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In his treetop scientific lab, eleven-year old Newton has finally completed his latest invention, a time machine.  Genius younger brother of a set of overbearing and sports-mad quadruplets, Newton has become accustomed to being picked on by his older brothers, who ridicule his scrawny frame, his geeky manner, and his complete lack of interest in soccer.  And he’s also resigned to the fact that, as long as his brothers continue to collect sports trophies, his parents aren’t going to notice or appreciate his intellectual prowess.  Fortunately, Newton has the undivided support of Max, his best friend, who is as loyal as he is nervous, Commander Joe, his live action figure, and Queen Gertrude, the ruler of a kingdom of giants, and her husband, Prince Harold.
Unfortunately, although he has the niggling impression that he might have forgotten something in the construction of his time machine, his friends, Queen Gertrude and Prince Harold, are eager to try it.  When they and the machine disappear, Newton is afraid he might have killed them or, possibly worse still, trapped them permanently in the distant past.  The sudden arrival of Prince Raphael, younger brother of Queen Gertrude and general ne’er-do-well, puts the giant kingdom at risk, and makes the immediate location and retrieval of the royal couple an urgent priority.
Newton’s old friend, Witch Hazel, believes that the time machine, and Newton’s two giant friend, have been stolen by leprechauns, who plan to use his invention to carry out the greatest, and most dastardly, theft of all time!
A sequel to Newton and the Giant, Newton and the Time Machine is a clever and funny adventure about a boy whose brilliance hasn’t stifled his friendships or his imagination!
FernFolio Editor