Anderson, Josh.   The Tunnel  (Time of Death series).  Minneapolis: Epic Press, 2016.  978-1-68076-064-4.  $22.50. 208p. Grades 9+.

Are some things, no matter how terrible, horrific or unbearable, destined to happen no matter what choices you make?  If you could go back in time to alter your future, would you do it?  This is exactly the opportunity Kyle Cash is give in Josh Anderson’s The Tunnel, part of the Time of Death series.  After smoking weed and taking shots of tequila before school one morning, Kyle wrecks into a school bus causing all of the students and the driver on board to die.  When given the chance to travel back to 1998, before he was born, to talk his dad into stopping him from making this fateful mistake, Kyle jumps at it.  But, he soon is forced to ask himself if  it’s worth all of the risk?  Will it work, or will the Kyle of 2015 still end up in in prison?  THOUGHTS:  The Time of Death series is a great set of books for struggling readers who don’t want to show their peers that they struggle.  The cool topics hook readers, and the short chapters with larger print makes the time spent reading fly by.  I would definitely put this in the hands of a student who needs a good book and some confidence.

Realistic Fantasy          Laura Ward, Fox Chapel Area High School