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School Library Journal
Reviewed on January 1, 2015 | Grades 5-8
Gr 4–6—Struggling with the news that his father is a "trans-temporal"—a person who is "not comfortable wearing the clothing of the twenty-first century"—Ambrose Brody is whisked back in time with his best friend Tom Xiu and a new friend, Shofranka Camlo. Shofranka, or Frankie, and her family are keepers of the Shagbolt, a trombone that enables time travel when the correct notes are played. The three find themselves in their Ohio hometown in 1852, a time that is unsafe for non...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2015
A magical Romani trombone whisks twelve-year-olds Bro, Frankie, and Tom back to 1852 in their small Ohio town, a dang...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
