New Kid Catastrophes by Bill Myers is the 1st novel in his TJ and the Time Stumblers of tween/YA science fiction school adventures, starring kids from the 23rd century who travel back in time for a history project to study a 21st schoolgirl who will become a great leader, but get stuck in our time and learn the requisite life lessons firsthand from their heroine's experiences, free for a limited time courtesy of Christian publisher Tyndale House.
This has previously been offered free in 2014 and again in 2015.
Currently free @
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Amazon &
iTunes (both available to Canadians) &
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Description
This six-book series centers around two 23rd century goofballs, Tuna and Herby, who travel back in time to study TJ Finkelstein for their history project. TJ will someday become a great leader who demonstrates honesty, integrity, thoughtfulness, self-sacrifice, respect for others—all traits she hones and grasps through her adventures in this series. Unfortunately, Tuna and Herby get stuck in TJ’s time (modern day), so she has to deal with their schemes while juggling the normal issues of a seventh grader who has moved to a new city, is trying to fit in, and is coping with her mother’s death and her family’s new life.
In New Kid Catastrophes, TJ accidentally makes an enemy of Hesper Breakahart, the superstar who attends their school. And Tuna and Herby’s attempts to help just lead to one disaster after another. In the end, TJ is still very unpopular, but she learns the value of looking past appearances and gains a few friends—and the attention of the most popular boy in school.