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Time Travelling with a Tortoise

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Exciting, funny, heartwarming, and mind-bendingly clever, Time Travelling with a Tortoise is the extraordinary, adventure-packed sequel to Ross Welford’s beloved, bestselling debut, Time Travelling with a Hamster.

Al Chaudhury travelled back in time to save his father’s life.

And it worked – Al’s dad is alive again and life is back to the way it should be. At least, that’s what Al thinks.

But when an accident robs Al’s beloved Grandpa Byron of his world-beating memory, Al is forced back in time again, this time leaving someone behind, trapped in a prehistoric dimension.

Al is forced into a rescue mission to recover his friend from the past… and to make sure that there will be a future waiting for them all.

It turns out time travel is far more complicated than Al thought.

‘Ingeniously plotted … An adventure with humour, well-observed family life, improbable friendships and a warm heart’ Sunday Times

‘An action-packed adventure’ Daily Mail

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u2018Ingeniously plottedu2019 Sunday Times

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u2018An adventure with humour, well-observed family life, improbable friendships and a warm heartu2019 Sunday Times

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'An action-packed adventure' Daily Mail

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Praise for TIME TRAVELLING WITH A HAMSTER:

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u2018The gripping suspense truly makes time flyu2026 the booku2019s heart and humour are hard to resist.u2019 Piers Torday, author of The Last Wild

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u201cExtremely clever and totally engaging.u201d The Irish Times

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u201cIntelligent, well crafted and impressive.u201d Nicolette Jones, The Sunday Times

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u2018Touching, silly and exciting by turns, this thrilling little book is an inventive take on time travel for children. Sure to be a hit with fans of R.J. Palacio's Wonderu2026 an unforgettable, madcap story from a bright new talent in Childrenu2019s fiction.u2019 Waterstones

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u201cA touching tale of family, grief and love.u201d Daily Express

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