Posts Tagged ‘historical fiction’

Pump Up Your Book Presents Vlad Dracula: The Dragon Prince Book Blitz – Win a $25 Amazon Gift Card!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Michael Augustyn’s Michael Augustyn book blitz July 21 – August 1!       Title: Vlad Dracula Author: Michael Augustyn Publisher: iUniverse Pages: 286 Genre: Historical Fiction Format: Ebook Purchase at AMAZON Most of the vast audience attracted to the subject of Dracula know him only in his fictional, one-dimensional form: vampire! Yet the truth behind the historical character–voevode, warlord–of 15th C. Romania is at least as equally fascinating as any contrived account of his supernatural persona.   Vlad Dracula faithfully follows his life story as hostage, fugitive, prince, and prisoner. His principality of Wallachia was caught between two voracious predators: the kingdom of Hungary
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Anvil of God Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you J. Boyce Gleason’s Anvil of God virtual book tour June 2 – July 31! Title: Anvil of God, Book One of the Carolingian Chronicles Author: J. Boyce Gleason Publisher: iUniverse Pages: 440 Genre: Historical Fiction Format: Paperback/Kindle It is 741. After subduing the pagan religions in the east, halting the march of Islam in the west, and conquering the continent for the Merovingian kings, mayor of the palace Charles the Hammer has one final ambition—the throne. Only one thing stands in his way—he is dying. Charles cobbles together a plan to divide the kingdom among his three sons, betroth his
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Engaging the Earl Virtual Book Publicity Tour!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Diana Quincy’s Engaging the Earl virtual book tour June 9 – June 20! ABOUT ENGAGING THE EARL     Title: Engaging the Earl Genre: Historical Romance Author: Diana Quincy Publisher: Entangled Scandalous Language: English Pages: 211 Format: Ebook Vivacious Lady Katherine Granville is the toast of the ton, but society’s most eligible miss secretly yearns for her childhood love, an untitled loner who vanished long ago after her father forbade their marriage. After years abroad, the dark and brooding Edward Stanhope returns to England a changed man. No longer a second son with no prospects, his battlefield strategies have won him an earldom. His
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{Historical Fiction} Anvil of God Blog Tour Sign Up

J. Boyce Gleason will be touring June 2 – July 27 with his historical fiction, Anvil of God, Book One of the Carolingian Chronicles! We are looking for: Reviews (paperback) Interviews Author Guest Posts Book Spotlights Please sign up on the form below. If you are chosen to host, we will email you within 48 hours. Thank you!   It is 741. After subduing the pagan religions in the east, halting the march of Islam in the west, and conquering the continent for the Merovingian kings, mayor of the palace Charles the Hammer has one final ambition—the throne. Only one thing stands in his way—he is dying. Charles cobbles
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Amazing Legacy of James E. Hanger Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Bob O’Connor’s The Amazing Legacy of James E. Hanger, Civil War Soldier virtual book tour June 2-27! Title: The Amazing Legacy of James E. Hanger, Civil War Soldier Author: Bob J. O’Connor Publisher: Infinity Publishing Pages: 298 Genre: Historical Fiction Format: Paperback James E. Hanger was wounded at Philippi, Virginia on June 3, 1861 and became the first amputee of the American Civil War. He hated the Yankee peg leg his Union doctor gave him. Instead, he used his ingenuity and engineering background to invent an artificial leg with a joint at the knee and a hinge at the ankle.
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{Historical Fiction} The Amazing Legacy of James E. Hanger, Civil War Soldier Blog Tour Sign Up

