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Cover of The Trolley to Yesterday

The Trolley to Yesterday

John Bellairs (1989)

SubgenreChildren's Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
SeriesJohnny Dixon and the Professor #6
Setting
CSM age10+
Goodreads3.82
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Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

WarViolenceDeath

Positive tags

AdventureMentor FigureHistorical SettingTime Travel Quest

Protagonist archetypes

Duo / PartnersTime-DisplacedFish out of Water

Tropes

Time TravelPortal FantasyMentor FigureFish out of WaterQuestHistorical FantasyRoad Trip

Themes

History and LegacyWar and ConsequencesFriendshipAdventureTime and FateCultural Clash

Synopsis

Johnny Dixon and Professor Childermass discover a trolley which transports them back to Constantinople in 1453 as the Turks are invading the Byzantine Empire.

Tags

Historical FantasyTime TravelMiddle Grade AdventureEducational Fantasy