Overview
Four boys from present-day Flint, Michigan, journey back to the roaring twenties in and epic attempt to stop the great stock market crash of 1929.About the Author:
Malcolm Willits was born in Columbus, Ohio in 1934. He enjoys books by Sinclair Lewis and Stephen Leacock as well as opera, Shakespeare, films with Sabu, and Uncle Scrooge stories by Carl Barks. At present he owns the Collectors Book Store in Hollywood, California, with deals exclusively in movie and TV memorabilia.
Synopsis
Four boys from present-day Flint, Michigan, journey back to the roaring twenties in and epic attempt to stop the great stock market crash of 1929.
About the Author:
Malcolm Willits was born in Columbus, Ohio in 1934. He enjoys books by Sinclair Lewis and Stephen Leacock as well as opera, Shakespeare, films with Sabu, and Uncle Scrooge stories by Carl Barks. At present he owns the Collectors Book Store in Hollywood, California, with deals exclusively in movie and TV memorabilia.
Internet Book Watch
A lavish and engrossing presentation, this blends an oversized, largeprint format with a peppering of color illustrations throughout and will appeal to both young adult and adult readers with its story of Jubee, a boy who discovers a way to go back in time and make a billion dollars in the stock market crash. His social consciousness kicks in and he decides to modify events for a better future in the process, but his experiences in the 1920s era introduce the challenges of living in the era and when his time machine is trashed, he faces the possibility of being stranded in the past. The lively, revealing tone of the story line enhanced by Toby Bluth's color drawings makes this an unusual and recommended title for all ages.
Editorials
A lavish and engrossing presentation, this blends an oversized, largeprint format with a peppering of color illustrations throughout and will appeal to both young adult and adult readers with its story of Jubee, a boy who discovers a way to go back in time and make a billion dollars in the stock market crash. His social consciousness kicks in and he decides to modify events for a better future in the process, but his experiences in the 1920s era introduce the challenges of living in the era and when his time machine is trashed, he faces the possibility of being stranded in the past. The lively, revealing tone of the story line enhanced by Toby Bluth's color drawings makes this an unusual and recommended title for all ages.
David H. Bayler
Subtle and delightful. . . a modern Huckleberry Finn. . . The Illustrations are fantastic. The whole book is beautiful.—author and lecturer
Kate Rizor
The Wonderful Edison Time Machine is a heart-warming adventure aimed at those who want to revisit their youth.—Kalamazoo Gazette
Robin Smiley
Only now and then is a book-publishing project lovingly produced and beatifully realized without compromise. . . Requires an adult mentality to be appreciated.—Firsts-The Book Collector's Magazine
Tom Easton
Production values are as high as they come, and the content will not disappoint.—Analog Science Fiction and Fact