“The past is accurately and engagingly depicted, and Laz’s reactions to the harsh conditions, especially bad food and filth, are totally believable….time travel is a thrilling concept, and the tale overflows with compelling action…” -Kirkus Reviews The award-winning author of The H i ll and Graffiti Knight has written an enthralling, swash-buckling time-slip adventure for middle-grade readers centered on a fascinating period in North American history.Ģ017 Best Books for Kids & Teens selection Christopher’s medal, which is surely his key to returning to his own time?
How will Laz find a way to betray the inhabitants of Louisbourg? How else can he hope to earn back his St. But once in Louisbourg, Laz earns a job as runner to the kind Commander Morpain and learns to love both the man and the town. To earn his freedom, Laz must promise to spy on the French at the fortification of Louisbourg. These English colonists, still loyal to King George, are at war with the French. Laz realizes, to his horror, that it is 1745 and he is trapped in time. Men who look like extras from Pirates of the Caribbean hand him over to a ship’s captain who strips him and takes his medal. When he wakes up, everything happens at once. There’s a strange smell, and Laz blacks out. A fast-paced middle-grade offering from internationally acclaimed author Karen BassĪngry over his family’s recent move and current enforced holiday in Halifax, twelve-year-old Laz Berenger rebels against a guided tour of the Citadel and sets out to explore on his own.
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