Stay a Spell

Written by Nicholas O. Time

Book #2 in the In Due Time series

A time-traveling student risks getting stuck in the past while learning unexpected lessons.

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160 pages

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Bookroo's summary

Jada, a budding fashion designer, uses a magical book to travel back to 1977, aiming to fix a failed spelling test. Instead, she lands in a world of disco and bell-bottoms, where her aunt's internship reveals the importance of spelling. As Jada explores the past, she contemplates a detour to ancient Egypt for fashion inspiration. But the thrill of time travel comes with a risk—will she return home in time, or be trapped in history forever? Discover the unexpected lessons and adventures that await in this zany journey through time.

From the publisher

School librarian Ms. Tremt sends Jada and her friends back to 1977 to learn a valuable lesson in this second zany novel, part of the all-new In Due Time series. Now that librarian Valerie Tremt has given her students access to a time travel portal, they are all abuzz thinking about where they should go. But Jada doesn’t want to go anywhere special. All she wants to do is go back to last week and study for the spelling test she failed to make her parents happy. Why does she need to know how to spell? She’s going to be a famous fashion designer when she grows up. With a twinkle in her eye, Ms. Tremt says Jada can use The Book of Memories to go back and pass her test, but instead of going back in time one week, Jada ends up in 1977! Lava lamps! Disco music! Huge bell-bottom jeans! And everyone is talking about a cool new movie called Star Wars. Jada finds herself in the designer’s studio where her Aunt Katie is an intern. She watches as Katie learns just how important spelling can be–no matter what career you choose. And just when it’s time to head home, Jada finally realizes all the endless possibilities that come with having a time machine so she decides to make a quick trip to ancient Egypt to get some fashion tips from Cleopatra. But being in the past is so thrilling that Jada almost misses the deadline to return home. Could she get stuck in ancient Egypt forever?

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