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Time-travelling tweens

‘Time School: We Will Remember Them is the first book in a time-travelling mystery series that centres on four children, a school, events that have occurred during its 100-year history and how the lives of the people who have studied there connect the present with the past,’ writes subscriber Nikki Young.

‘I’ve always been fascinated by genealogy and the idea of the ghosts of the past intermingling with the present – a whispering reminder from the onceliving, telling us not to forget them. Our ancestry shapes who we are and it’s important to know what the people in our family went through in order to appreciate the lives we have today.

‘The Time School series explores this concept and the children in the stories uncover things about their past they had no idea about, but that have a direct reflection on their current lives. This helps them to understand more about themselves, shaping who they are as young people trying to make sense of the world.

‘The series introduces young children to important time periods in history in a way that helps them experience a small slice of it themselves through the characters.

‘In this first book, readers are given the opportunity to learn what it was like for children in WW1, from the difference in clothing, to rationing and life in general on the home front.

‘By featuring contemporary teenagers experiencing some of the highs and lows of the period, the contrast between their lives in 2018 and that of their fellow pupils in 1918 ensures the book is immediately relatable to younger readers.

‘This is something that is very important to me and directly affects my writing. As well as being a mother of reluctant readers, I volunteer my time in a school, helping children who are struggling to read.

‘Time School: We Will Remember Them is my second novel. My first book, The Mystery of the Disappearing Underpants, was published in 2017. Both are available to purchase from www.troubador.co.uk, or via Amazon or Waterstones and are suitable for 9-12 year olds.

‘Time School: No Going Back will be out next year.’ Website: www.nikkiyoung.co.uk

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