Name: Gideon the Cutpurse
ISBN: 9781416915256

Linda Buckley-Archer

Ignored by his father and sent to Derbyshire for the weekend, twelve-year-old Peter and his new friend, Kate, are accidentally transported back in time to 1763 England where they are befriended by a reformed cutpurse. 200,000 first printing. $200,000 ad/promo.

Being the First Part of the Gideon Trilogy

Gideon the Cutpurse

Hannah Yang

Okay, WOW! The Time Travelers was unexpectedly good. It is confusing at first, I'll warn you. The character perspective switching can get a little annoying, and it's hard to memorize everyone's names, but don't worry, it'll get better.

I usually do not read historical fiction. This was the most action packed historical fiction I have read in my life!

Some of the characters were weird, while some of the other characters were flat and boring. This was the greatest flaw for me. However, I did really really like the Tar Man/Blueskin. I found him and his past very intriguing, and I loveloveloved how he stood up for Gideon on hanging day. I can't wait to find out why, though I have several guesses. On the other hand, Sidney kind of made me want to pull my hair and scream at the book. 

I wouldn't fall over recommending The Time Travelers, but it's a solid story and an enjoyable read.

An encounter with an anti-gravity machine catapults Peter Schock and Kate Dyer back to the 18th century and sets in motion a calamitous chain of events. While a massive police hunt gets underway to find the missing children in the 21st century - in 1763 a hardened criminal, the Tar Man, steals the anti-gravity machine and disappears into the London underworld. Stranded in another time and forced to chase the Tar Man to his lair, Peter and Kate find a friend and guide in reformed cutpurse, Gideon Seymour. Gideon does every thing he can to help them, but will his dark past catch up with him before the machine is recovered?

Gideon the Cutpurse Being the First Part of the Gideon Trilogy