Up, Back, and Away
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| Rating | : | 4.53 (975 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1481873474 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 346 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-02-05 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Miles McTavish, 15, is undersized and inoffensive. Once there, he is to find “a girl with a gift, a girl born out of her time” and a “secret that was not meant to be” and then return home with them both. He likes old bicycles, new music, and (don’t say it too loud), model railroading. Miles must first find the courage to pass through the strange portal in the Vermont woods that will launch him on this mission, and then to face down a series of do-or-die crises (including a crisis of confidence). He must also navigate the low-tech, class-bound world of England in 1928 while keeping his true identity a secret. Miles' quest for the girl and the secret carries him from a great estate in England's beautiful countryside to London's jazz-age cabarets, and from terrified boy to
Bruce said Fun Adventure. This book was an adventure from start to finish, with some parts well-developed, other parts less so. I enjoy fantasy books where the character goes back in time, and this one was not a disappointment. It was a clean read, appropriate for readers of all ages.A few things got in the way for me, however. The first is there are a significant number of typos present that pulled me out of the story, the most annoying being the use of quotation marks. Sometimes they were where they shouldn't be, and other times they didn't show up where they should have.I would have preferred some sort of conne. Exciting trip through time I enjoyed reading the story. The plot unfolded nicely with well thought out reveals along the way. I recommend it for a YA audience.There were some things that bothered me. The premise of a bicycle as a time travel devise never quite settled with me. I was disappointed that there was very little about the mysterious gypsy that gave Miles his quest. Some of the language fifteen year old Miles was using in Old England didn't always fit the character, in my opinion.. This is a fun adventure! My old creative writing professor used to tell me over and over, "suspend your disbelief" and once I did I was hooked. Up, Back, and Away is a fun read. Miles is real and so is Tipton 1928. Keep writing Ms. Velk!