Bob Kat
Published: 2014-09-28
Total Pages: 274
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Change the past, Save the future. Four high school friends are able to do two things no one else on the planet can do . . . talk with dead people and time travel to the past. However, Kelly, who lost her phone during their last adventure, is temporarily grounded. She worries that her new friends will time travel without her, leaving her all alone in her new home in Ft. Myers Beach, Florida. But they surprise her on her birthday and soon they are back in Scott's lab, listening to the old radio that Thomas Edison had invented and called "The Telephone to the Dead." As they slowly turn the dial Kelly, Scott, Austin and Zoey hear hundreds of sad, lonely voices of souls that have passed but apparently never moved on, pleading for help. When they first discovered the radio in Kelly's aunt's garage, they had been touched by the cries and pleas coming from its speakers, but they had no way to go back in time to help them. That is, until Scott reveals an invention of his own . . . a time travel app. They've already tested it twice, with both trips being very successful, but not without danger. Even though they returned with a few scrapes and bruises, and even a gunshot wound, they are eager to go on a new adventure and help solve a mystery. A young woman's voice comes through and asks them to find her twin brother, Jesse, who had run away to the circus in 1927, then disappeared and was never heard from again. Going back and living with a circus sounds like fun. Plus an old book written by his sister provides a glimpse into the past . . . as well as a photo of Jesse. They land in a cornfield in Wichita Falls, Texas as the circus is setting up. It doesn't take them long to discover that circus life is not all glamour and fun; it's a lot of hard work. As usual, they jump in and quickly find jobs, places to sleep and new friends. But most importantly, they find Jesse. Now all they have to do is keep him alive. For Zoey and Jesse, it's love at first sight. It's a first romance for both of them and their love blossoms as they travel from city to city. Zoey knows she's too young to settle down and that Jesse is from a different time and culture, but her feelings for him are strong. She and her friends' time travel mission has taken on a new dimension. Should they be successful and save his life, will Zoey be able to let him go? Is it possible for him to come to 2013 with her? Is it possible for her to stay in 1927 with him? Ultimately, can she give up everything she has in the present for true love in the past? Kelly, Scott, Austin and Zoey must figure out who wants Jesse dead and stop him or her before Jesse's fate is sealed. Book #1, Oh My God (OMG), a romance / time travel starts the series as the teens travel back to 1966 where they discover that being a cheerleader can kill you. Winner of the Best Indie Book of 2013 for Young Adults and a Finalist in the 2013 Beverly Hills Book Awards. Book #2, Be Right Back (BRB), a romance / time travel when the teens go back to 1980 where a day on a quiet deserted beach can kill you. Winner of the Young Adult Readers' Favorite Book Award for 2013. Book #3, Believe It Or Not (BION), a romance / time travel goes back to 1927 where the teenagers join a travelling circus and Zoey finds out there's no good time for love. Believe It Or Not won the Best Indie Young Adult Book Award for 2014. Book #4, Rest in Peace (RIP), a romance / time travel takes the teens back to the infamous Stanley Hotel in 1911. You don't have to believe in ghosts...until you meet one. Book #5, Don't Judge Me (DJM), coming in early 2015. Love...and death changes everything.