Robert J. O’Connor will be touring June 2-27 with his historical fiction, The Amazing Legacy of James E. Hanger, Civil War Soldier! We are looking for: Reviews (paperback) Interviews Author Guest Posts Book Spotlights (HTML provided) UPDATE: WE ARE ONLY LOOKING FOR REVIEWS AT THIS POINT Please sign up on the form below. If you are chosen to host, we will email you within 48 hours. Thank you! James E. Hanger was wounded at Philippi, Virginia on June 3, 1861 and became the first amputee of the American Civil War. He hated the Yankee peg leg his Union doctor gave him. Instead, he used his ingenuity and engineering background
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Witch’s Salvation Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Francesca Pelaccia’s The Witch’s Salvation virtual book tour May 5-30! Title: The Witch’s Salvation Author: Francesca Pelaccia Publisher: Francesca Pelaccia Pages: 388 Genre: Historical Fiction/Paranormal Format: Paperback, Kindle Purchase at AMAZON A witch who demands humanity. The immortal families who denied her of it. Two mortals commanded to right the wrong. That is the fate of the urban princess Anasztasia and the renegade prince Matthias, born shockingly mortal to two immortal families. If they go back in time and restore the witch’s humanity, she will grant them immortality. She will also break a 550 year-old curse that imprisons Matthias’s family
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The England Operation Book Blitz – Win a $25 Amazon Gift Card!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Peter Swarbrick’s The England Operation book blitz April 28 – May 9! ABOUT THE ENGLAND OPERATION   Title: The England Operation Genre: Historical Fiction/Fantasy Author: Peter Swarbrick Publisher: iUniverse EBook: 360 pages Release Date: May 16, 2012 In the year 1141, civil war rages in England. Robber barons pillage and loot, while rampaging armies terrorise the countryside. But never fear: the peacekeepers are coming. The Organisation of Nations of the World (known in Latin as ONO) launches the England Operation to sort everything out. In this world-turned-upside-down satirical take on the peacekeeping industry, rich and powerful African businesswomen and politicians collude with Norman overlords to steal
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{Historical Fiction/Paranormal} The Witch’s Salvation Blog Tour Sign Up

Francesca Pelaccia will be touring May 5 – 30 with her historical fiction/paranormal, The Witch’s Salvation. We are looking for: Reviews (ebook only) Interviews Author Guest Posts Book Spotlights (HTML provided for both blogger and wordpress blogs) Please sign up on the form below. If you are chosen to host, we will email you within 48 hours. Thank you! A witch who demands humanity. The immortal families who denied her of it. Two mortals commanded to right the wrong. That is the fate of the urban princess Anasztasia and the renegade prince Matthias, born shockingly mortal to two immortal families. If they go back in time and restore the
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Next O&W Train From Tennessee Book Blitz

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you JR Holbrook’s Next O&W Train from Tennessee book blitz May 5 – May 16! ABOUT NEXT O&W TRAIN FROM TENNESSEE Title: Next O&W Train from Tennessee Genre: Historical Fiction Author: JR Holbrook Publisher: Xlibris EBook: 123 pages Release Date: March 30, 2012 ISBN: 978-1-46918-802-7 James Holbrook is the great-great-grandson of Nancy Moody. Nancy Moody was the daughter of Charlot Moody and Johnathon Moody-Johnathon Moody was killed in the Civil War-Nancy Moody being the mother of Armeldia Moody and the grandmother of Raymond Wright, Selby Wright, Clara, Cora, and Edith. This is the second short story of James Holbrook, who also published Making Sense in 2011. James graduated
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Pump Up Your Book Presents To Live Forever: An Afterlife Journey of Meriwether Lewis Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Andra Watkins’ To Live Forever: An Afterlife Journey of Meriwether Lewis virtual book tour March 3 – April 30! Title: To Live Forever: An Afterlife Journey of Meriwether Lewis Author: Andra Watkins Publisher: Word Hermit Press Pages: 300 Language: English Genre: Historical fiction/Paranormal/Suspense Format: Paperback, Kindle Is remembrance immortality? Nobody wants to be forgotten, least of all the famous. Meriwether Lewis lived a memorable life. He and William Clark were the first white men to reach the Pacific in their failed attempt to discover a Northwest Passage. Much celebrated upon their return, Lewis was appointed governor of the vast Upper
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  • February 5, 2014
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{Virtual Book Tour} Across Great Divides Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Monique Roy’s Across Great Divides virtual book tour March 3 – 28! ABOUT ACROSS GREAT DIVIDES Title: Across Great Divides Genre: Historical Fiction Author: Monique Roy Publisher: Monique Roy Pages: 222 Language: English Format: Paperback/Kindle Across Great Divides is a timeless story of the upheavals of war, the power of family, and the resiliency of human spirit. When Hitler came to power in 1933, one Jewish family refused to be destroyed and defied the Nazis only to come up against another struggle—apartheid in South Africa. Sixteen-year-old twins, Eva and Inge, witness their lives in Berlin change before their eyes. Their
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{Historical Fiction/Paranormal/Suspense} To Live Forever: An Afterlife Journey of Meriwether Lewis Blog Tour Sign Up

