About The Untimely Journey of Veronica T. Boone by D.M. Sears:
A time-travel, historical fiction adventure for readers of all ages!
When her school is attacked by time-traveling Pug-Nasties, 12-year-old Molly fights back. Aided by the mysterious Veronica T. Boone, she jumps through time herself to stop the Nasties where they began, in Chicago in 1893. But the Nasties and their evil mistress give chase, and now Molly and Veronica are on the run – decades before they were born!
With adventure, friendship, dramatic chases, exotic travel, tornadoes, Presidents of the United States, millionaires, gangsters, bootleggers, monsters, and one helpful but ornery African dwarf mongoose, The Untimely Journey of Veronica T. Boone is a heart-pounding race through the 20th Century, a race Molly can’t afford to lose. The winners will save history – while the losers will vanish forever…
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Author Bio:
D. M. Sears lives and writes in Virginia. He is a pilot who has written several books about flying under the name Michael Bleriot and now three books for younger readers. The Untimely Journey of Veronica T. Boone was born when his niece requested an adventure story for a 12-year-old girl, one that included trains, horses, and Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry. She said it should also include the history of America, “but only the interesting parts.”
My 11-year-old loved this book and the other two in the series. She couldn’t put them down. I actually read them, too, and found them great stories. In the back of parts 2 and 3 there are pictures showing some of the real world characters in the book. That was a great way to help teach the kids about the real history included in the books.
My nephew really liked these books. I was surprised because the main character is a girl. When I asked him, he told me he liked the “pug nasties” and all the people Molly and Veronica met.
As an adult, I learned a lot of history — secret White House tunnels and tornadoes— wrapped around an easy to read story