Viking it and Liking it (The Time Warp Trio) by Jon Scieszka Date of Publication: 2002 ISBN: Jon Scieszka Number of Pages: 73

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 the Viking era, 1000 A.D. Here they meet future explorer Leif Eriksson and his crew.

In their quest to find "the Book" which will transport them back to the future, Fred, Sam and Joe travel with the Vikings and face-off against Leif's cousin and enemy, Grim. Through clever scheming and trickery, the time travelers save the day and restore the course of history to it's original form.

WHO WOULD LOVE THIS BOOK? A kid who...
- likes 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/