Andra Watkins will be on tour March 3 – April 30 with her historical fiction/paranormal/suspense, To Live Forever: An Afterlife Journey of Meriwether Lewis. We are looking for reviews (paperback & ebook) mainly, interviews, guest posts, first chapter reveals and book spotlights. Deadline to sign up is February 28.  Please sign up on the form below.  If you are chosen to host, we will email you within 48 hours. Thank you! Title: To Live Forever: An Afterlife Journey of Meriwether Lewis Author: Andra Watkins Publisher: Word Hermit Press Pages: 300 Language: English Genre: Historical fiction/Paranormal/Suspense Format: Paperback, Kindle Is remembrance immortality? Nobody wants to be forgotten, least of all
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{Historical Fiction} Across Great Divides by Monique Roy Blog Tour Sign Up

Monique Roy will be on tour March 3 – 28 with her historical fiction, Across Great Divides. We are looking for reviews (paperback), interviews, guest posts and book spotlights. Deadline to sign up is February 15. Please sign up on the form below if you are interested in hosting her and thank you! Across Great Divides is a timeless story of the upheavals of war, the power of family, and the resiliency of human spirit. When Hitler came to power in 1933, one Jewish family refused to be destroyed and defied the Nazis only to come up against another struggle—apartheid in South Africa. Sixteen-year-old twins, Eva and Inge, witness
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First Chapter: Then Like the Blind Man: Orbie’s Story by Freddie Owens

Title: Then Like the Blind Man: Orbie’s Story Author: Freddie Owens Publisher: Blind Sight Publications Pages: 332 Language: English Genre: Historical Fiction/Coming of Age Format: Paperback & eBook Purchase at AMAZON A storm is brewing in the all-but-forgotten backcountry of Kentucky. And, for young Orbie Ray, the swirling heavens may just have the power to tear open his family’s darkest secrets. Then Like The Blind Man: Orbie’s Story is the enthralling debut novel by Freddie Owens, which tells the story of a spirited wunderkind in the segregated South of the 1950s and the forces he must overcome to restore order in his world. Rich in authentic vernacular and evocative
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  • January 2, 2014
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{Virtual Book Tour} Then Like the Blind Man: Orbie’s Story Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Freddie Owens’  Then Like a Blind Man: Orbie’s Story virtual book tour January 6 – March 28!  Freddie will be giving away a Kindle Fire HD at the end of his tour!   Title: Then Like the Blind Man: Orbie’s Story Author: Freddie Owens Publisher: Blind Sight Publications Pages: 332 Language: English Genre: Historical Fiction/Coming of Age Format: Paperback & eBook A storm is brewing in the all-but-forgotten backcountry of Kentucky. And, for young Orbie Ray, the swirling heavens may just have the power to tear open his family’s darkest secrets. Then Like The Blind Man: Orbie’s Story is the
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Brave Are the Lonely Book Blast – Win a $25 Amazon Gift Card!

Pump Up Your Book is proud to announce Jack Langley’s military historical fiction novel, Brave Are the Lonely Book Blast January 7 – January 21! Jack will be giving away a $25 Amazon Gift Card. To enter, fill out the Rafflecopter form below or on participating blogs throughout the blast and good luck! All participating bloggers willing to host are eligible to win. ABOUT BRAVE ARE THE LONELY   Title: Brave Are the Lonely Genre: Military Author: Jack Langley Publisher: iUniverse Pages: 210 Language: English ISBN – 978-1-47599-563-3 Jim Mathews is a high school senior in a small town near Little Rock, Arkansas, and his future doesn’t look bright. He works a variety of
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Faith and John Book Blast- Win a $25 Amazon Gift Card!

