The Time Hackers

By Gary Paulsen

Book Overview

You ever open your locker and find that some joker has left something really weird inside? Seventh-grader Dorso Clayman opens his locker door to find a dead body. Thirty seconds later it disappears. It's not the first bizarre thing that has appeared in his locker and then vanished. Something's going on. Somebody has decided to make Dorso and his buddy Frank the target of some strange techno-practical jokes. The ultimate gamesters have hacked into the time line, and things from the past are appearing in the present. Soon, the jokes aren't funny anymore--they're dangerous. Dorso and Frank have got to beat the time hackers at their own game by breaking the code, before they get lost in the past themselves.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0553487884
• ISBN13: 9780553487886
• Release Date: August 2006
• Publisher: Random House Children's Books
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.2" x 7.7"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

Nice young-adult sci-fi short story

I think my perception may be biased in favor of this book because I both read and write young-adult sci-fi. And looking at how thin this book is, I went into it expecting a short story, not a novel. And I got just what I was looking for -- a fun, quick read paced for young teens. I enjoyed it. At the same time, I understand other reviews of this book that wanted the depth of a full-length novel. Frankly, I agree I would have enjoyed having more meat on the bones of this book and that it would have been even better. But that's not what it is. It's a short story written for middle grades. And a fun one.

excellent book

Very exciting and imaginative book. Excellent for young readers. Only wish it were longer-didn't want it to end.

Time travel at its best!

This is a great, fast-paced story for those who like sci/fi time travel adventures! Dorso is a "regular" kid who lives in the future (the story never says exactly what date it is). He has a friend, Frank, who's the comic relief in the book. Someone is playing a prank on them - they keep getting transported (it only lasts for about 60 seconds) back in time. They see glimpses of Beethoven, Custer, wooly mammoths, Gettysburg, etc. - these are the best parts of the story. The dialogue between the boys gets a little repetitive and boring at times - it seems like they keep saying the same things at times. But overall, if you like computers, technology, adventure, mystery, and suspense - you'll like this book!