Time Sight

By Lynne Jonell

A boy must navigate time to rescue his brother from a perilous past.

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416 pages· 87,895 words· Est. 12 hour read

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Bookroo's summary

Will's world turns upside down when his brother Jamie vanishes into the past at their ancestral Scottish castle. With his cousin Nan, Will must brave the ancient Highlands, facing battles and unknown dangers to bring Jamie back. As they journey through time, Will discovers hidden strengths and the true meaning of family. Can he find a way to return everyone safely home, or will they be lost to history forever? This thrilling adventure tests courage and the bonds of family in a race against time.

From the publisher

Castles, battles, the ancient Scottish Highlands, and a boy who is determined to bring everyone safely home combine in this absorbing middle grade time-travel adventure.

Will’s mother is in danger overseas, and his father must find her, so Will and his little brother are packed off to relatives in Scotland. Will feels useless. He can’t save his mother. He can’t help his father. And when he tries to amuse his brother on the plane ride, he can’t even locate the images in Jamie’s book—the hidden pictures that everyone else can see. Once at the family’s ancestral castle, though, Will tries again. And as he delicately adjusts his focus, suddenly his eyes tune in to a different visual frequency—the past.

Looking back five hundred years is interesting . . . at first. But when Jamie impulsively leaps through the opening in time, Will and his cousin Nan must follow, into a past so dangerous that Will isn’t sure how he will get everyone safely home.

At a glance

Format: Hardcover
Pages: 416
Words: 87,895
Reading age: 8–11
Audience: Middle Grade
Lexile: 710L

Themes & topics

Books about family Books about time Books about magic Books about history Books about time travel

For the grown-ups

The parent guide

What families may want to know

Every family reads differently. These are the concepts our editors noticed in this book — worth seeking out for some readers, worth knowing about for others. The list isn't exhaustive, but it's a spoiler-light head start.

Violence

The characters visit ancestors in ancient Scotland. There are battles and discussions of a murder the villain committed. One village considers sacrificing itself rather than be taken by the Romans, but they decide instead to fight.

Language

A couple uses of "my God".

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