Pump Up Your Book is proud to announce LaVonne J. Helmer’s historical fiction novel , Faith and John Book Blast January 7 – January 21! LaVonne will be giving away a $25 Amazon Gift Card. To enter, fill out the Rafflecopter form below or on participating blogs throughout the blast and good luck! All participating bloggers willing to host are eligible to win. ABOUT FAITH AND JOHN     Title: Faith and John Genre: Historical Fiction Author: LaVonne J. Helmer Publisher: iUniverse Pages: 172 Language: English ISBN – 978-1-45025-045-0 Set in the Dakota Territory in the 1800s, John and Faith meet, fall in love, and begin to plan their lives together. For Faith,
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{Virtual Book Tour} Pump Up Your Book Presents Southern Winds A’ Changing Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is proud to announce Elizabeth Carroll Foster’s historical southern fiction novel, Southern Winds A’ Changing Virtual Book Tour  February 17 – March 14! Elizabeth will be giving away a $25 Amazon Gift Card. To enter, fill out the Rafflecopter form below or on participating blogs throughout the tour and good luck! All participating bloggers willing to host are eligible to win. ABOUT SOUTHERN WINDS A’ CHANGING Title: Southern Winds A’ Changing Genre: Historical Fiction Author: Elizabeth Carroll Foster Publisher: iUniverse Pages: 410 Language: English ISBN – 978-1-49170-108-9 It is 1932, and racial prejudice is common in Deer Point, Arkansas, where the lives of two women—a white school teacher and
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  • November 5, 2013
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{Virtual Book Tour} Pump Up Your Book Presents Saving Jackie K Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you L.D.C. Fitzgerald’s Saving Jackie K virtual book tour December 2 – 27! ABOUT SAVING JACKIE K Title: Saving Jackie K Genre: Historical Fiction/Thriller/Action Author: L.D.C. Fitzgerald Publisher: Ursa Minor Publishing Pages: 378 Language: English ISBN: 978-0-9837473-1-4 Format: Paperback, Hardback & Kindle The First Lady in Danger? Jump into the past to save her! Enter an upside-down world where Soviet henchmen botched their mission to eliminate John F. Kennedy fifty years ago, slaying his wife Jackie instead. The unthinkable crime incites Americans and triggers an unending war with Russia. In present day, as the two superpowers teeter on the brink of
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Pump Up Your Book Chats with Historical Fiction Author Mike Hartner

Mike Hartner is a father, son, author, patriot, geek (ret), and husband. His love of all things genealogical led him to writing, and writing has now led him to fiction and a large epic saga. He lives in Vancouver, BC with his wife and son. His latest book is the historical romance, I, Walter. Visit his website at www.accidentalauthor.ca. Q: Can you tell us why you wrote your book? To learn about myself and others. Q: Which part of the book was the hardest to write? The ending Q: Does your book have an underlying message that readers should know about?   Just that each person is unique and
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{Historical Fiction/Thriller for Review} Saving Jackie K by LDC Fitzgerald

LDC Fitzgerald will be touring December 2 – 27 with her historical fiction/thriller, Saving Jackie K. We are looking for reviews, interviews, guest posts, first chapter reveals, book trailer reveals and book spotlights/excerpts. To sign up, click on banner below! Book Description: The First Lady in Danger? Jump into the past to save her! Enter an upside-down world where Soviet henchmen botched their mission to eliminate John F. Kennedy fifty years ago, slaying his wife Jackie instead. The unthinkable crime incites Americans and triggers an unending war with Russia. In present day, as the two superpowers teeter on the brink of mutual destruction, a team of outlaws discovers a
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{Historical Fiction/Coming of Age for Review} Then Like the Blind Man: Orbie’s Story

Freddie Owens will be touring January 6 – March 28 with his historical fiction/coming of age novel, Then Like the Blind Man: Orbie’s Story. We are looking for reviews, interviews, guest posts, first chapter reveals, first chapter reviews, book trailer reveals and book spotlights/excerpts.   This book is available in paperback and ebook.  Email Dorothy Thompson at thewriterslife (at) gmail.com if you’d like to sign up. Book Blurb: A storm is brewing in the all-but-forgotten backcountry of Kentucky. And, for young Orbie Ray, the swirling heavens may just have the power to tear open his family’s darkest secrets. Then Like The Blind Man: Orbie’s Story is the enthralling debut
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Red Qipao Book Blast & Win a $25 Amazon Gift Card!

