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The Boy From Tomorrow
The Boy From Tomorrow
by Camille DeAngelis
Price: $15.99 (Hardcover)
Published: May 08, 2018
Rating: 0.0/ 5 (0 votes cast)
From the Publisher: Discover the middle-grade debut Kirkus Reviews calls
“spellbinding” by an award-winning author Booklist says “has crafted a
definite winner.” Josie and Alec both live at 444 Sparrow Street. They
sleep in the same room, but they’ve never laid eyes on each other. They
are twelve years old and a hundred years apart. The children meetthrough a hand-painted talking board―Josie in 1915, Alec in 2015―and
form a friendship across the century that separates them. But a chain of
events leave Josie and her little sister Cass trapped in the house andafraid for their safety, and Alec must find out what’s going to happen tothem. Can he help them change their future when it’s already past?
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A lonely girl in 1915 suffers under the cold indifference of her mother, a psychic who makes money by communicating with
the dead. A lonely boy in 2015 feels adrift after his parents divorce when he and his mom move to a new town and arambling old house. Josie, the girl, keeps an eye on her little sister and tries to keep suspicions about her mother's "gifts" to
herself. Alec, the boy, is alone and feels it, awkwardly trying to make friends with a kid at his new school and wondering if
life will ever get better. What connects them? A ouija board and the fact that they both sleep in the same bedroom in thesame home, just one hundred years apart. Talking to one another becomes their only comfort and soon, a way for Josie toShare This Book
About The Author
Camille DeAngelis
Camille DeAngelis is the author of
Immaculate Heart (St. Martin’s, 2016), the
Alex Award-winning Bones & All (St.Martin’s, 2015), Petty Magic: Being theMemoirs and Confessions of Miss EvelynHarbinger, Temptress and Troublemaker
(Crown, 2010), and Mary Modern
(Crown/Shaye Areheart, 2007), as well as afirst-edition guidebook, Moon Ireland(Avalon, 2007). Her book of practicalphilosophy, Life Without Envy: Ego
Management for Creative People, was
published by St. Martin’s Griffin inSeptember 2016. She is a graduate of NewYork University (B.A. in Fine Arts, minor inIrish Studies, 2002) and the National
University of Ireland, Galway (M.A. in
Writing, 2005). A longtime vegetarian,Camille went vegan in April 2011, and inJune 2013 became a certified vegan lifestyle
coach and educator through Victoria Moran’s
Main Street Vegan® Academy. Originallyfrom New Jersey, Camille now lives inSomerville, Massachusetts. She is a boardmember of the Writers’ Room of Boston.
Release Info
List Price: $15.99 (Hardcover)
Published: May 08, 2018
Publisher: Amberjack Publishing
Pages: 268
ISBN 10: 1944995617
ISBN 13: 9781944995614
escape her prison and Alec to make a friend for real. This modest middle grade novel begins simply and engagingly. But
author Camille DeAngelis piles on the melodrama and doesn't play fair. If Josie's mom is a fraud, why isn't she more
astonished upon discovering her daughter is talking with a boy from the future? Alec's dad on the other hand seems to have
done nothing worse than divorce his mom, but Alec is overwhelmed even though divorce is not usually the trauma it oncewas. So while Josie deals with her mother's creepily suspicious assistant, a staff completely indifferent to the almost brutaltreatment of Josie and her sister AND a snoopy schoolmate who just wants to pry out secrets about her mother, Alec simplymakes trips to the library and has a school pal who behaves decently from the start. The excitement is decidedly weighted
to the past even though the chapters alternate between them. Worse, DeAngelis plays fast and loose with the magic taking
place.When the ouija board becomes inaccessible, Josie and Alec simply switch to a phonograph playing wax cylinders sothey can chat away, which feels awfully convenient. And while one doesn't need an explanation as such for every strangegoings-on, what the heck is up with that possessed doll anyway? With lazy magic rule-making, a confused jumble ofelements and a climactic plot twist that feels too easy, "The Boy From Tomorrow" wears out its welcome long before that
creepy doll loses an eye. -- Michael Giltz
What Others Say
“You will fall in love with DeAngelis’ characters and root for their impossible friendship across time. Perfect for
fans of historical fiction, this spine-tingling paranormal novel is impossible to put down.” ―Marika McCoola,author of the award-winning and New York Times-bestselling Baba Yaga’s Assistant (Marika McCoola) "In The Boy
From Tomorrow Camille DeAngelis creates an atmosphere of comforting nostalgia without falling into old-
fashioned cliches. It’s a carefully paced and lovingly crafted book that will draw readers for many years to
come, and I enjoyed it ever so much." ―Mackenzi Lee, author of the award-winning and New York Times-
