From School Library Journal
Grade 6–9—Martin Conway, unhappy with school and with his pointless life, is left a radio by his grandmother when she dies. In a new spin on time travel, the seventh grader uses a vintage, World War II Philco radio to travel back in time to war-torn, 1940s London. He suddenly finds that he's having vivid dreams about a British boy named Jimmy who urges him to do his part. Martin, confused and unsure about what he is supposed to do, travels with Jimmy back to the London Blitz. Jimmy tragically dies during a German air raid, and Martin finally understands his mission and his life becomes full of purpose and meaning. Superbly narrated by actor Robertson Dean (
The Young and the Restless), Edward Bloor's novel (Knopf, 2006) will interest young adult readers with its deft blend of history and science fiction.—
Larry Cooperman, Seminole High School, Sanford, FL Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
From AudioFile
Martin Conway, who numbly attends an upscale private school, is pulled out of his ennui by a strange call from his grandmother right before her death. His curiosity increases when the art deco radio she bequeaths him introduces him to Jimmy, a figure from the past who asks for his help. Martin is introduced to a maze of mysterious parallels and alternating times and places, all of which are kept straight through the strong narration of Robertson Dean. Dean shifts accents easily as Martin time-travels to Jimmy's world, Blitz-filled London of 1940. Dean's resonant tones have a haunting quality for a tale that has otherworldly elements and a dream-like mission that may bring redemption to several characters. S.W. © AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine--
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