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Throwback #3
THROWBACK: OUT OF TIME
OUT OF TIME
300 pages, Hardcover
First published March 23, 2021
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About the author
Peter Lerangis
150Ìýbooks792ÌýfollowersLerangis's work includes The Viper's Nest and The Sword Thief, two titles in the children's-book series The 39 Clues, the historical novel Smiler's Bones, the YA dark comedy-adventure novel wtf, the Drama Club series, the Spy X series, the Watchers series, the Abracadabra series, and the Antarctica two-book adventure, as well ghostwriting for series such as the Three Investigators, the Hardy Boys Casefiles, Sweet Valley Twins, and more than forty books in the series The Baby-sitters Club and its various spin-offs.[1] He has also written novels based on film screenplays, including The Sixth Sense, Sleepy Hollow, and Beauty and the Beast, and five video game novelizations in the Worlds of Power series created by Seth Godin.[2] As a ghostwriter he has been published under the name A. L. Singer.[3]
Lerangis is the son of a retired New York Telephone Company employee and a retired public-elementary-school secretary, who raised him in Freeport, New York on Long Island. He graduated from Harvard University with a degree in biochemistry, while acting in musicals[4] and singing with and musically directing the a cappella group the Harvard Krokodiloes,[5][6] before moving to New York. He worked there as an actor[7] and freelance copy editor for eight years before becoming an author.[8]
In 2003, Lerangis was chosen by First Lady Laura Bush to accompany her to the first Russian Book Festival, hosted by Russian First Lady Lyudmila Putina in Moscow.[9][10]Authors R. L. Stine (Goosebumps) and Marc Brown (the Arthur the Aardvark series) also made the trip with Bush.[9]
Also in 2003, Lerangis was commissioned by the United Kingdom branch of Scholastic to write X-Isle, one of four books that would relaunch the Point Horror series there.[11] A sequel, Return to X-Isle, was published in 2004.
In 2007, Scholastic announced the launch of a new historical mystery series called The 39 Clues, intended to become a franchise.[12] Lerangis wrote the third book in the series, The Sword Thief, published in March 2009.[13][14][15] On March 3, 2009, Scholastic announced that Lerangis would write the seventh book in the series, The Viper's Nest.[14][16]
Lerangis lives in New York City with his wife, musician Tina deVaron, and their sons Nick and Joe.[17]
Lerangis is the son of a retired New York Telephone Company employee and a retired public-elementary-school secretary, who raised him in Freeport, New York on Long Island. He graduated from Harvard University with a degree in biochemistry, while acting in musicals[4] and singing with and musically directing the a cappella group the Harvard Krokodiloes,[5][6] before moving to New York. He worked there as an actor[7] and freelance copy editor for eight years before becoming an author.[8]
In 2003, Lerangis was chosen by First Lady Laura Bush to accompany her to the first Russian Book Festival, hosted by Russian First Lady Lyudmila Putina in Moscow.[9][10]Authors R. L. Stine (Goosebumps) and Marc Brown (the Arthur the Aardvark series) also made the trip with Bush.[9]
Also in 2003, Lerangis was commissioned by the United Kingdom branch of Scholastic to write X-Isle, one of four books that would relaunch the Point Horror series there.[11] A sequel, Return to X-Isle, was published in 2004.
In 2007, Scholastic announced the launch of a new historical mystery series called The 39 Clues, intended to become a franchise.[12] Lerangis wrote the third book in the series, The Sword Thief, published in March 2009.[13][14][15] On March 3, 2009, Scholastic announced that Lerangis would write the seventh book in the series, The Viper's Nest.[14][16]
Lerangis lives in New York City with his wife, musician Tina deVaron, and their sons Nick and Joe.[17]
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April 2, 2021
Well thought out conclusion to this trilogy. The book picks up shortly after the second one ends with Corey running as a wolf and Leila trying to protect him. They meet with a mysterious group known as the Knickerbockers who study time travelers to prevent serious time incidents. Leila agrees to accept some of Corey's genetic code so she becomes a Throwback also. They then work together to return to World War II Germany to save Corey's future. Adventure and fantasy mix as they meet those who were changed by Corey's time in the past and learn why Leila can still remember him though he wasn't born after the changes.
Readers will appreciate the continuity across all three volumes and be delighted with the conclusion now that both Corey and Leila have altered the past.
Readers will appreciate the continuity across all three volumes and be delighted with the conclusion now that both Corey and Leila have altered the past.
July 30, 2021
This series got a lot weirder than I expected, but the twists and turns and time time travel were all really fun. I feel like there was some unfinished business, because we didn’t learn much about Bee, but I really loved the ending, so it was a good place to stop the story. Overall this series was enjoyable, although the first, more standalone story, was my favorite.
August 6, 2022
I just want more!
November 2, 2021
A fantastic ending to a very fun middle grade time travel series. Loved it.
March 20, 2023
This was definitely a thrilling conclusion to a series that was intense, original and lots of fun! By this point, you really grow to love and root for all the central characters- but that doesn't mean they don't drive you c r a z y with their self-righteous attitudes and stupid, reckless choices. Actually, that's mostly Corey. He's SO annoying, but you find yourself saying it affectionately, because it's also impossible NOT to love him.
I'm not entirely sure how I feel about the ending though.
I'm not entirely sure how I feel about the ending though.
September 1, 2024
The way the author wrote this hooked me in, and I'm glad that Layla is now a throwback along with Corey and how Layla saved Corey, but the way that the author ended the book... I hope there is a fourth one.
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April 28, 2024
Less frustrating and dumbly plotted as book 2, but this whole book is dealing with the fallout from the dumb decisions of book 2. I rushed through this just to wrap up the series.
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