這是一本講述親情、責任和冒險的書。
十二歲的阿爾,在生日這天,收到了已故父親留下的一封信。
父親在信中一步一步指引阿爾,回到老宅,去找到一臺他留下來的時光機,好讓阿爾回到1984年,阻止一場汽車事故的發生,因為正是這場事故造成的傷痛,導致了多年之後,阿爾父親的死亡。
於是,為了救回父親,阿爾孤身一個人,不,帶著一隻倉鼠,開始了時間旅行。
但是,時間旅行可不是說走就走的旅行,在旅行中,阿爾遇到無數困難,甚至還因為他的緣故,讓父親在十二歲時就死去了。
為了修正這些錯誤,阿爾不得不一次次冒著危險,穿越回到過去。
但是阿爾不僅沒有救回父親,還讓事情變得更糟糕了,而最糟糕的是,時光機好像沒了能量,還出了故障,他可能再也沒有機會再去修正自己的錯誤了。
少年阿爾,在時間旅行的過程中,由一個有些懦弱、迷茫、內心不安的普通男孩,在回到過去,與年少時的父親,相遇相識,慢慢了解對方之後,開始慢慢成長。
在這個過程中,阿爾需要面對各種各樣的問題,不得不讓自己變得勇敢起來,去思考,去選擇,最終成長為一個獨立勇敢的男孩。
這些品質,正是一個男孩在成長過程中,需要具備的特質。
For readers who loved Wonder and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time this extraordinary debut will make you laugh and cry.
A story that crosses time and generations, for adventure-loving readers young and old.
"My dad died twice. Once when he was thirty nine and again four years later when he was twelve."
On Al Chaudhury's twelfth birthday his beloved Grandpa Byron gives him a letter from Al's late father. In it Al receives a mission: travel back to 1984 in a secret time machine and save his father's life.
Al soon discovers that time travel requires daring and imagination. It also requires lies, theft, setting his school on fire and ignoring philosophical advice from Grandpa Byron. All without losing his pet hamster, Alan Shearer...
Time Travelling With a Hamster is a funny, heart-warming race-against-time - and across generations - adventure that you will won't be able to put down.