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Gr 8 Up—Tucker Feye has had a pretty normal childhood in his small, sleepy Minnesota town. As the son of the local minister, he has always believed in God and taken the world pretty much as it appears. Then one day he sees his father disappear through a hazy disk floating above their roof. When he returns, he is completely changed. Not only is he accompanied by a mysterious girl wearing blue rubber shoes, but he also has lost his faith in God. As th...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Time and space are refracted again and again through mysterious portals in Hautman’s intricately layered universe. Created as an entertainment in a far distant future by a "discorporeal Klaatu artist," diskos are windows to "interesting times" in human history. Because the Klaatu are fascinated by "the horrific, the irreversible," many diskos lead to sites of great destruction -- an erupting volcano, Auschwitz, the Twin Towers. When discovered, either intentionally or accidentally, the ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Time and space are refracted again and again through mysterious portals in Hautman's intricately layered universe. When Tucker's paren...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

A smart, fast-paced science fiction adventure that uses time travel to explore ideas about religion, technology, and family. Tucker’s father’s vanishing act in the opening scene will immediately draw in readers. Where did he go? Why does he appear one hour later, walking up the road, looking ragged, holding the hand of a strange young girl? And what did he see during that hour that makes him, a reverend, announce “there is no God”? When both Tucker’s mother and father disappear, ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More