In the Time Sphere we meet Billy who lives in a group home
as a foster child. Billy is a prickly
kid who just does not seem to fit. Billy is a magnet for bullies and seems to
be the kid that other kids like to pick on. He has no close friends. He has
given up trying to have friends. It takes too much effort as he moves from one
family to another, from one group home to another. There is a deep ball of
anger at the world deep inside of him. There
is one bright light in Billy’s school; a girl named Jeanie who continues to be
his friend even as he pushes her away.
When we first meet Billy he seems like an unlikely character
to save the future of the world by first going back to the past. As Billy
travels in the past he begins a journey of self-discovery and change that
prepares him to travel into the future and learn the truth about himself and
his family.
The Time Sphere is a very engaging book that is well
written. Readers meet some memorable
characters who actually appear in our history books. They also meet some very imaginative
creatures and persons as they travel to the future. And in both the past and
future they learn some valuable lessons on how to live in the present.