Copyright Date:
2023
Edition Date:
2023
Release Date:
11/14/23
Illustrator:
Sianipar, Marvin,
Pages:
126 pages
ISBN:
1-534-48559-7
ISBN 13:
978-1-534-48559-4
Dewey:
Fic
LCCN:
2023933150
Dimensions:
22 cm.
Language:
English
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews
Four tweens travel through time to preserve key moments in American history.In 1961, the History Twister attempts to reroute Freedom 7's angle of entry and thwart the American space program at Cape Canaveral. The History Club says "Eat globe!" to that, disconnecting the villain's device just in time. Rewind to the club's origins at a middle school history competition, when time first stops for classmates Cam, Zack, Becca, and Thomas. The mysterious Adviser appears and gives the team a dire directive: An immense evil is waging war against the past that only the History Club can thwart. The main showdown in this series opener takes the History Club to 1804's famous duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr. But can they stop another of the History Twister's "crimes against history" before it's too late? Sianipar's full-color art and engaging, varied paneling keep the plot moving. While many characters appear white, Zack is Black, the History Twister is tan-skinned, and a last name cues Cam as Latine. This first children's book from Fox News host Baier brings history to life-and aligns it with the Adviser's "one rule" that "once what can happen has happened, it must remain so for all time." While the overarching story will appeal to kids, it mostly serves to further the didactic premise, which adults will recognize as a transparent attempt to justify a monolithic version of U.S. history.A flashy tale with a clear political agenda. (Graphic fiction. 8-12)
From Bret Baier, New York Times bestselling author, FOX News Chief Political Anchor, and host of Special Report with Bret Baier, comes the first book in a thrilling new time-bending graphic novel series about kids who use their love of history to thwart an evil time traveler’s scheme to change the past—perfect for fans of Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales!
Becca, Zack, Cam, and Thomas are best friends who may seem like an unlikely group on the surface but who have something very important in common: a love of history! Together, they make up their school’s history club that has an all-important secret mission: stop the villainous History Twister’s plot to destroy the past, forever altering the future.
Knowledge of history is their superpower as they chase the Twister through time. After all, who knows what would have happened if Alexander Hamilton had lived and Aaron Burr had died in their infamous duel? It’s up to the History Club to save the world from utter destruction!