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Margaret Peterson Haddix

Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers · Paperback · August 3, 2010

Jonah, Katherine, Chip, and another boy, Alex, have no preparation before they are sent back to 1483 at the Tower of London, with the promise that they can return to the present if they can repair history.

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Who it’s for
A historical mystery turns time travel into a race against a notorious ending.
Genres
Time Travel Fiction, Medieval Tales, Mysteries & Detective Stories
Published
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, August 3, 2010

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Jonah, Katherine, Chip, and another boy, Alex, have no preparation before they are sent back to 1483 at the Tower of London, with the promise that they can return to the present if they can repair history. They quickly discover that Chip and Alex’s true identities are the 13-year-old King Edward V and his 10-year-old brother, Richard, Duke of York.

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But before Chip can enjoy being the king of England, they discover that they are virtually prisoners—and that their uncle wants them dead. How can the kids repair time and return home when according to history, Chip and Alex were murdered?

History Under Pressure

A historical mystery turns time travel into a race against a notorious ending.

Come here for

  • Time travel tangled with the mystery of the princes in the Tower
  • A tense collision between recorded history and the chance to change it

Expect

  • Young travelers facing danger in 1483
  • The uneasy question of whether history can be repaired

Where it sits

Time Travel Fiction84%
Medieval Tales74%
Mysteries & Detective Stories47%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Action & Adventure
  • Medieval Tales
  • Magic & Fantasy
Authors
Margaret Peterson Haddix
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Published
August 3, 2010
Format
Paperback
Reading lane
Action & Adventure