Saturday 13 December 2014

The Time Sphere by A. E. Albert

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.  

I loved the last line of The Time Sphere, but of course I am not going to tell you what it is. You will need to read the book for yourself.