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Fast Forward

Jenny Pausacker (1989)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.83
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

Not yet tagged

Positive tags

AdventureComing of AgeHumorSelf-Discovery

Hero archetypes

Coming-of-Age Hero

Protagonist archetypes

Time-DisplacedComing-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Time TravelFish out of WaterComing of AgeReluctant HeroMentor Figure

Themes

Consequences of ActionsComing of AgeProblem-SolvingResponsibilityLearning from MistakesFamily Bonds

Synopsis

With his grandmother's new invention, the Anti-Boredom Machine, twelve-year-old Kieran finds that he can speed up time or travel back into the past, but this ability soon creates more problems than it solves.

Is Fast Forward appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 10 and up.

A light middle grade time travel adventure about a boy learning responsibility through his grandmother's invention. Mild peril from time-travel mishaps but no violence or mature content.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language.

Who'll love this

Kids will enjoy the fun premise of a machine that can speed up time or travel to the past, and the comedic problems it creates.

Tags

Science FantasyTime Travel AdventureMiddle Grade Humor