Nick+of+Time

review by Matt Woolsey
 * //Nick of Time//**, Ted Bell[[image:http://russkramer.com/images/nickoftime-cover.jpg width="97" height="126"]]

Nick McIver and his family live on the British island of Greybeard in the islands lighthouse. His family and their ancestors have been lighthouse keepers for generations, so Nick’s life is not very exciting except for when he takes dangerous voyages around gravestone rock in his sail boat Stormy Petrel. That experience would soon payoff when Nick’s ancestor, Captain Nick McIver sends him a letter to come back to the past and help him navigate through out that very area. On the way, Nick and his sister Kate meet people of high importance, like Hobbes and Lord Hawke, who help them along the way, and when they have run-ins with the Nazis. Unfortunately, Nick, Lord Hawke and Captain McIver share a problem bigger than Nazis or the past, a very notorious pirate that travels through time has stolen something from each of them that is very important. Even though the three differ in status and time that they are or were alive, they will all need to join forces in order to take back what is there’s.

Nick of Time is a great read for the more sophisticated middle school student and someone who reads very often. While I very much enjoyed the book, I would not recommend it for anyone thats vocabulary is limited or someone that is just trying to find a quick read. For those of you that aren’t one of those people, this book is highly recommended by me. It has an excellent flow to it, a wonderful plot, and many thrilling and suspenseful moments that keep you in your seat and reading. So over all, I would say that it is up there with some of my favorite novels.