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Abe Lincoln and the Selfie That Saved the Union
Abe Lincoln and the Selfie That Saved the Union
Reviewed by: Karen Sandlin Silverman - Mt. Ararat Middle School, Topsham, Central Maine Library District
Review Date: January 8, 2017
Review
The second installment in the Left Behinds series finds Mel and his two classmates in Washington City arriving on the eve of the Battle of Gettysburg. They have dinner with the Lincolns in the White House and travel by train to Gettysburg to try to stop the inventor of the "iTime" app from catastrophically changing history. The Left Behinds -- the students did not go home from boarding school during their school holiday -- must use their knowledge of US History and some creative problem-solving to put things right and figure out how to get back to their own time and place. While the premise is a bit far-fetched, the story is fast-paced and the "you were there" style is fun. Includes an excellent bibliography.
Overall Book Score: good
About the Book
Author:
Potter, David
Illustrator: ,
Publisher: Crown Books for Young Readers
Book Type: chapter book fiction
Genre: adventure,science fiction,historical fiction
Audience: grades 4-6,grades 7-9
Binding Type: Choose Binding Type
Binding Quality: very good
ISBN: 9780385390606
Price: 16.99