Guardians of Time

Would you Travel 1900 years into the future to save the lives of some dogs? Alain, Apprentice Apothecary and sometime Alchemist, is on a high after saving the life of his king. After all the excitement he is not content to slip back into everyday life. So when he is offered the chance to travel with his Master to the future and investigate a strange disease in dogs he leaps at the chance.Taken through a portal to The New Forest in 2017, Alain finds life in Medieval England had not prepared him for a world full of machines where everyone lives in manor houses and there is no real magic. Uncomfortable and homesick he regrets leaving the comforts of home until his new friends decide to help with his investigation. Just when returning home is a real option, they uncover a sinister plot behind the animals' illness that threatens more than just family pets. Will Alain risk everything he holds dear to stop those who imperil the future of mankind?

Traveling across space and time can take you to some dangerous places.Eleven-year-olds Jake and Ava are seasoned time travelers stuck babysitting their four-year-old cousin, DeeDee. After a day at the pool, DeeDee stoops to touch a strange coin in their driveway-and vanishes!Oh, no! What's there to do but touch the coin too?The twins find DeeDee in a narrow desert canyon-facing a huge, fierce dragon. Clearly, it's time to leave. Jake and Ava grab DeeDee's hands and reach for the time-travel keys in their pockets. But their pockets are empty!A family-friendly action-adventure for ages 8-11, Book 2 in the Guardians of Time series.Book 1 was named winner of a Purple Dragonfly Award and also a finalist for the prestigious Selah Award for Christian Fiction. Book 1 measured at Lexile® reading level 550L.---About Book 1:"Ever since my son has read that book he is wanting to read more. (Smiley face) I am so grateful."--Mrs. Kennedy."A wholesome romp through time, and readers learn a little history about Vienna and Lyon along the way." -Author of the Andi Carter books, Susan K. Marlow. "This is a fun journey of laughter and learning. The mystery includes a pirate key, an ancient clock shop, forgiveness, truth, new friends and family ties that warm the heart."-Azalea Dabill, author."I really think it's a great book. It's interesting and definitely engaging."-E.S., a homeschooler age 10.----Phyllis Wheeler, a homeschooling veteran, loves time-travel stories. She writes books for kids that feature strong families and a moral compass. She and her husband live in St. Louis, where she tends her milkweed garden and hopes for butterflies. Vitória Gurgel is a court stenographer and illustrator living in Amapá, northern Brazil. She enjoys thinking of herself as a Rain Land Illustrator, as "Amapá" is a word of Nuaruaque origin, which means Land of Rain. She loves the local culture, açaí, and is a big fan of Marabaixo music and dance.