Synopses & Reviews
The latest in the critically acclaimed, authentically detailed series transports readers back to the California Gold Rush.
When Xavier, Xanthe, Nina, and Rowan are sent after a time-travel runaway to the California Gold Rush, theyre faced with some of their toughest challenges yet: testy gunslingers, greedy prospectors, and worse, a society that doesnt treat all of its members equally. But if they work together as a team, they can find their missing time traveler and, in the process, uncover the dangerous secret behind the Owatannauk Hotels time-bending powers.
Full of Wild West adventure, the latest entry in Maiya Williamss series also offers readers a thought-provoking portrait of a time that was even more complex and colorful than most may realize.
Awards and praise for the trilogy
A Book Sense Pick
International Reading Association Fiction Award
Southern California Booksellers Association Childrens Book Prize
Fun . . . for all lovers of fantasy, and the diversity is welcome.” Detroit News and Free Press
One of the few fantasies with any African American characters . . .” Booklist
Fills the gap between Harry Potter and A Series of Unfortunate Events.” Time Out New York Kids
Its refreshing to have African American teens as main characters without their race being a main theme of the book . . .” VOYA, 4Q 4P
Synopsis
In the third installment of of this award-winning time travel series, 14-year-old smooth-talking Xavier leads four time travelers on a Wild West adventure to tackle their first mission as time detectives during the 1849 Gold Rush.
About the Author
Maiya Williams was an editor and vice president of the Harvard Lampoon and a writer for the TV shows Rugrats and The Fresh Prince of Bel Air. She is currently a writer and producer for MAD TV and lives with her husband, three children, a Labrador retriever, a Schnorkie, two guinea pigs, and a variety of fish in Pacific Palisades, California. This is her third novel, a sequel to her critically acclaimed books The Golden Hour and The Hour of the Cobra.