The Doomsday Vault
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- 10,99 €
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- 10,99 €
Beschreibung des Verlags
From the screenwriter of Academy Award–nominated Puss in Boots and Puss in Boots: The Last Wish comes a “briskly paced romp” (Booklist) about tweens enrolled in an interdimensional school for time travelers perfect for fans of the Spy School and Mr. Lemoncello’s Library series.
When Bertie Wells accidentally creates a black hole in his bedroom in the year 1878, the last thing he expects is for a grown-up to step out. Darla Marconi comes with an offer: Bertie is invited to attend the EverWhen School of Time Travel and Other Odd Sciences.
Not exactly thrilled at the idea, but not exactly having anything better to do, Bertie agrees. And that was only the first weird thing to happen to him that day. Thankfully, he’s not alone—144 years in the future, math whiz Zoe Fuentes just accepted the same invitation, and 550 years in the past, Amelia da Vinci (yes, that da Vinci) has also decided to attend.
Transported to 2024 for their first semester of school, these three must team up and work together in order to survive the year, including weathering a time paradox, solving the case of a disappearing dean, and uncovering the truth behind a shady intergalactic secret society.
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After 12-year-old Herbert George "Bertie" Wells, who lives in 1878 London, accidentally creates a tiny black hole in his bedroom while working on a science experiment, he's awarded a scholarship to the century-spanning institution of the Everwhen School of Time Travel and Other Odd Sciences. Other new students include 12-year-old chemistry whiz Zoe Fuentes from 2025 Queens, whose brilliant ideas sometimes outrun her common sense, and 12-year-old inventor Amelia "Millie" da Vinci from 1471 Italy, who's sick of being overshadowed by her perfect older brother Leonardo. The trio contend with all manner of otherworldly oddities, scientific shenanigans, and extraordinary experiments as they acclimate to the school's unique curriculum and quirky inhabitants. But when they discover sinister plots involving a vindictive ghost, a missing headmaster, a temporal paradox, and the dreaded Doomsday Vault, they must save Everwhen—and time as they know it—from destruction. This frenetic and fanciful series-opening tale by Wheeler (Cursed) takes liberties with historical figures and events, often sacrificing logic for tongue-in-cheek humor. Via alternating perspectives, the intersectionally diverse protagonists face and embrace the chaos throughout their wildly inventive adventure. Ages 8–12.