bestselling The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue (Mackenzi Lee) "Josie and Alec’s story is an unusual ghosttale. Through an odd warp in time, the pair, who both live in the same house 100 years apart, can speak to eachother through a Ouija board, the wax cylinders of an old record player, and a cache of letters. As they growcloser, Alec (in 2015) begins to fear that Josie (in 1915) and her younger sister, Cassie, are in danger from theirmother. The glamorous Lavinia Clifford is a wealthy spiritualist who communes with the dead. She also keeps her
daughters virtual prisoners in their room, and often punishes Cassie cruelly. Alec is shaken when he finds a local
grave, engraved simply Clifford, that appears to be a child’s. Can he convince Josie that she needs to contacther old governess and escape? Can Alec change the past, and therefore the future? Creepy and intriguing,DeAngelis’ middle-grade novel will appeal to readers who enjoy chills as well as puzzles. The Alex Award–winning author of Bones & All (2015) has crafted a definite winner." ― Karen Cruze (Booklist) “The narrative isexcellent... An immersive read oozing with cross-genre appeal for realistic, historical, mystery, and scary fictionreaders.” ―School Library Journal (School Library Journal) “The delicious possibilities of time travel burst vividlyin this beautifully crafted tale.” ―Martha Brockenbrough, award-winning author of The Game of Love and Death(Martha Brockenbrough) “Spellbinding.” ―Kirkus Reviews (Kirkus Reviews) "Camille DeAngelis’s The Boy from
Tomorrow is a complex and beautiful puzzle of times and places that comes together in a way that is a little bit
eerie, a little bit sad, and a little bit hopeful... a thoroughly enjoyable fantasy that will appeal to a wide rangeof readers, all of whom will find it difficult to put down." --Foreword Reviews (Foreword Reviews) "Fans ofhistorical fiction and ghost stories will devour this title, and those new to either genre will find it a headyintroduction." --The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books)
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Top Picks: All Books
The Boy From Tomorrow
The Boy From Tomorrow
by Camille DeAngelis
Price: $15.99 (Hardcover)
Published: May 08, 2018
Rating: 0.0/ 5 (0 votes cast)
From the Publisher: Discover the middle-grade debut Kirkus Reviews calls
“spellbinding” by an award-winning author Booklist says “has crafted a
definite winner.” Josie and Alec both live at 444 Sparrow Street. They
sleep in the same room, but they’ve never laid eyes on each other. They
are twelve years old and a hundred years apart. The children meetthrough a hand-painted talking board―Josie in 1915, Alec in 2015―and
form a friendship across the century that separates them. But a chain of
events leave Josie and her little sister Cass trapped in the house andafraid for their safety, and Alec must find out what’s going to happen tothem. Can he help them change their future when it’s already past?
Rate This Book
Add To Wishlist
|Rate/Review Add To Bookshelf
Get This Book
Personalize / Add More ChoicesGo to your preferred retailer, click to choose a format and you' ll be taken directly to their site where
you can get this book.
What We Say
A lonely girl in 1915 suffers under the cold indifference of her mother, a psychic who makes money by communicating with
the dead. A lonely boy in 2015 feels adrift after his parents divorce when he and his mom move to a new town and arambling old house. Josie, the girl, keeps an eye on her little sister and tries to keep suspicions about her mother's "gifts" to
herself. Alec, the boy, is alone and feels it, awkwardly trying to make friends with a kid at his new school and wondering if
life will ever get better. What connects them? A ouija board and the fact that they both sleep in the same bedroom in thesame home, just one hundred years apart. Talking to one another becomes their only comfort and soon, a way for Josie toShare This Book
About The Author
Camille DeAngelis
Camille DeAngelis is the author of
Immaculate Heart (St. Martin’s, 2016), the
Alex Award-winning Bones & All (St.Martin’s, 2015), Petty Magic: Being theMemoirs and Confessions of Miss EvelynHarbinger, Temptress and Troublemaker
(Crown, 2010), and Mary Modern
(Crown/Shaye Areheart, 2007), as well as afirst-edition guidebook, Moon Ireland(Avalon, 2007). Her book of practicalphilosophy, Life Without Envy: Ego
Management for Creative People, was
published by St. Martin’s Griffin inSeptember 2016. She is a graduate of NewYork University (B.A. in Fine Arts, minor inIrish Studies, 2002) and the National
University of Ireland, Galway (M.A. in
Writing, 2005). A longtime vegetarian,Camille went vegan in April 2011, and inJune 2013 became a certified vegan lifestyle
coach and educator through Victoria Moran’s
Main Street Vegan® Academy. Originallyfrom New Jersey, Camille now lives inSomerville, Massachusetts. She is a boardmember of the Writers’ Room of Boston.
