Peter Schock is looking forward to spending the first day of his Christmas holiday with his father and finally getting to enjoy the birthday treat that was originally planned for him months before. But much to Peter's anger and disappointment, his dad has had to cancel yet again because of an important meeting. They get into a bitter argument, and Peter is sent to spend the weekend in Derbyshire with his au pair Margrit on...
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This is a very good book for both 10-15 years olds and adults who enjoy historical fiction. Well written with entertaining, fresh characters and a fast pace. However, it is the same book as the hardcover "Gideon the Cutpurse". I think the title and the style of the hardcover did not appeal to younger readers so it has been repackaged and retitled for paperback. Do not get confused that this is the second book in the proposed...
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I bought this book for my eleven year old son to take on our trip to Finland and Russia. For a good bit of the trip his nose was stuck in his Nintendo DS. My thirtee year old daughter however, finished the books she brought on day three of the trip. While brother was at the hockey game in Helsinki with dad, she picked up this book. She read for about 20 minutes and was hooked. She loved the story line and the jumping back...
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A couple of weeks ago, I read a blurb about this book and was intrigued with the headline on the cover ("The past is closer than you think.") The book really has an epic sweep, from the fact that Peter, a young teenager, is clearly looking for his lost father and finds a substitute in Gideon to the fact that the teens who go back in time travel across the British countryside having some amazing adventures as they try to get...
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