fiction and genealogy, two of my favorite pastimes, and it did this in a clever way. A class project and a DNA test have brought questions about Lizzie’s ancestors to the surface, and unexpected time travel gives her a chance to get answers. This book reminds us that our ancestors were living, breathing, people, not just names on a family tree. They blazed the way for us, good and bad, and everything they did enabled us to be alive today. We also learn something along the way as we visit people and places that are important to American history.
I loved the way time took the six travelers to locations that were pertinent to all of them and their ancestors and gave them both answers and surprises. I find that in my own genealogy research.
If you are a fan of young adult novels, time travel, genealogy, and/or historical fiction, you will enjoy this book. I received a free copy of this book from the author. My review is voluntary.
mistymist15's review
4.0
Arriving through time is a time-travelling story of six teenagers, fighting through their high school demons. They witness the history, and to comprehend what these events signify. And it also changes their perspectives.
Heather Barksdale, arriving through time, is an absolute delight to read. Imagine, as a teenager, one gets the choice to revisit history and witness the events we have learnt in our books. It will change the perspective of the individual.
The story is about six students of a high school who travel together in an unwilling event. They somehow stumble across a time portal or a wormhole that takes them through historical events, which also is related to each one of them. By the end, each of these students knows a little more about themselves and their families.
Lizzie is the main character, and she narrates the story in a conversation style. She’s a strong girl, despite her family issues and grief, she stays strong at the face of a problem or a bully.
The author has captured the concept of inquisitive adolescence where they hear about the family and like to know deeply about their roots and their eventual transformation to the present-day family.
Fun-loving tale of six teenagers is an entertainer from the start to finish. The book doesn’t lose its momentum. It presented the well-known events with intrigue.
The book deals with a contemporary teenage issue and presented a subtle solution to the problem.
My rating for the book is 4 stars.
Thank You, Heather Barksdale, for the copy of the book in exchange for my honest review.
Heather Barksdale, arriving through time, is an absolute delight to read. Imagine, as a teenager, one gets the choice to revisit history and witness the events we have learnt in our books. It will change the perspective of the individual.
The story is about six students of a high school who travel together in an unwilling event. They somehow stumble across a time portal or a wormhole that takes them through historical events, which also is related to each one of them. By the end, each of these students knows a little more about themselves and their families.
Lizzie is the main character, and she narrates the story in a conversation style. She’s a strong girl, despite her family issues and grief, she stays strong at the face of a problem or a bully.
The author has captured the concept of inquisitive adolescence where they hear about the family and like to know deeply about their roots and their eventual transformation to the present-day family.
Fun-loving tale of six teenagers is an entertainer from the start to finish. The book doesn’t lose its momentum. It presented the well-known events with intrigue.
The book deals with a contemporary teenage issue and presented a subtle solution to the problem.
My rating for the book is 4 stars.
Thank You, Heather Barksdale, for the copy of the book in exchange for my honest review.
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