ALA Booklist (Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 CST 2002)

The boys of the Time Warp Trio are back. This time the Book transports them to another time, but pretty much the same place as they end up in their hometown of Brooklyn in 1877. Through the usual complement of plot twists, the boys meet up with their granddaughters (first encountered in the earlier title 2095 ), and later Thomas Edison joins the gang. The group ends up on a tower of the Brooklyn Bridge as it is being constructed and also participates in a baseball game that's played with older, slightly different rules. They also discover what the old neighborhood once looked like, with the expected emphasis on the steaming leavings of the ubiquitous horses. Fans of the Trio will enjoy this latest installment, even if the shorter length and less exotic locale keep it from reaching the level of inspired fun found in some of the other titles in the series.

Kirkus Reviews (Tue Feb 28 00:00:00 CST 2023)

<p>Fred, Sam, and Joe once again time-travel with the help of The Book. Only this time, they are traveling with a purpose: to get to 2095 again and visit with their great-granddaughters who have The Book in their possession. Inspired by David Mullany's 1952 invention of the Wiffle ball, the trio wanted to go into the future, see what had been invented, and return to the present and be inventors themselves. Of course, things do not turn out as the boys plan. They blunder back to 1877 and the building of the Brooklyn Bridge and are inexplicably joined by their granddaughters from the future. In a confusing and fast-paced romp, the boys meet an annoying, babbling Thomas Alva Edison and Brooklyn Bridge engineer Washington Roebling. This current offering lacks the satirical humor of many of the books in this series. Perhaps it is time for the trio to take a break. (Fiction. 8-11)</p>

Horn Book (Thu Aug 01 00:00:00 CDT 2002)

In another wacky adventure, Joe, Sam, and Fred find themselves warped back to 1877 New York, where they see the Brooklyn Bridge being built, meet up with their time-traveling great-granddaughters, encounter Thomas Edison, and play a game of old-time baseball at Prospect Park. The unfocused plot makes this entry less cohesive than usual, though it still contains the same frenetic pace, flip humor, and comical illustrations.

School Library Journal

Gr 3-5 This adventure finds the boys in New York City, perched on top of a Brooklyn Bridge tower. At first they believe that they have traveled into the future (complete with space aliens), mainly because they encounter their great-granddaughters once again. They discover, however, that they are visiting Brooklyn before the bridge was completed. In fact, it is 1877. " The Book " and Sam's invention, "a Graphic Sonic," have somehow combined to propel them into the past, leaving them in the precarious situation of trying to get back to their own time. They also meet a "zapped" Thomas Edison, who may or may not become a great inventor. How the trio, their great-granddaughters, and baseball set everything aright makes for a fun read. Another winning entry in the series. Kay Bowes, Concord Pike Library, Wilmington, DE