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Summary: Very Good
Review: "The Trolley to Yesturday" was very well done but once the plot starts to develop and they trapped in 1453 everything that can go wrong seems to go wrong. They are very smart characters and pass many tests but sometimes seem to lack a little common sence. I could be wrong but either way this book is still very enjoyable. Although it is not really one of those books that you can NEVER put down it still offers very much. Once again Bellairs writes another good book.
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Summary: AY CARAMBA! Professors in time!
Review: For my first comment, I must say this: Any book featuring a god of Upper and Lower Egypt is really, really cool.When said book is by John Bellairs and features 1)Well-done historical fiction, 2)Absolutely groovy plot, 3)Unforgettable characters, and 4)Time travel using a truly funky trolley, well, the book's really extremely cool, then. This was Bellairs' first foray into historical fiction. I don't know whether he was trying to diversify or merely experimenting with a different genre, but the book was the first cool historical fiction book I ever read. Constantinople is vividly described, and many useful tidbits of information are scattered through the book -- such as the Seven Hills of Rome -- which everyone should know in case they run into a Guardian (read the book, then you'll get the joke). This book also supplied the hilarious quote "Now, when Justinian was king --and boy, did they have the parties then!" -Brewster . Everyone should read this book as an excercise in, er, good books. Really good ones.
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Summary: Constantinople Rocks
Review: I had never read John Bellairs books before, but stumbled upon this because the it was based on Byzantine History, which I like. I enjoyed the book tremendously. The author manages to convey the fear and desperation of a populace about to be subjugated, while at the same time giving a rip roaring fantasy aspect to it. When reading fantasy books (and this IS a fantasy book) one has to suspend disbelief. Leaving the fantasy aspect aside, I was impressed at the historical accuracy of the book. It also helped that there is a map of the city at the front of the book to give readers an idea of the set up of The City. I do recommend this book, but it is really for older children.
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Summary: Constantinople Rocks
Review: I had never read John Bellairs books before, but stumbled upon this because the it was based on Byzantine History, which I like. I enjoyed the book tremendously. The author manages to convey the fear and desperation of a populace about to be subjugated, while at the same time giving a rip roaring fantasy aspect to it. When reading fantasy books (and this IS a fantasy book) one has to suspend disbelief. Leaving the fantasy aspect aside, I was impressed at the historical accuracy of the book. It also helped that there is a map of the city at the front of the book to give readers an idea of the set up of The City. I do recommend this book, but it is really for older children.
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Summary: The Trolley to Yesterday is the best book I ever read!!
Review: i Love the books John Bellairs writes.My reading teaher in school read them books to us and I fell in love with his books.To me,he is my most favorite author I ever read books from.Just remember he is the only one who can wrote the books to satisfy me. Your fan , Stephanie
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Summary: save your money
Review: I read this book to my children (13y to 6y) and spent most of my time editing. The children are fresh and "shut up" and other such comments as well as shovel fulls of slang are constant. There is no character development and the plot is predictable. The author does something throughout the book that is common to young writers (although he apparently is a respected author) that being to bring in ridiculous solutions to situations that arise. For example when the professor and the children are surrounded by soldiers they are suddenly given something that lets them fly, etc. There is very little of history in the book either. I'm donating my copy to the library sale.
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Summary: save your money
Review: I read this book to my children (13y to 6y) and spent most of my time editing. The children are fresh and "shut up" and other such comments as well as shovel fulls of slang are constant. There is no character development and the plot is predictable. The author does something throughout the book that is common to young writers (although he apparently is a respected author) that being to bring in ridiculous solutions to situations that arise. For example when the professor and the children are surrounded by soldiers they are suddenly given something that lets them fly, etc. There is very little of history in the book either. I'm donating my copy to the library sale.
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Summary: Good book, action keeps coming!
Review: Johnny Dixon and Byron, Johnny's friend, notice that their friend, Professor Roderick Childermass, is being very secretive. So he finally shows them his discovery of a funky trolley car. The Professor tells them that it can go back in time and that he is going to go back to Constantinople in the time of 1853 during the Turkish invasion.
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Summary: Another Tale From the Master of Young Adult Fiction!
Review: Johnny, Fergie, and Professor Childermass are back and it seems the cantankerous old coot has something special in his basement. A time machine! Well, actually a Time Trolley! When Johnny and Fergie notice the Professor acting strange they decide to investigate, instead of finding the Prof one step closer to insanity they find that he has an honest-to-God time machine that allows him to travel to Constantinople right before its fall to the Turks! The Professor has a hair-brained, but well intentioned scheme to alter the course of history (and save more than a few helpless souls) but alas, things do not always go according to plan. With grand, Bellairsian style the inseparable trio come across ghosts, statue guardians, Turkish hordes, and a really cool thingamajig that allows them to fly only by uttering a few simple words. With any John Bellairs book you know you're in for a treat, and although The Trolley to Yesterday is amongst some of the master author's lighter works it never fails to entertain. So if you're a fan of the fantastic hop aboard The Trolley to Yesterday!
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Summary: Another Tale From the Master of Young Adult Fiction!
Review: Johnny, Fergie, and Professor Childermass are back and it seems the cantankerous old coot has something special in his basement. A time machine! Well, actually a Time Trolley! When Johnny and Fergie notice the Professor acting strange they decide to investigate, instead of finding the Prof one step closer to insanity they find that he has an honest-to-God time machine that allows him to travel to Constantinople right before its fall to the Turks! The Professor has a hair-brained, but well intentioned scheme to alter the course of history (and save more than a few helpless souls) but alas, things do not always go according to plan. With grand, Bellairsian style the inseparable trio come across ghosts, statue guardians, Turkish hordes, and a really cool thingamajig that allows them to fly only by uttering a few simple words. With any John Bellairs book you know you're in for a treat, and although The Trolley to Yesterday is amongst some of the master author's lighter works it never fails to entertain. So if you're a fan of the fantastic hop aboard The Trolley to Yesterday!
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