BRANDON AND THE TOTALLY TROUBLESOME TIME MACHINE

What would you do if you could travel back in time?

After inventing a time machine, pale-skinned, redheaded Brandon initially does the relatively expected and embarks on a time travel extravaganza: He watches animals evolve, checks out the Colossus of Rhodes, visits Alexander Hamilton, relives his favorite memories, and investigates some moments he’s always been curious about, like his own birth. Then he decides to go back to a more recent time in order to complete a failed homework assignment; after all, he now knows the right answers. But soon past Brandon gets too reliant on future Brandon and begins slacking off, secure in the knowledge that future Brandon will put things right. Frustration ensues! What’s a cheeky, work-avoidant boy to do? Sketchy, comical illustrations depict Brandon, a number of his past and future selves, and some surprise guests as they first wreak havoc, then set out to fix his admitted mistake and remedy the situation. Though there may be a few loose ends, “Brandon will deal with them…one day at a time.” Lighthearted and joke-filled, with a gently inserted moral about the perils of laziness, this flippantly funny selection will appeal to reluctant readers, mistake makers, and homework shirkers alike.

A lively lesson on the value of hard work and perseverance embedded in a wacky time travel adventure.