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Cover of Tunnel Through Time

Tunnel Through Time

Paul W. Fairman;Lester del Rey (1966)

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

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

Animal DeathDeath of Parent

Positive tags

AdventureFriendshipSurvivalQuest

Hero archetypes

Coming-of-Age HeroFish out of Water

Protagonist archetypes

Duo / Partners

Tropes

Time TravelQuestFish out of WaterComing of AgeRescue Mission

Themes

SurvivalFriendshipFather-Son RelationshipTechnology and ConsequencesPaleontologyTime and History

Synopsis

Science fiction time travel tale for young adults. A survival story that showcases the palaeological theories of the 1960s. Two teenagers, Bob and Pete, go back through time to the Ice age to rescue Pete's father, who has not returned from a trip in Bob's father's defective time machine.

Tags

Time TravelScience FictionSurvival StoryEducational Fiction