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Synopsis
Double Time is a young adult novel with the Civil War as the backdrop, where the author develops an intriguing story of courage, friendship, honor, redemption and reconciliation.
Summary: The year is 2097, and 17-year old Jason Trent travels back in time to 1863 Virginia to find his twin sister Jaynie who was accidentally transported there in her father's top-secret time machine. In a strange and hostile world, Jason meets runaway slave Daniel Williams who witnessed Jaynie's abduction by traveling minstrels. Together they track the mysterious minstrel wagon. During their three-week odyssey, they visit wartime Washington, DC, are captured as spies, encounter the Underground Railroad and ultimately stop a conspiracy that could change the course of history. Readers are introduced to a line-up of unforgettable characters, from a pair of witless soldiers to a charming Scottish canal barge captain and his dog named Shamus. Readers will thoroughly enjoy the swash-buckling adventure---and learn all about the Civil War in fascinating detail.
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About the Author
Vincent E. Sescoe has been an avid writer since the age of 10. At 13, he wrote and illustrated a family newsletter and sent away for travel brochures to fuel his travel fantasies. His appetite for travel was finally satisfied when he enlisted in the United States Air Force. During his military career, Vince served overseas for 12 years, traveling extensively throughout Asia and Europe, both for business and pleasure. He used his many travel opportunities to learn more about the foreign lands he visited.
Vince's writing career began as a reporter and cartoonist for the USAF and received an American Legion Commendation. When he returned home to Washington, DC, he attended Howard University as a fine arts major and wrote for his school newspaper. He also served on the editorial board of a prestigious classified Federal journal and wrote feature articles for in-house government periodicals.
Vince has been fascinated with Civil War history for more than 40 years. Double Time, his first young adult novel, is the culmination of many years of passionate research on his favorite subject. In addition to writing, his other interests include volunteer service, gourmet cooking, and watercolor painting. He resides in Reston, Virginia, with his wife, Gillian.
From School Library Journal
Grade 7 Up-After an accident in their father's top-secret lab, Jason must go back in time from 2097 to the Civil War to find his sister. Since their mother died four years earlier, the twins' father has been even more distant, and now Jason fears that he has lost Jaynie as well. Once in the past, Jason encounters Daniel, a runaway slave who saw her captured by a band of minstrels in a yellow wagon. The two teens track the wagon to Gettysburg, escaping several times from both Union and Confederate troops before getting her back. The story is too full of coincidences and, other than Daniel, peopled with fairly flat characters. Jason comes across as a typical angry young man, and Jaynie, aside from one or two instances, acts like a damsel in distress waiting to be rescued. Daniel is much more of a fully realized character whose decisions and actions don't seem scripted, except when he decides to stay with Jason rather than go with a band of escaped slaves the boys encounter. Overall, this is a book that only die-hard time-travel fans or Civil War buffs may enjoy.
Lisa Prolman, Greenfield Public Library, MA
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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- PublisherBrookfield Reader
- Publication date2001
- ISBN 10 1930093063
- ISBN 13 9781930093065
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages192
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