Is traveling back in time really what it is hyped up to be? If you fell in a hole and found yourself in 1763 without your parents, would it really be that exciting? Sure- it would be nice to see history and to be like: 'I know what your future is going to be! I know what you're going to do and what country will take over what!' or to go around experiencing things that you would never have done in your present life. But some things have changed for the better. Wouldn't you miss that?
With no way to turn back and no understanding of how they got there, The Time Travelers are plopped into 1763 through the sky. Literally. Gideon, who was running from a sinister, evil man called the Tar Man, insists that he saw the sky being peeled back and the two being levered onto Earth like puppets on strings. Added to that, it has magically turned into near Christmas when it had been summer only a few moments ago. Dazed, bruised and demanding answers, The Time Travelers were an unsightly mess as Gideon found them.
Who are the Time Travelers? The Time Travelers are the main characters of the story- Kate Dyer and Peter Schock. Kate Dyer is a strong, brave girl of a strong mind, but one that you can find in tears easily. Peter is more of an independent boy that likes to be on his own and is used to being on his own. He, unlike Kate, is a 'townie' as Kate calls him. Unfamiliar with country life, he find himself wishing to be somewhere else. But be careful what you wish for- it may not turn out exactly as expected.
Between family relationships and their differences, Peter and Kate don't find themselves at ease with one another at the beginning, but turn out to develop a strong friendship at the end. However, will they arrive back home safely?
*** I give this book a 8 out of 10. It had an interesting plot, but I think it could have used a bit more action......***
Once he said se wished that I had been his father. Then it was my turn to be angry. "What madness is this?" I cried. "What crime has your father committed that you would trade him for a cutpurse?"
"He has committed no crime," Peter replied, "Unless a father can be punished for not loving his son."
~ The Life and Times of Gideon Seymour,
Cutpurse and Gentleman , 1792
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