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,
When Suhana, Mia and Ayaan are transported back to 1911, they’re excited to meet some amazing people fighting for women’s rights! But will they be able to get back to the present without changing the course of history?