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Synopsis
After his best friend is shot and killed, fourteen-year-old Langston borrows his science teacher's time machine and travels from Los Angeles in 2010 to Oxford, England, in 1278 to try to prevent Roger Bacon from publishing his formula for gunpowder.
Is Black Powder appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 13 and up.
A 14-year-old boy travels to medieval Oxford after his best friend is killed by gun violence, attempting to prevent the invention of gunpowder. Contains death of a child and themes of grief and gun violence.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include death, death of child, and grief (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Teens will connect with Langston's desperate mission to save his friend by changing history through time travel adventure.