Nick of Time: An Adventure Through Time

by Ted Bell and Theodore Bell

Book Overview

Nick of Time is the first young reader's book written by bestselling author Ted Bell. In the grand tradition of epic novels like Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island comes a wondrous tale of time travel, adventure, and riches, in which twelve-year-old Nick McIver sets out to become "the hero of his own life." The setting is England, 1939, on the eve of war. Nick and his younger sister, Kate, live in a lighthouse on the smallest of the Channel...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312380682
• ISBN13: 9780312380687
• Release Date: May 2008
• Publisher: Griffin
• Length: 434 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 5.8" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 10 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 9

Customer Reviews

this book filled the bill

for an intermediate age book i likd it it was entertaining

"This adventure story has it all!" - Writer's Digest

From its striking dust cover art to its beautiful binding and print, this middle-grade adventure story has it all: boats and the sea, pirates, castles, Nazis, and time travel. It has everything a young reader could want. The writing is crisp, clear, and practically flawless. Description and scene setting put the reader in the middle of things where he or she is immediately drawn into the adventure with the leading characters, Nick and Kate. As the story progresses, more and more actors are sprinkled in until a full host are moving the story faster and faster forward toward a roaring climax. Action never stops in the great novel which rivals Robert Lewis Stevenson's Treasure Island in size and scope. The author covers this book's sometimes rapid point of view changes with seamless transition and skill seldom seen in a beginning writer.

"OUTSTANDING IN EVERY WAY!"

This book is an absolute gem! A great read for young or old or both and should be on every child's bookshelf. Very much in the style of Robert Louis Stevenson but written with a modern reader in mind. The hero, young Nick McIver is 12 when he discovers his father is spying on the Nazis for Churchill. The year is 1939 and war looms. Through a series of exiciting events, Nick and his sister Kate join forces to discover the secrets of an experimental German U-boat and, in a delightful twist, Nick comes to the aid of his ancestor who sails under Lord Nelson. Splendid rip-roaring tale and too bad they don't write them like this anymore!

Excellent book!

I am a 13 year old with a love of adventure and an interest in history. This book was excellent at meeting both of those needs. The great plot and vivid imagery kept me up many a long night. Highly recommended for all ages.

Nick of Time

This is the most exciting adventure story I have ever read.Both adults and children will be entertained and enthralled by it. There is something in it for everyone. The writer's visual descriptions are so vivid, I felt like I was seeing a film. I hope Hollywood will make it into a movie. It would be great fun to see it on the big screen.

Nick of Time - not just a book for boys!

Although Nick McIver, as the title indicates, is the hero of this book, I am happy to report that his sister Kate is able to hold her own in this wonderful adventure. Through these two engaging children we are able to experience the romance of life in a lighthouse, the excitement of sailing skillfully through rocky waters, every child's secret fantasy of traveling through time, and a beguiling introduction to a critical period in history. Nick of Time is just what we need. . . an adventure written for the young, but one that can be appreciated by all ages. It is, truly, timeless and certain to be a classic.