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Biographical note
Sufiya Ahmed (Author) Sufiya Ahmed was born in India and arrived in the UK as a baby. She lived in Bolton, Lancashire, before moving to London where she still lives. Sufiya has worked in advertising and in the House of Commons, but is now a full-time author. In 2010 Sufiya set up the BIBI Foundation, a non-profit organisation, to arrange visits to the Houses of Parliament for diverse and underprivileged school children. Alessia Trunfio (Illustrator) Alessia was born in southern Italy, but grew up in Rome, where she still lives. She has wanted to be an illustrator since she was a child but she hasn't excluded the possibility of becoming an astronaut. After graduating in 2013 with an Animation Degree from the International School of Comics in Rome, Alessia has worked as background artist for some of the most important animation studios in Italy. She currently works as a freelance artist on various animation and illustration projects.Apart from a high-speed adventure, this is a fabulous introduction to the political system and history for 8-10 year-olds, full of vital nuggets of empowering information. And that's before the really exciting time-travel adventure begins and we get to meet historical figures up close and personal. This would be a great book to read in primary classes with year 4, 5 and 6 to introduce politics and suffragettes/suffragists and the true history of the UK
BookTrust
I think that this is a brilliant book, and I learnt a lot about the suffragettes and suffragists. I would recommend this book for 8- to 12-year-old and readers who like history and sci-fi.
- Anyanka, aged 10, Books Up North
This is a fabulous, accessible introduction to political history for 8-10 year olds and it raises important questions about underrepresented voices from the past. It would be a great book to read in primary classes as part of a contemporary British history lesson.
BookTrust
Quite educational with some great historic facts blended into the story.
The School Librarian
Fun, fast-paced, hugely enjoyable way to learn about erased parts of our shared history and how they can help us understand and build a better society today.
- Sophie Anderson, author of The Snow Girl,
The first in a thrilling series which explores much needed and missing diverse history. Great characters, punchy storyline. Brilliant!
- A.M. Dassu, author of Boy, Everywhere,
Short, pacy and thought-provoking, this thrilling 8+ novel focuses on the suffrage movement, especially the women of colour often erased by history.
Guardian
A rip-roaring, history-hopping, time-travelling, eye-opening adventure! I loved it.
- Dan Smith, author of The Wall Between Us,
This is a wonderful opening to what I'm sure will be a fantastic new series. It zips along and packs so much history in in such a deft way. It was only after enjoying the adventure that I realised how much I'd learned.
- Sarah Todd Taylor, author of the Alice Éclair series,