Rewind
10 best books like Rewind (William Sleator): Saturday, the Twelfth of October, Fireball, The Taking of Room 114, Over the Wall, The Missing Persons League, How to Get Suspended and Influence People, Kipling's Choice, Handbook for Boys, The Trap, The Curse of the Romanovs
| Author | Norma Fox Mazer |
| ISBN | 0440995922 |
This was one of my favorite books as a kid. Was thrilled to discover it is still a good book when I read it as an adult. Zan, the protagonist, is transported back in time to a (presumed) prehistoric tribe. Zan's time with these people is a well written comming of age story. We never do learn who exactly the tribe...
| Author | John Christopher |
| ISBN | 0441238459 |
Two cousins are thrust into a parallel reality when they travel through time and fire in the first book of the alternative history Fireball Trilogy, from critically acclaimed Tripods author John Christopher.
Simon and his cousin Brad hadn t wanted to spend the summer together. And the quiet London...
| Author | Mel Glenn |
| ISBN | 0525675485 |
What starts out as an ordinary day for a group of high school seniors turns into anything but when their history teacher takes them hostage. The book takes us through each of their lives through a series of five poems, where we learn about the issues and goals that resonate underneath the facade of their...
| Author | John H. Ritter |
| ISBN | 0698119312 |
Tyler's temper is out of control. If he isn't careful, he'll blow his chances of making the All-Star team and being noticed by a scout. But Tyler's coach, a Vietnam War veteran, has seen anger destroy enough people. He knows that if Tyler is ever going to fulfill his dreams, he'll have to learn to fight his...
| Author | Frank Bonham |
| ISBN | 0590338471 |
Brian's sister and mother vanished without a trace over a year ago. It was not uncommon. People were disappearing everywhere. To Brian, life had become a frightening madness. He knows that in another two years the planet will be unable to support life.
Now suddenly, his father is gone. Fighting...
| Author | Adam Selzer |
| ISBN | 0385733690 |
It all starts with an assignment. Leon's "gifted and talented" class has to make educational videos for the sixth and seventh graders. Leon originally chooses "sex ed" as his subject in the hopes of showing a flash of boob. But as time goes on, his project starts to mean something. He wants to tell the younger...
| Author | Geert Spillebeen |
| ISBN | 0618800352 |
As a young man, Rudyard Kipling was devastated when his military application was rejected because of poor eyesight. Although Rudyard would go on to win England’s highest accolades, he never got over this lost opportunity to serve his country.
When World War I broke out, John, like his father...
| Author | Walter Dean Myers |
| ISBN | 0064409309 |
Jimmy and Kevin could really use a guide to life.
Their activities almost land them in juvenile detention until Duke employs them in his Harlem barbershop. Duke has rules for everything. But is he offering good advice or just more aggravation?
In the groundbreaking tradition of the...
| Author | John E. Smelcer |
| ISBN | 0805079394 |
A gripping wilderness adventure and survival story
It was getting colder. Johnny pulled the fur-lined hood of his parka over his head and walked towards his own cabin with the sound of snow crunching beneath his boots.
"He should be back tomorrow," he thought, as a star raced across...
| Author | Staton Rabin |
| ISBN | 1416902082 |
Alexei Romanov, heir to the Russian throne, is in deadly danger.
It¹s 1916, the struggling Russian people are tired of war and are blaming their Romanov rulers for it, and some are secretly plotting to murder the young heir and his family. But nobody outside the palace knows that Alexei suffers...
| Author | Kat Black |
| ISBN | 0545056543 |
Scotland. 1307. Thirteen-year-old Tormod MacLeod is different. He knows things before they happen. Even his own brother treats him differently, and all Tormod can do is bide his time until he's old enough to leave the village and make something of himself. His chance comes sooner than expected when...
The King's Swift Rider: A Novel on Robert the Bruce
| Author | Mollie Hunter |
| ISBN | 0060271868 |
Robert the Bruce, King of Scots, led Scotland's rebel army in a thirty-year war against England. Now award-winning author Mollie Hunter tells the story of this legendary king, and of the young man who would become his swift rider and master of espionage. As Scotland's guerrilla campaign gathers bloody...
| Author | Wilmar H. Shiras |
| ISBN | 0899683649 |
This limited edition facsimile reprint volume is a complete reproduction of the original first edition (published by
Gnome Press in 1953) and includes a full-color dust jacket, protective slipcase, and biographical information about the author.
