An Adventure Through Time:
Nick of Time
by Ted Bell
Nick of Time
by Ted Bell
NICK OF TIME by Ted Bell
Category: Action-Adventure
Age Recommendation: Grades 6+
Release Date: 5/13/08
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Reviewed by: Marie Robinson
Rating: 4 Stars
Set in 1939, NICK OF TIME is about young Nick McIver and his adventuresome spirit.
Nick loves to sail and be out on the water with his trusty dog, Jip. He loves it so much that he often loses track of time
and comes home late for dinner, which irritates his tough yet loving mother. One night, Nick also discovers that his father
is no ordinary lighthouse keeper. He’s also a spy for England. What would become World War II was brewing, and Nick
joins his dad in his efforts of spying for Nazis.
This story has a lot going for it. The writing is excellent, the story includes sailboats, Nazis, submarines, secret castles,
mysterious villains, pirates, squawking parrots, dogs, cats, spies and, as the title implies, travel through time. The one
downside is that it takes more than one hundred pages to get to the time travel promised by the title.
Nevertheless, it’s a fun story, full of adventure and suspense, with a dose of history thrown in.
Category: Action-Adventure
Age Recommendation: Grades 6+
Release Date: 5/13/08
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Reviewed by: Marie Robinson
Rating: 4 Stars
Set in 1939, NICK OF TIME is about young Nick McIver and his adventuresome spirit.
Nick loves to sail and be out on the water with his trusty dog, Jip. He loves it so much that he often loses track of time
and comes home late for dinner, which irritates his tough yet loving mother. One night, Nick also discovers that his father
is no ordinary lighthouse keeper. He’s also a spy for England. What would become World War II was brewing, and Nick
joins his dad in his efforts of spying for Nazis.
This story has a lot going for it. The writing is excellent, the story includes sailboats, Nazis, submarines, secret castles,
mysterious villains, pirates, squawking parrots, dogs, cats, spies and, as the title implies, travel through time. The one
downside is that it takes more than one hundred pages to get to the time travel promised by the title.
Nevertheless, it’s a fun story, full of adventure and suspense, with a dose of history thrown in.