Alternate History/Speculative Fiction Book Review Books FANTASY - EPIC / HIGH FANTASY General Fiction ROMANCE - HISTORICAL TEENS (Ages 13-16) Time Travel YOUNG ADULT FICTION

“Two Spies in Time” by Suzy Ryan

I love early American history fiction stories and time travel adventures. So of course, Two Spies in Time by Suzy Ryan caught my eye just by its title. The story begins in the British province of Kansas in 1980. Yes, I did say British province! In this world, the red coats won the Revolutionary War! HH (Helen), a middle school teacher, is getting ready to go to the airport and catch her British Airways flight to New York, where she will meet her students for her school field trip tour of the city. HH has never been away from Kansas and is beyond excited. But as she dozes off during her flight, a young, handsome officer appears to her in a dream that will change the trajectory of her trip, and maybe history.

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“Greenwich Meridian” by Carlo Musso

If the date November 22, 1963 means something to you, it’s likely because you remember finding out that the 35th president of the United States, John Fitzgerald Kennedy (also called JFK), had been assassinated during a promenade in the presidential motorcade. While that moment is cemented in the minds of many who were alive to receive the news, lives had to continue on that day. The culmination of Greenwich Meridian by Carlo Musso takes place on that same day and explores the lives of seven people who, unknowingly, are interconnected with each other. Throughout the series of vignettes that make up Greenwich Meridian, Musso has woven in JFK’s possible perspective.

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“The Last Book” by Hungry Minds

The Last Book: Diary of the Last Earthling follows the journey of Noah Kaplan, longtime resident of New York, artist, and most importantly, the sole survivor of Earth. At the end, he finds himself on an alien spaceship with no idea how he has arrived and nothing to keep him company but the broken bits of the planet he can see outside. He is completely alone, with nothing but the contents of his pockets to keep him company.

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