bookkat's review against another edition
3.0
Audio book. An enjoyable listen - really probably 3 1/2 for me at this point in my life. It is probably geared to middle school age and at that age I think I would have loved it. A little preachy at times.
locolibrarian's review against another edition
3.0
Saving Lucas Briggs by Marisa de los Santos and David Teague was a young adult sci-fi with time travel, murder, resentment, and an adventure trying to change the past. The chapters switch from 2014, the present, to the 1930s and the past. Will the characters be able to use time travel to save the lives of those lost? Or is it too late. Maybe time travel isn’t the answer.
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iggyebab's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars
I listened to this on audiobook.
Margaret O'Malley has just watched as her father was sentenced to death for a crime he did not commit. Her family lives in a corrupt town ruled by an energy corporation. Her father is a geologist that disagrees with the new fracking procedures that the company is using. He blows the whistle and finds himself on trial presided over by a corrupt judge with ties to the energy company.
Her best friends Charlie wants to help Margaret and with the help of his grandfather, Joshua, and a secret in Margaret's family, they set out to change the past before her father pays the ultimate price.
This story is told in three alternating point of views and alternates between two time periods- the 1930's and present day. Joshua has a lot of information about the past that impacts why the judge is so determined to help the company.
As they try to alter history, this group finds that sometimes changing the past isn't what will help you but finding a way to show someone the truth can.
This was a good solid story although it might be tough for some children to get through. I'm always feel a little odd reviewing a book where am quite a bit older than the intended audience. This book is well written and the characters are easy to like. Even with the time shifts and the different POV's this story is easy to keep up with.
The narrators were wonderful and I enjoyed that there were three distinct voices. I would have loved it as a teenager and I enjoyed it as an adult.
I listened to this on audiobook.
Margaret O'Malley has just watched as her father was sentenced to death for a crime he did not commit. Her family lives in a corrupt town ruled by an energy corporation. Her father is a geologist that disagrees with the new fracking procedures that the company is using. He blows the whistle and finds himself on trial presided over by a corrupt judge with ties to the energy company.
Her best friends Charlie wants to help Margaret and with the help of his grandfather, Joshua, and a secret in Margaret's family, they set out to change the past before her father pays the ultimate price.
This story is told in three alternating point of views and alternates between two time periods- the 1930's and present day. Joshua has a lot of information about the past that impacts why the judge is so determined to help the company.
As they try to alter history, this group finds that sometimes changing the past isn't what will help you but finding a way to show someone the truth can.
This was a good solid story although it might be tough for some children to get through. I'm always feel a little odd reviewing a book where am quite a bit older than the intended audience. This book is well written and the characters are easy to like. Even with the time shifts and the different POV's this story is easy to keep up with.
The narrators were wonderful and I enjoyed that there were three distinct voices. I would have loved it as a teenager and I enjoyed it as an adult.
constantcatreader's review against another edition
3.0
Saving Lucas Briggs by Marisa de los Santos and David Teague was a young adult sci-fi with time travel, murder, resentment, and an adventure trying to change the past. The chapters switch from 2014, the present, to the 1930s and the past. Will the characters be able to use time travel to save the lives of those lost? Or is it too late. Maybe time travel isn’t the answer.
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sarahonthecoast's review against another edition
4.0
This is a fantastic choice for middle school readers looking for a more sophisticated clean read. Teague and de los Santos created a rich history for Victory, Arizona and seamlessly tied its past and present together for an engaging, thought-provoking journey. While I preferred Josh's point of view in 1938, both Margaret and her Grandpa Joshua had clear, distinct voices that were easy to flip between and blended a perfect balance between history and fantasy. Saving Lucas Biggs goes beyond being the standard time travel story and delves into how the choices we make can ripple out in huge and unexpected ways.
snowmaiden's review against another edition
5.0
I enjoyed this book immensely, and I'm not even a little embarrassed that the back cover says "ages 8-12." Honestly, though, that seems a little young to me. My stepson is 8, and although I think he could read all the words, he's nowhere near ready to read something as subtle and sophisticated as this book. Thinking back, I probably would have been ready at about age 9, but I was a precocious reader. That being said, readers mature enough to grasp this story will find much goodness here. It went very differently than I was expecting when I read the description, and it really made me think.
(Note: I received an advance reader's edition of this book through a Goodreads First Reads giveaway.)
(Note: I received an advance reader's edition of this book through a Goodreads First Reads giveaway.)
yapha's review against another edition
5.0
Margaret O'Malley is stunned when her father is convicted of arson and murder and sentenced to death by Judge Lucas Biggs. John O'Malley, a geologist and whistle blower, was false accused by the Victory Fuel Company which owns their town of Victory, Arizona. In alternating chapters between 2014 and 1938, we see the events that were set in motion to turn Judge Biggs into the man he has become. It is up to Margaret, with the help of her best friend's grandfather, to use her family's "quirk" to travel back in time and stop the chain of events that led up to this awful day. But history resists change, and the "quirk" has some serious limitations. Will Margaret and Charlie be able to fix things before it is too late? An amazing story of friendship and betrayal, and the effects one person's choices may have on future generations. Highly recommended for grades 4 and up.
4pawsandabook's review against another edition
2.0
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