Book for fans of The Night I Borrowed Time

Henry’s just excited about starting Year 6 – little does he know he’s about to end up getting pulled through a time portal to Ancient Egypt! Will he ever find his way back home? A real gem of a book mixing a fast-paced story with lots of facts about Ancient Egypt. 

A vibrantly colourful celebration of India, its people, history and wildlife. A beautiful and fascinating book to dip into and pore over.

In his imagination, Portico Reeves is Stunt Boy, saving other superheroes from disaster. But when his parents plan to divorce, he needs help from unlikely friends. A child’s‑eye view of coping with arguing parents that manages to be fun and funny, with an innovative style that samples different media.

A thrilling time-slip adventure in which a scared boy runs into an ancient forest and falls into the Stone Age.

A fascinating time-travel adventure exploring the politics and history of suffragettes. 

Can thirteen-year-old Priya be honest about how she feels without ruining her life? Funny, fresh and full of heart. 

A thrilling historical adventure quest, with elements of magic realism, set in a fictionalised version of colonial India and exploring aspects of imperialism and the exploitation of indigenous peoples. 

Cosmo is a dog with a passion for dance. When his family no longer have enough love to stay together, can he save them? This charming story brings together the fun of canine freestyle dance and the heartbreak of divorce into a single, moving story about families.

An accessible and fascinating look at the British Empire and how it still affects our lives today.

When Earth is threatened by a terrifying supervillain, brothers Micah and Cass travel back in time to stop him. An exciting sci-fi adventure packed with futuristic technology.

When Cate visits Mrs Kano’s cinema, she is transported into a world beyond her wildest dreams. This wonderfully imaginative time-travel adventure beautifully explores the nature of grief, guilt and loneliness.

It is 1855 and the practice of magic is being eradicated from India under British rule. Many magical folk are going missing, and when her mother is kidnapped, Chompa journeys to London to get her back. A thrilling, imaginative tale, bursting with magic, friendship and betrayal.

Elsie time travels back to India, where only she can stop her grandfather from killing a tiger.

An accessible, humanitarian perspective on the Partition of India in 1947, seen through the experiences of three children and their families. 

A book that offers support to children navigating the changes that come as a result of divorce and separation.

Tense, wildly imaginative, laugh-out-loud funny and sometimes just plain silly, this madcap, timeslip adventure may mean that history (and cheese) will never seem the same again. 

In this atmospheric time-slip fantasy, Netta is dragged back thousands of years to Ancient Greece, where a power-crazed king is building a treacherous labyrinth – and the monster at its centre demands human sacrifice.

A clever, funny, timeslip adventure in which twins Pearl and Patrick Amarasinghe find out just how complex and destructive it can be to mess with history. 

Only a very few Leaplings (born on 29th February) have ​‘The Gift’: the ability to leap backwards or forwards through time. Elle Bibi-Imbelé Ifiè – who loves her name, white food, and her Nigerian heritage – is one of them. The first book in Patience Agbabi’s Leap Cycle series is fresh, exciting, bold and witty, with a thoughtful character-driven plot and interesting ethical undertones.

Alex must save her friend Jasper from the authorities in the year 2100 – but how? And who is Jasper really? A thought-provoking time-travel adventure.