Books with title The Time Telephone

A time travel story with a twist...Megan McConnell's notebook is filled with poetry about the loss of her mother, killed in a bomb blast covering the war in Afghanistan. But moments after the funeral, an antique phone rings in the farmhouse where her mother grew up. When Megan answers, the operator tells her it's a time telephone she can use to call her mom in the past. Which launches her on a high-stakes quest to save her mother's life and salvage their relationship. Her dream is that her mother will come home instead of traveling the globe year in, year out, as a foreign correspondent.This is a coming-of-age story about a teenager dealing with feelings of rejection and abandonment. But can you change someone you love? Megan is going to find out.

A time travel story with a twist...Megan McConnell's notebook is filled with poetry about the loss of her mother, killed in a bomb blast covering the war in Afghanistan. But moments after the funeral, an antique phone rings in the farmhouse where her mother grew up. When Megan answers, the operator tells her it's a time telephone she can use to call her mom in the past. Which launches her on a high-stakes quest to save her mother's life and salvage their relationship. Her dream is that her mother will come home instead of traveling the globe year in, year out, as a foreign correspondent.This is a coming-of-age story about a teenager struggling with feelings of rejection and abandonment. But can you change someone you love? Megan is going to find out.

It's time to fly home for dinner! In this witty picture book from award-winning and bestselling author Mac Barnett, a mother bird gives the bird next to her a message for little Peter. But passing messages on a telephone line isn't as simple as it sounds. Each subsequent bird understands Mama's message according to its own very particular hobbies. Will Peter ever get home for dinner? This uproarious interpretation of a favorite children's game will get everyone giggling and is sure to lead to countless rereads.

"Highly recommended. A great read." -- Underground Book ReviewsMoments after her mom's funeral, 17-year-old Megan McConnell stumbles on an antique telephone in the farmhouse where her mother grew up. When the phone rings and the operator tells her she can call her dead mother in the past, Megan is convinced it's a mean prank. But she eventually decides she has nothing to lose by giving it a try. Her goal is to save her mother from dying in the bomb blast that took her life in Afghanistan. She's also desperately hoping for another chance at a genuine mother-daughter relationship with a woman who chose her career as a foreign correspondent over motherhood.An intriguing coming-of-age story about a teenage girl dealing with feelings of abandonment. This unusual time travel story is about a search for love, family and friendship that can be complicated by naïve expectations.

It's time to fly home for dinner! In this witty picture book from award-winning and bestselling author Mac Barnett, a mother bird gives the bird next to her a message for little Peter. But passing messages on a telephone line isn't as simple as it sounds. Each subsequent bird understands Mama's message according to its own very particular hobbies. Will Peter ever get home for dinner? This uproarious interpretation of a favorite children's game will get everyone giggling and is sure to lead to countless rereads.

Alexander Graham Bell wasn't the only person trying to invent the telephone, but in the race to the finish he beat Elisha Gray to the patent office, and thereby sealed his place in history. Readers will learn the history of the invention of the telephone in this title that includes information on the key players, the setbacks along the way, and the moments of discovery.