Time Slime
By Jim Eads 

      Time Travel has always been a fascinating subject, and in this story, author Jim Eads takes Sammy on exciting adventures in the past. When Sammy and his friends Ollie and Burgy investigate an old cellar on Mrs. Armbrose's property, Sammy samples the contents of a jar that looks like it might be some kind of homemade preserves, and takes a terrifying trip into the past.

      Sammy discovers that by eating a dab of the "time slime" and making short trips into the past, he can correct mistakes that he has made, and actually change history. He can finally get even with the school bully, and favorably impress Marilyn Lipsky.

      With each trip back, however, the storms in the present are more violent. Sammy discovers that the inventor of the time slime discontinued his experiments because he was afraid that time travel would upset the delicate balance of time and space. Could Sammy himself cause the destruction of the Universe?

      This exciting and funny story is hard to put down, and will intrigue even reluctant readers with the great characters and dangerous adventures. Eads has done a masterful job on this edge-of-the-seat story that would certainly lend itself to a series. I hope we see more of his books.