Another child's sci-fi book from, Jon Scieskza. This time, Fred, Sam, and Joe go 100 years into the future battling with sellbots & $151 slices of pizza. I enjoy the fun & wit of this author:)

This book is a pristine example of an early chapter book in the genre of sci-fi. The three boys travel to the year 2095 to get in to some trouble. During their travels they meet their great grandchildren, their uncle Joe, and gain access to anti gravity discs. This book was a quick read, enjoyable non stop progression. There were no lulls in the story, it was always go-go-go. There are these awesome machines in the story called "sellbots," these robots, once they identify you, attempt to sell you things that you might be interested in purchasing. This small feature made me think of "cookies" and internet ads. Overall a great read. USE: Inspiring new readers to read; introduction to sci-fi ( )

This time the boys zoom ahead 100 years and meet their great grandchildren! Don't worry, there is no mushyness in this family meeting. Love how the sellbots badger everyone for their number so they can know what products to hawk; have not doubt that some marketing genius is working on a prototype. ( )

I thought this early chapter book was a good example of science fiction because there is time traveling and flying involved in the story. These things are not currently possible. The three main characters of this series time travel to 2095. The plot in this story centers around three boys and their struggle against society (person-against-society). The three boys have to learn how to act and how to avoid the dangers that the future holds. In the future they do not fit in because of new inventions and new abilities. The story starts in 1995 in The Museum of Natural History in New York City. The time wrap trio are bored in the museum so they decide to go ahead in time to a hundred years. Once in the future the three have to try and figure out how the world works now (in 2095). Time traveling is not possible but is something that scientists talk about possible to happen sometime in the future. There are drawings in this book to go along with the story but the drawings are just black and white pencil drawings. The character of Fred is a round and dynamc character. You see him change in his attitude towards people and his actions. By the end he lets his great-granddaughter switch him hats. In the beginning Fred would not let anyone near that hat of his.
Age Appropriateness: intermediate

Genre: Fantasy/science fiction Review: This book is partially fantasy, because magic is used as a time travel method. However, the fact that they time travel and time travel into the future makes it a partial science fiction. Because of the story line you completely forget that time travel is impossible and you focus on the dilemma of the characters. ( )