Even though Time Travelling with a Hamster is a children’s book, I decided to read it because of the title – it just intrigued me. It tells the story of 12-year-old Al Chaudry who travels to the past in a time machine accompanied by his pet Hamster Alan Shearer!
Al’s father died when Al was young and on his 12th birthday, Al’s mum gave him a letter which was left to him by his father. This letter tells of a time machine that Al’s dad built in the basement of their house (which is now their old house, as since the death of his dad, Al’s mum has remarried and they are now living in a new house).
The letter gives Al instructions regarding the Time Machine and has it is from his Dad, Al is determined to follow them, which then leads to an interesting journey for Al. This journey involves Al meeting his dad when he was a young lad, lying to his parents, escaping the house in the middle of the night, getting in fights and trying to face a cat from being set on fire, including more escapades.
Time travelling with a Hamster is a funny book and get you rooting for Al all the way as he confronts all the obstacles standing in his way in order to for to complete the mission he accepted from his dad! It is a heart-warming book and I recommend it to all – both young and old.
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