Pump Up Your Book is proud to announce Ayo Shanti’s historical mystery/suspense novel The Red Qipao November 11-29! Ayo will be giving away a $25 Amazon Gift Card. To enter, fill out the Rafflecopter form below or on participating blogs throughout the blast and good luck! All participating bloggers willing to host are eligible to win. Thank you! ABOUT THE RED QIPAO   Title: The Red Qipao Genre: Historical Mystery/Suspense Author: Ayo Shanti Publisher: iUniverse Pages: 343 Language: English All the stories that filled my childhood, even the ones about my beloved Lemminkainen, were overshadowed by my growing obsession with the mystery surrounding Mother. And at the heart of her mystery was
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Becoming Josephine Book Blast

Pump Up Your Book is proud to announce Heather Webb’s Becoming Josephine  Book Blast December 16 – January 3! Heather will be giving away a $25 Amazon Gift Card. To enter, fill out the Rafflecopter form below or on participating blogs throughout the blast and good luck! All participating bloggers willing to host are eligible to win. ABOUT BECOMING JOSEPHINE   Title: Becoming Josephine Author: Heather Webb Publisher: Plume Pages: 320 Language: English Genre: Historical Fiction Readers are fascinated with the wives of famous men. In Becoming Josephine, debut novelist Heather Webb follows Rose Tascher as she sails from her Martinique plantation to Paris, eager to enjoy an elegant life
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Pump Up Your Book Chats with Christian Historical Fantasy Adventure Author Gary L. Doman

Gary L. Doman, whose (pen-)surname rhymes with “roman”, the French word for “novel”, was born in Syracuse (New York) and has spent the majority of his life in Connecticut. He has degrees from Fairfield University and the University of Connecticut. He has developed an interest in just about everything, especially history, geography, religion, language, and the natural world. He began writing as a child and has never really stopped, although he does periodically need to eat and sleep, and also devotes considerable time to his other creative and intellectual endeavors; these include his “weblog” the Doman Domain and one of the items of interest found there, namely, “The Best
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  • August 1, 2013
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Little Shepherd Virtual Book Publicity Tour 2013 & Giveaway

Join Cheryl C. Malandrinos, author of the Christmas children’s picture book, Little Shepherd, as she virtually tours the blogosphere November 4 – 29, 2013 on her third virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ————————————————————— ABOUT LITTLE SHEPHERD Obed is in the hills outside Bethlehem on the night of Christ’s birth. Can he trust the miracle of Christmas to keep his flock safe while he visits the newborn King? GUARDIAN ANGEL PUBLISHING AMAZON BARNES & NOBLE INDIEBOUND.ORG ————————————————————— ABOUT CHERYL C. MALANDRINOS   Cheryl Malandrinos is a freelance writer, children’s author and editor. Her first children’s book, Little Shepherd, was released in August 2010 by Guardian Angel Publishing. She is
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New Book Children’s Picture Book for Review: Little Shepherd by Cheryl C. Malandrinos

  Cheryl C. Malandrinos will be touring from November 4 – 29, 2013 with her Christian children’s picture book, Little Shepherd. We are looking for reviews, interviews, guest post spots, book trailer reveals, and book spotlights. Please mention how you want to host this author and provide three dates that would work for you when inquiring. (Tour now full.) Obed is in the hills outside Bethlehem on the night of Christ’s birth. Can he trust the miracle of Christmas to keep his flock safe while he visits the newborn King? 16 pages (PDF or softcover available) Visit Cheryl’s website at http://ccmalandrinos.com/   If you would like to review Little Shepherd or host
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  • July 15, 2013
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{Virtual Book Tour} Pump Up Your Book Presents Tower of Obsidian Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join L.T. Getty, author of the historical fantasy/mythological novel, Tower of Obsidian, as she tours the blogosphere  September 2 – September 27, 2013 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT TOWER OF OBSIDIAN When Kale mac Tadhg is betrayed by his Lord’s men, he is sent on an impossible quest: slay a witch in a tower, and end a people’s curse. Both Kale’s best friend and brother-in-arms Aaron Smithson and former betrothed Aoife of Westgate set out to rescue him, but their journey takes them into the uncharted waters and Northwestern Nordic colonies, to a land cursed and all but forgotten. They begin to
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Untimed Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Andy Gavin, author of the Young Adult Time Travel/Adventure novel, Untimed, as he tours the blogosphere July 1 – July 26, 2013 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT UNTIMED Charlie’s the kind of boy that no one notices. Hell, his own mother can’t remember his name. So when a mysterious clockwork man tries to kill him in modern day Philadelphia, and they tumble through a hole into 1725 London, Charlie realizes even the laws of time don’t take him seriously. Still, this isn’t all bad. Who needs school when you can learn about history first hand, like from Ben Franklin himself. And
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