Sheinkin, Steve Abigail Adams: Pirate of the Caribbean (TimeTwisters, #2), 150 pages. Illustrated by
Neil Swaab. Roaring Brook Press
(Macmillan), 2018. $14. Content: G.
Abby
and Doc have to go back in history to try and convince Abigail Adams that she
is an important historical figure, after Abigail decides she doesn’t want to be
known for hanging laundry in the white house.
Abigail herself has changed time periods and is a woman pirate, so when
Abby and Doc go back to the 1700’s to try and convince Abigail to leave the
pirate ship and return to her role as First Lady they are caught up in a
pirating lifestyle. When the conditions on the pirate ship get dire, John Adams shows up to rescue his wife and the
kids, but it may be too late.
As the
second book in the Time Twister series, Abby and Doc’s adventures with
historical figures continues. The rules
for traveling through time are as simple as jumping into an empty box, barrel
or laundry basket and then they just magically appear in whichever time period
there is a problem. The illustrations
are sub-par, (my boys passed them up based on the illustrations), and the story
is a bit confusing with so many different time periods and not enough
foundation for young readers about who Abigail Adams was. Like in the first book, there is an author’s
note at the end that clarifies what really did happen in history and what did
not.
EL (K-3), EL – OPTIONAL. Reviewer, C. Peterson.
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