Throwback: Out of Time

Description

Peter Lerangis, the New York Times bestselling author of the Seven Wonders and Max Tilt series, returns with the last installment of his electrifying trilogy about a boy who discovers that he can alter the course of history. Thirteen-year-old Corey Fletcher is the world's first Throwback. He has the power to not only to travel back in time, but to change the past. It's a power that comes with no small amount of responsibility-but when Corey tried fix some of history's worst evils, he discovers that the consequences for his good deeds have changed him in ways that he never expected and ways he may not be able to fix. Trapped in a body that's not his own, his powers all but gone, Corey realizes his latest mission may be the hardest of all-to save himself. With the help of his best friend, Leila, and an uneasy alliance with a shadowy group that's been watching his every move, Corey's going to have to risk it all to find a way to fix himself without destroying the world as we know it. Get ready for time-warping adventure with a historical twist in the last book of the Throwback trilogy from New York Times bestselling author Peter Lerangis, whose books have sold over five and a half million copies worldwide.

Peter Lerangis is the author of more than one hundred and sixty books, which have sold more than five million copies and been translated into thirty-three different languages. His books include The Colossus Rises and Lost in Babylon in the New York Times bestselling Seven Wonders series, and two books in The 39 Clues series (The Sword Thief and The Viper's Nest). Peter is a Harvard graduate with a degree in biochemistry and has run a marathon and gone rock climbing during an earthquake-though not on the same day. He lives in New York City with his wife, musician Tina deVaron, and their two sons, Nick and Joe. In his spare time, he likes to eat chocolate.

"This is an emotional journey, full of heart, about family and wanting to change the past. It's the kind of story that stays with you long after reading, and it will resonate with many." - Booklist "With this exciting adventure, Lerangis (the Seven Wonders series) captures the diversity of New York throughout the decades....the thought-provoking concept and Corey's own heartbreaking attempts to prevent tragedy should easily draw readers." - Publishers Weekly "[A] light, fast-paced adventure full of lively dialogue and action... a welcome addition to time-travel literature" - School Library Journal "Corey and Leila... are likable, genuine, and brave, just the kind of kids that readers would want to join on an adventure." - Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books