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The book could have been better in my opinion. It was very slow at times, and it felt like I was falling asleep at others. The book did have some good parts though.
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The Time Hackers
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You ever open your locker and find that some joker has left something really weird inside?
Seventh-grader Dorso Clayman opens his locker door to find a dead body.
Thirty seconds later it disappears.
It’s not the first bizarre thing that has appeared in his locker and then vanished.
Something’s going on.
Somebody has decided to make Dorso and his buddy Frank the target of some strange techno-practical jokes. The ultimate gamesters have hacked into the time line, and things from the past are appearing in the present. Soon, the jokes aren’t funny anymore—they’re dangerous. Dorso and Frank have got to beat the time hackers at their own game by breaking the code, before they get lost in the past themselves.
Seventh-grader Dorso Clayman opens his locker door to find a dead body.
Thirty seconds later it disappears.
It’s not the first bizarre thing that has appeared in his locker and then vanished.
Something’s going on.
Somebody has decided to make Dorso and his buddy Frank the target of some strange techno-practical jokes. The ultimate gamesters have hacked into the time line, and things from the past are appearing in the present. Soon, the jokes aren’t funny anymore—they’re dangerous. Dorso and Frank have got to beat the time hackers at their own game by breaking the code, before they get lost in the past themselves.
96 pages, Paperback
First published January 1,2005
This edition
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96 pages, Paperback
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August 22, 2006 by Yearling
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9780553487886
- ASIN
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0553487884
- Language
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English
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Gary James Paulsen was an American writer of children's and young adult fiction, best known for coming-of-age stories about the wilderness. He was the author of more than 200 books and wrote more than 200 magazine articles and short stories, and several plays, all primarily for teenagers. He won the Margaret Edwards Award from the American Library Association in 1997 for his lifetime contribution in writing for teens.
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This was a short, but interesting book about two kids who end up in a tricky situation. This book was okay, because it didn't have good characters and it had a weird plot. The basis of the story was a boy aquirred a laptop that let him travel through time and he had to stop a group of people who wanted to make a game out of the world's time line.
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I just noticed that I never wrote a review of this book...
I stumbled upon it when search for Gary Paulsen's The River at the library. Having just become an avid watcher of Doctor Who, I thought it would be fun to read a young adult fictional tale of time travel.
At under 80 pages, this is a very quick read for an adult. Unfortunately, it's not Paulsen's best. Since I read it two months ago, I admittedly don't remember too much about the details of the book. It was cool that people in this fictional world were able to travel in time to watch events in history unfold rather than read them in a textbook. However, it was a bit hokey reading about the computer hackers who were trying to change history. As an adult, I wasn't satisfied with this book, but 8-12 year olds might find this book fun.
Recommendation: Fans of Paulsen's Brian Robeson books should skip this lesser known book.
I stumbled upon it when search for Gary Paulsen's The River at the library. Having just become an avid watcher of Doctor Who, I thought it would be fun to read a young adult fictional tale of time travel.
At under 80 pages, this is a very quick read for an adult. Unfortunately, it's not Paulsen's best. Since I read it two months ago, I admittedly don't remember too much about the details of the book. It was cool that people in this fictional world were able to travel in time to watch events in history unfold rather than read them in a textbook. However, it was a bit hokey reading about the computer hackers who were trying to change history. As an adult, I wasn't satisfied with this book, but 8-12 year olds might find this book fun.
Recommendation: Fans of Paulsen's Brian Robeson books should skip this lesser known book.
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Explained a lot about time travel.
But did it explain the right info?
Neat book. I thought that it was interesting.
But did it explain the right info?
Neat book. I thought that it was interesting.
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Dorso Clayman, 12, is suddenly the victim of several practical jokes. Holograms appear in his locker and he can SMELL them--worms, deada fish, and dead bodies. The jokes get progressively more extreme, until he is being taken back in time and put into dangerous situations, stuck in the middle of a deadly game being played by a couple of time hackers.
Dorso's friend, Frank, tries to help him catch the time hackers before it is too late. Action is fast-paced, but there is little character development.
Dorso's friend, Frank, tries to help him catch the time hackers before it is too late. Action is fast-paced, but there is little character development.
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REQUIRED AUTHOR: GARY PAULSEN
Dorso and Frank are seventh graders. And they've stumbled upon something huge. Someone has been playing jokes with the time line. But the jokes aren't funny anymore. It is up to Dorso and Frank to stop the pranksters and return the time line to normal.
The idea of The Time Hackers was really interesting and clever, but the narration felt very, very rushed. I felt like I didn't know the characters at all and Paulsen didn't take the time to make me care about them, which was frustrating. I think this might be a good choice for reluctant readers, though, because it is so short and fast-faced.
Dorso and Frank are seventh graders. And they've stumbled upon something huge. Someone has been playing jokes with the time line. But the jokes aren't funny anymore. It is up to Dorso and Frank to stop the pranksters and return the time line to normal.
The idea of The Time Hackers was really interesting and clever, but the narration felt very, very rushed. I felt like I didn't know the characters at all and Paulsen didn't take the time to make me care about them, which was frustrating. I think this might be a good choice for reluctant readers, though, because it is so short and fast-faced.
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This was in interesting take on time travel. The historical details and the actual time travel tended to drag the story a bit, but I guess Paulsen used this vehicle to show the inevitableness of fate and history, and to create a background, tools to help the main character step out of his comfort zone and become engaged in the world. He learned to take a stand and decide what was important enough to him to risk. I can relate to that not wanting to leave your comfort zone. That's probably why I read it though.
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Suspenseful story of an 11-year-old and his friend who are tossed from harmless pranks into a deadly computer game when hackers learn how to manipulate time and send people into the past or future.
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