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Time Warp Trio
Written by Jon
Scieszka
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Knights
of the Kitchen Table
Joe's been caught up
in a book before, but this is ridiculous! Joe's Book, a gift from
his magician uncle, doesn't just tell stories, it zaps Joe and
his friends Sam and Fred right into the middle of them. And when
these thoroughly modern kids meet King Arthur and become Knights
of the Round Table, the result can only be thoroughly amusing
mayhem.
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The
Not-So-Jolly Roger
Joe, Fred, and Sam
are really up a tree this time. Literally. Not only has Joe's
Book set them down in a coconut tree, but the tree's surrounded
by pirates! Their choices: join Blackbeard's crew, walk the plank,
or become coconut stew! What can a time traveler say but, "Yo
ho ho and a bottle of ginger ale"?
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The
Good, the Bad, and the Goofy
The Time Warp Trio
find themselves in the Wild West of yesteryear, rubbing elbows
with cowboys and Indians.
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Your
Mother was a Neanderthal
The Time Warp Trio
find themselves in the middle of an adventure in prehistoric times,
where cave art is a form of graffiti and "rock" music takes on
a whole new meaning.
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2095
While on a field trip
to New York's Museum of Natural History, Joe, Sam, and Fred travel
one hundred years into the future, where they encounter robots,
anti-gravity disks, and their own grandchildren.
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Tut,
Tut
The Time Warp trio
takes off for some Ancient Egyptian action. Fred wants to run
his fingers through the treasure of King Tut; Sam thinks it would
be awful to be a mummy; and Joe wants to ask the Sphinx the questions
on the Egyptian History worksheet. But when the trio wind up on
the banks of the Nile, hieroglyphic hilarity is guaranteed.
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Summer
Reading is Killing Me!
At the beginning of
summer vacation Joe, Sam, and Fred find themselves trapped inside
their summer reading list, involved in a battle between good and
evil characters from well-known children's books.
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It's
All Greek to Me
As they are about to
go on stage, Joe, Fred, and Sam are transported back to the time
of Zeus and the other gods in Greek mythology, who, strangely
enough, behave much as the characters in the trio's class play.
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See
You Later, Gladiator
Joe, Fred, and Sam
demonstrate some of their favorite professional wrestling moves,
including the "Time Warp Trio Blind Ninja Smackdown," when they're
transported to ancient Rome and forced to fight as gladiators
in the Colosseum.
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Sam
Samurai
Joe, Fred, and Sam
are transported to seventeenth century Japan where they infuriate
a Samurai warrior, encounter their great-grandaughters, and save
their lives by reciting an ancient form of poetry.
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Hey
Kid, Want to Buy a Bridge?
Thanks to their magical
book, Fred, Sam, and Joe inadvertently travel through time to
1877 New York City, where they and their granddaughters, who have
also come from the future, help them find a way back to their
own time.
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Viking
It and Liking It
The Time Warp Trio
discover that when they say the word "Thursday" (derived from
the Viking god Thor, as in "Thor's Day") over and over again too
close to a certain magic book, they are transported back to 1000
A.D. Soon, Joe, Sam, and Fred set sail with Leif Erickson, share
in a Viking feast, and try to find the ever-elusive "Book" to
get back home.
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Me
Oh Maya
Joe, Fred, and Sam
find themselves whisked by The Book to the main ring-ball court
in Chichin Itza, Mexico in 1000 A.D., where they must play for
their lives against a Mayan High Priest who cheats.
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Da
Wild, Da Crazy, Da Vinci
In their latest time
travel adventure, Fred, Joe, and Sam da Brooklyn meet Leonardo
da Vinci and try to avoid becoming toilet scrubbers in a sixteenth-century
Italian army.
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