See You Later, Gladiator (The Time Warp Trio) by Jon Scieszka Date of Publication: 2000 ISBN: 0-14-230069-1 Number of Pages: 87

REQUIRED READING ABILITY: Junior: Low Intermediate: Low
GENRES: Adventure/Historical Fiction
THEMES : Good versus Evil – Appearance versus Reality

SUMMARY:
Fred, Sam and Joe return as the Time Warp Trio, and in this episode, the boys travel back to Ancient Rome, and right into the arms of a mean gladiator with destruction on his mind. Although they manage to survive Gladiator training, they know they won’t last long in Ancient Rome…but can they find “the Book” that will transport them back home before time runs out?

WHO WOULD LOVE THIS BOOK? A kid who...
- like adventure
- enjoys reading about time travel
- likes silly humour

WHAT ELSE?
This is one of many time travel adventures featuring the Time Warp Trio, and some have now been turned into graphic novels as well.

RELATED LINK:
For more information about the series or the very-talented author, Jon Scieszka, check out
http://www-personal.ksu.edu/~aec8484/biography.html and his personal initiative to encourage boys to read, http://www.guysread.com/