Gideon the Cutpurse
Being the First Part of The Gideon Trilogy
New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2006.
Format: Book
Edition: First U.S. edition.
Description: ix, 404 pages ; 24 cm.
Ignored by his father and sent to Derbyshire for the weekend, twelve-year-old Peter and his new friend, Kate, are accidentally transported back in time to 1763 England where they are befriended by a reformed cutpurse.
Series: Buckley-Archer, Linda. Gideon trilogy ; bk. 1.
Contents:
Birthday treat -- Peter misses and important telephone call -- Three-cornered hat -- Howl of a wolf -- Breakfast of grilled trout -- Lost in time -- Hospitality of the honorable Mrs. Byng -- Tar man's tale -- Journey begins -- Attack! -- Lord Luxon's tragedy -- Parliament of rocks -- Pandora's box -- Gideon's stratagem -- Pact made in blood -- Covent gardens -- Queen Charlotte's promise -- Into the net -- Race against time -- Newgate -- Straw men -- Tyburn -- Author's note -- Acknowledgments.
Subjects:
Time travel -- Juvenile fiction.
Fathers and sons -- Juvenile fiction.
Fantasy fiction -- Juvenile fiction.
Great Britain -- History -- George III, 1760-1820 -- Juvenile fiction.
Time travel -- Juvenile fiction.
Fathers and sons -- Juvenile fiction.
Fantasy fiction -- Juvenile fiction.
Great Britain -- History -- George III, 1760-1820 -- Juvenile fiction.
ISBN:
9781416915263
Availability | |||
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
C Buckley-Archer | Cooper (Forest Acres) | Children's Fiction | Out (Due: 6/1/2024) |
Released in paperback format as The Time Travelers.
Sequel: The time thief.
Sequel: The time thief.