Sabotaged

Gr 5—9—Shortly following Chip and Alex's rescue from the 15th century, Jonah and Katherine are sent on another time mission in Margaret Peterson Haddix's sequel (2010) to Sent (2009, both S & S). This time the siblings are off to the mysterious Roanoke Colony with a new girl named Andrea, who is actually Virginia Dare, the first English child born in the American colonies, and a dog for company. Their mission goes awry when Andrea loses the elucidator and Jonah and Katherine discover they have been sabotaged by an enigmatic man named Second. As more and more goes wrong with their mission, Jonah, Katherine, and Andrea must attempt to make the best decisions possible with no adult guidance. When two more "Missing" teens are sent, Andrea becomes more confused about how to proceed and the teens end up changing time. Things go from bad to worse when JB finally catches up to them, the saboteur is revealed, and his genius plot sends ripples of changes into history's timeline. Listeners are left eager for more as Haddix ends the book with JB charging Jonah and Katherine with the task of fixing one specific year or losing the correct Time forever. Chris Sorensen delivers an absorbing performance, capturing Jonah's confusion, anger, misery, and determination throughout the exciting story. This thrilling new installment in the series is recommended for libraries that already circulate the first two titles.—Jessica Miller, New Britain Public Library, New Britain, CT