The Time Travelers
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Chapter Book · Ages 10–14 · 2006 · Est. 11.5 hour read

The Time Travelers

By Linda Buckley-Archer

Book #1 in the The Gideon Trilogy series

Two kids from the future must retrieve a stolen device to return home.

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404 pages· 103,914 words· Est. 11.5 hour read
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In 1763, Gideon Seymour, a gentleman thief, encounters Peter and Kate, children from the future, after a time-rip. Their only way home is stolen by the sinister Tar Man. Together, they navigate the dangers of eighteenth-century London, forging a bond as they face treachery and race against time to reclaim the lost device. Will they outsmart their foe and find a way back to their own century?

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Previously published as GIDEON THE CUTPURSE 1763 Gideon Seymour, thief and gentleman, hides from the villainous Tar Man. Suddenly the sky peels away like fabric and from the gaping hole fall two curious-looking children. Peter Schock and Kate Dyer have fallen straight from the twenty-first century, thanks to an experiment with an antigravity machine. Before Gideon and the children have a chance to gather their wits, the Tar Man takes off with the machine – and Peter and Kate’s only chance of getting home. Soon Gideon, Peter, and Kate are swept into a journey through eighteenth-century London and form a bond that, they hope, will stand strong in the face of unfathomable treachery.

At a glance
Format
Pages
404
Words
103,914
Reading age
10–14
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
890L
Themes & topics
Books about cultureBooks about historyBooks about father-son relationshipsBooks about time travelBooks about kings and rulers
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The The Gideon Trilogy series

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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
6.3
F&P level
~U
AR points
17
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
107535
Publication
Published
September 1, 2007
First published
January 1, 2006
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781416915263

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