Release Info
List Price: $15.99 (Hardcover)
Published: May 08, 2018
Publisher: Amberjack Publishing
Pages: 268
ISBN 10: 1944995617
ISBN 13: 9781944995614
escape her prison and Alec to make a friend for real. This modest middle grade novel begins simply and engagingly. But
author Camille DeAngelis piles on the melodrama and doesn't play fair. If Josie's mom is a fraud, why isn't she more
astonished upon discovering her daughter is talking with a boy from the future? Alec's dad on the other hand seems to have
done nothing worse than divorce his mom, but Alec is overwhelmed even though divorce is not usually the trauma it oncewas. So while Josie deals with her mother's creepily suspicious assistant, a staff completely indifferent to the almost brutaltreatment of Josie and her sister AND a snoopy schoolmate who just wants to pry out secrets about her mother, Alec simplymakes trips to the library and has a school pal who behaves decently from the start. The excitement is decidedly weighted
to the past even though the chapters alternate between them. Worse, DeAngelis plays fast and loose with the magic taking
place.When the ouija board becomes inaccessible, Josie and Alec simply switch to a phonograph playing wax cylinders sothey can chat away, which feels awfully convenient. And while one doesn't need an explanation as such for every strangegoings-on, what the heck is up with that possessed doll anyway? With lazy magic rule-making, a confused jumble ofelements and a climactic plot twist that feels too easy, "The Boy From Tomorrow" wears out its welcome long before that
creepy doll loses an eye. -- Michael Giltz
What Others Say
“You will fall in love with DeAngelis’ characters and root for their impossible friendship across time. Perfect for
fans of historical fiction, this spine-tingling paranormal novel is impossible to put down.” ―Marika McCoola,author of the award-winning and New York Times-bestselling Baba Yaga’s Assistant (Marika McCoola) "In The Boy
From Tomorrow Camille DeAngelis creates an atmosphere of comforting nostalgia without falling into old-
fashioned cliches. It’s a carefully paced and lovingly crafted book that will draw readers for many years to
come, and I enjoyed it ever so much." ―Mackenzi Lee, author of the award-winning and New York Times-
bestselling The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue (Mackenzi Lee) "Josie and Alec’s story is an unusual ghosttale. Through an odd warp in time, the pair, who both live in the same house 100 years apart, can speak to eachother through a Ouija board, the wax cylinders of an old record player, and a cache of letters. As they growcloser, Alec (in 2015) begins to fear that Josie (in 1915) and her younger sister, Cassie, are in danger from theirmother. The glamorous Lavinia Clifford is a wealthy spiritualist who communes with the dead. She also keeps her
daughters virtual prisoners in their room, and often punishes Cassie cruelly. Alec is shaken when he finds a local
grave, engraved simply Clifford, that appears to be a child’s. Can he convince Josie that she needs to contacther old governess and escape? Can Alec change the past, and therefore the future? Creepy and intriguing,DeAngelis’ middle-grade novel will appeal to readers who enjoy chills as well as puzzles. The Alex Award–winning author of Bones & All (2015) has crafted a definite winner." ― Karen Cruze (Booklist) “The narrative isexcellent... An immersive read oozing with cross-genre appeal for realistic, historical, mystery, and scary fictionreaders.” ―School Library Journal (School Library Journal) “The delicious possibilities of time travel burst vividlyin this beautifully crafted tale.” ―Martha Brockenbrough, award-winning author of The Game of Love and Death(Martha Brockenbrough) “Spellbinding.” ―Kirkus Reviews (Kirkus Reviews) "Camille DeAngelis’s The Boy from
Tomorrow is a complex and beautiful puzzle of times and places that comes together in a way that is a little bit
eerie, a little bit sad, and a little bit hopeful... a thoroughly enjoyable fantasy that will appeal to a wide rangeof readers, all of whom will find it difficult to put down." --Foreword Reviews (Foreword Reviews) "Fans ofhistorical fiction and ghost stories will devour this title, and those new to either genre will find it a headyintroduction." --The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books)
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