Hidden throughout a future America...
| Author | Janet Tashjian |
| ISBN | 0439174848 |
For as long as Monica Devon can remember, she has been two things: a whiz at making anagrams and a perfectionist who obsesses about saying and doing the right thing. Seeing no other way out from her compulsive nature, she creates "Multiple Choice", a roulette word game that will force spontaneity into...
| Author | Matt Dickinson |
| ISBN | 0312989326 |
Adventurer Carl Norland and celebrity explorer Julian Fitzgerald have teamed up in an attempt to walk across Antarctica at its widest point, a crossing of some 2,000 frozen miles. Success would place their names alongside those of such polar legends as Scott, Shackleton, and Admundsen, but when their...
After seeing his father hauled off to debtor's prison, Tom Tin sets out to take revenge on Mr. Goodfellow, the man responsible for his family's misfortunes. But the fog-filled London streets are teeming with sinister characters. Tom encounters a blind man who scavenges the riverbed for treasure and...
Man vs. Wild: Survival Techniques from the Most Dangerous Places on Earth
In Man vs. Wild, Bear Grylls demonstrates all manner of survival techniques when faced with nature's extremes--from crossing piranha-infested rivers to fighting off grizzly bears. He shows us how, armed with the correct know-how and a determination to stay alive, all of us have the potential to beat...
| Author | Will Hobbs |
| ISBN | 0380733099 |
The great race across Alaska!As Dawson City goes up in flames, Jason Hawthorn itches to join the new rush for gold in Nome, 1,700 miles away. He and his brothers have been cheated out of their sawmill, so when a $20,000 prize is announced for the winner of a race to Nome, Jason enters. His partner in the canoe...
| Author | Joan Lowery Nixon |
| ISBN | 0440227577 |
From one of the foremost mystery writers for young adults comes a gripping double mystery about a high school student who finds out that a stranger has kept a secret file on her entire life.
Kristi Evans and her parents can't understand why police detectives are telling them that a man named Douglas...
| Author | E.L. Young |
| ISBN | 0803732651 |
STORM, a secret organization dedicated to eliminating the world's misery through science and technology, formed by the story's three brainiac kids: Will, the loner, inventive genius, and creator of cutting-edge gadgets. Andrew, the software whiz-kid, millionaire, and fashion disaster. Gaia,...
| Author | Homer Hickam |
| ISBN | 1595546642 |
A MINING COLONY ON THE MOON. A DEADLY MISSION. AND A SECRET BIGGER THAN TWO WORLDS.
It's the 22nd Century. A tough, pioneering people mine the moon for Helium-3 to produce energy for a desperate, war-torn Earth.
Sixteen-year-old Crater Trueblood loves his job as a Helium-3 miner....
The Leafcutter Ants: Civilization by Instinct
| Author | Bert Hölldobler |
| ISBN | 0393338681 |
The Leafcutter Ants is the most detailed and authoritative description of any ant species ever produced. With a text suitable for both a lay and a scientific audience, the book provides an unforgettable tour of Earth's most evolved animal societies. Each colony of leafcutters contains as many as five...
| Author | Lynne Reid Banks |
| ISBN | 0380975629 |
Wicked, hilarious magic in an acclaimed novel of good and evil twins, from The New York Times bestselling author of The Indian in the Cupboard.Twins Angela and Diabola are as different as day and night. From the moment they are born, Angela is beautiful, loving, and perfect in every way. Diabola is ugly,...
| Author | Brenda W. Clough |
| ISBN | 0812571363 |
I was predisposed to like this book. I bought this directly from the author at the Baltimore Book Festival after listening to her speak at the SFWA booth. She was the only one on her panel to speak with any sense of history or context. I decided on the basis of that talk that I wanted to buy one of her books, and...
| Author | Scott O'Grady |
| ISBN | 0385483309 |
Interesting details. He ate a bunch of ants, munched leaves, drank the sweat out of his socks...all expected, but the details that fascinate me concern modern warfare.
A USAF pilot carries a "blood chit," which is a promissory note from the US government promising to pay money to whoever offers...
