Time Travelling with a Hamster

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He first started writing his debut novel, Time Travelling With A Hamster, in 2014. It was published in 2016 and was shortlisted for the Costa, [3] Blue Peter, [4] Waterstones, [5] and Branford Boase Awards. [6]

Despite me enjoying children’s books, this was perhaps a little young for me to fully fall in love with, but I did thoroughly enjoy it, and think it is a great book for teenagers and older children who are confident readers. Plus, this would make a fun story for parents to read to their children too. Albert Einstein Hawking Chaudhury’s dad was thirty nine years old when he died for the first time and twelve when he died for the second time. The former happened due to a dislodged piece of metal that caused brain haemorrhage, a leftover from of an accident he had when he was a kid.Touching, silly and exciting by turns, this thrilling little book is an inventive take on time travel for children. Sure to be a hit with fans of R.J. Palacio's Wonder… an unforgettable, madcap story from a bright new talent in children’s fiction." aw! it's so cute, but i dunno because i'm going on holiday for a week to Holland and was wondering if i could take my hamster on the train and all? Sadr, Sabrina. "Magic and myth with Ross Welford". Barnes Children’s Literature Festival . Retrieved 4 July 2020.

Lambert, Andrew (7 February 2018). "Children's author Ross Welford says too few books set in the North East". NEWSMAKER PR AND VIDEO PRODUCTION LTD . Retrieved 21 September 2022.Lily’s life is in mortal peril. Her father is missing and now silver-eyed men stalk her through the shadows. What could they want from her? And we know this doesn’t go well – for when Al fails to save his father, he alters the space-time continuum, changing everything. And then he needs to find a way to set things right. Okay, color me impressed! You've heard me praise the wonders of Middle Grade fiction and its wonderful authors many a time, and yet it never fails to stun me how much goodness comes out of the books written for this age group. Ross Welford has penned a gem here. Time Traveling With A Hamster simultaneously pulls together the importance of family, the grey areas we face when making hard decisions, the beauty (and issues) associated with being passionate about something, and even owning up to ones own mistakes. I am so thrilled to have read this, and can't recommend it enough! you know the way?” We walk up the alleyway from the seafront toward Chesterton Road, past the jungle of scrubland where the foxes lived, and we look at the house from across the road. All the time I’m thinking about how I’m going to get into the cellar” I don't think that I can put into words how amazing this book is. Reading it was like going on a roller-coaster of emotions.

Overall this is a brilliant story which is very hard to find fault in; it kept me pondering over the mind boggling concept of time travel, which is made about as believable as it ever could be by Ross Welford, for long after I finished the story. A very good read for boys and girls to enjoy. A debut novel and I hope the author has book number two on its way. Only one Geordie word was changed for the US edition, and that was “ha’way”. Ha’way, or “howay” is heard everywhere in the northeast of England, and means simply “come on”. All the ha’ways in the US book were replaced with “come on”. After university, I moved to London and became a journalist and then, after a few years, a television producer. Al is, to put it mildly, something of a eccentric character. His curiosity is limitless, and we get to travel with him on the most amazing journey. Viaje en el tiempo con un hámster es una novela del autor Ross Welford que narra las peripecias de un joven cuyo padre ha fallecido, y le ha dejado una máquina del tiempo con la intención de que le salve de su muerte. Con esta premisa como telón de fondo, el libro se adentra en temas tan profundos como la muerte de un padre y cómo ello afecta al resto de la familia y a su propio futuro; también trata sobre la amistad y el amor entre otros temas. Este libro está orientado hacia un público más bien juvenil (+14 años), aunque estoy segura de que los adultos disfrutarán igual con él, de la misma manera que yo lo he hecho.Finalmente, el estilo del autor me ha parecido muy sencillo, pero no por ello simple. Se hace necesario que los diálogos y la narración no sean muy complejos ni artificiosos, puesto que estamos ante un libro que está orientado a un público joven. Por ello considero que está perfectamente narrado para que estos lectores no se aburran ni se cansen, si no que cada vez quieran leer más y más. Ibegan writing Time Travelling With A Hamster in 2014. Itwas published in January 2016. My second book, What Not To Do If You Turn Invisiblefollowed a year later. It is the world’s oldest club for magicians and requires anaudition tojoin. The Circle meets every Monday in the wonderful headquarters in central London, where there is a theatre and a large library – including a copy of the world’s oldest magic book TheDiscoverie ofWitchcraft by Reginald Scott from 1584.

As a lifelong magic-nerd, I was thrilled when, in 2019, I was admitted as a member of The Magic Circle.Albert Einstein Hawking Chaudhury is celebrating his twelfth birthday with his mom, stepdad Steve, his stepsister Carly, and his grandpa Bryon. One of his presents is a hamster! Al names him Alan Shearer. Well, actually Steve suggests the name, but Al likes it. Al knows Steve is really trying to be friends, but Al can't accept it, although he is polite. His real dad died when Al was eight years old, he still misses his dad, Pie (Pythagoras). What a delight!! Have been intrigued by this book since I saw in a local bookshop so I was really pleased to be able to get the opportunity to read it The many twists, though, do also make the book is a bit longer than the story demands. Overwritten and over-explained in places, it takes a while to get going, and there is a lot of complication required to resolve all the loose ends. And perhaps we should all consider a brief moratorium on lists in children’s books as well as Capitalising Important Ideas or Objects. But the book’s heart and humour are hard to resist. It is set with great affection on an often unloved stretch of the northeast coast, and features a delightful supporting cast, including a grandfather who builds memory palaces. Just like Marty McFly, and indeed Albie Bright, Al is destined to discover that while new dimensions of time and space offer novelty or adventure, the bonds of family and love remain constant, wherever you travel. My dad died twice. Once when he was thirty-nine, and again four years later when he was twelve. (He's going to die a third time as well, which seems a bit rough on him, but I can't help that.)