Review: An Excellent Adventure in Spite of the Farts
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 30, 2013
Jamie Brazil has packed a whole lot of fun, science, history, adventure, and a coming of age story, into this romp for Middle Grade readers. I'm a fan of Jamie's adult novels and she brings the same richness of detail to this book. Each place and time Riley and Toby visit is vibrant, the characters awesome, and the smells...This story reminded me of a favorite movie, "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure" where two teen boys with no musical talent travel through time in a phone booth to complete a history report. BUT - "A Fart In Time" is even better because 1. Riley and Toby are smart instead of slackers. 2. Riley knows and loves history like Toby knows and loves science. 3. They have the best gadgets with them to make the best guess and solve their own problems (well, sort of...)This is a book to reread, many times!