- Paperback: 352 pages
- Publisher: Puffin Books; 1st edition (6 Jan 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0141381566
- ISBN-13: 978-0141381565
- Product Dimensions: 22 x 14 x 3.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 323,178 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The Guardians look after time for all people. Humans always rush around claiming that they do not have enough time, but no one thinks of guarding it. The Guardians do this and in every region of the world there is one who protects time for us all. In Greenwich, it is Old Father Tim. When the Wreccas, who populate the Underneath (below ground), send Snot to steal the Tick, their only intention is to wreak havoc on the Guardians who live Topside (above ground). They don't expect Snot to find out that she feels more at home Topside and that she really rather likes Tid (Old Father Tim's grandson) who she has to trick. And little do they know that without the Tick, time will stop forever...
About the Author
Val Tyler was a primary school teacher for many years but is now writing full time. She lives near Greenwich park with her husband and large clan of children.
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Old Killjoy was miserably sitting on top of the smelly pile of rags that he liked to think of as his throne, picking his nose. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
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Old Killjoy was miserably sitting on top of the smelly pile of rags that he liked to think of as his throne, picking his nose. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Back Cover
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
My class are loving this book,
By Carolynne Adam (Wellingborough, Northants United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Time Wreccas (Paperback)
I bought the Time Wreccas by Val Tyler to read to my primary school class. I have not known a book to so take their imagination since I read a previous class The Philosopher's Stone. The children love the characters especially Tid and Sophie, and they have a very soft spot for the Bushytails. There is always a sigh of regret when I have to stop reading to them. Quite a few of the children have now bought their own copies as I am obviously not reading fast enough. I think that the book is wonderful, I confess that I have had to finish it in my own time, the characters are well rounded and believable, the world that Val Tyler has created shows flair and imagination. Above all I love the idea that Sophie inspite of making a most dreadful mistake at the beginning of the book is forgiven first and then able to put things right. This is a vital lesson for children to learn, and engendered a lot of discussions with my class on these important issues. Primary teachers out there, get hold of a copy of this book and you will find it a useful tool for PSHE as well as a wonderful read. I know that this is Val Tyler's first book and do hope that it is not the last.
3.0 out of 5 stars
The Time Wreccas (Greenwich Chronicles) by Val Tyler,
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This review is from: The Time Wreccas (Greenwich Chronicles) (Paperback)
I found this an intriguing idea with two races of beings, one hideous group of slovenly, brutish characters called the Wreccas living in the "Underneath" below Greenwich Park, and another group of elevated, loving beings above the surface called "the Guardian People" who guard time. Neither group can be seen by humans, who pass through them.
The story got off to a slightly confusing start for me as I couldn't really understand the Wreccas' motives for wanting to steal the precious "tick" from the Timepiece, other than sheer nastiness and ill-will. However as the story progressed I became really engaged by the plight of Sofi, who has come out of the Underneath on a mission to steal for the Wreccas, and yet has something within her which makes her yearn for a better life, and meeting up with a young Guardian boy Tid, builds a relationship with him and responds to the higher life of the "Guardian People". The story becomes really exciting later on as Sofi courageously sets off to recover the stolen item from the dark, frightening and desperate world where the Wreccas lead their squalid existence. If she fails, time itself will stop. I would definitely recommend this book. We read this at our local young people's reading group and one of our number gave it 10 out of 10. I will be reading the next one in the series, The Time Apprentice.
8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Do some reviewers have axes to grind?,
This review is from: The Time Wreccas (Paperback)
How dare another reviewer make the assumption that my previous review was only positive (and indeed possible) if I were somehow related to the author? How ignorant to think that it is hard to obtain pre-publication drafts of books. This was available on e-bay several weeks before publication and the information that the sequel was to come out in January 2006 was published on the web even longer beforehand. I wonder whether 'a reader from the UK' is the one with a hidden agenda. I care not whether 'a reader from the UK' likes The Time Wreccas or not. It is a matter of personal taste. My opinion stands. It's a very good read and my children absolutely loved it. Apparently Ottakars bookshop agreed with them, because they put it in the nominations for their children's book prize and my daughter informs me that Waterstones were featuring it for World Book Day.
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