The telescope is suddenly transformed into a steam-powered space-ship and whisks them away from their home and off across space to the planet Jupiter. One night Callie, the curious one, accidentally triggers a secret device in the telescope that Peter gave to his son just before disappearing. While their mother struggles to provide for them, the children must face up to being the only children in school without a father. This has left the children fatherless and impoverished. They live in the late nineteenth century, and have had to suffer the mysterious loss of their father Peter. The first book in the Jupiter Chronicles introduces the reader to the Callisto children: Callie 9, and Ian 12. In between looking at the dark underbelly of history I also do reviews of Indie authors for a friend’s website Not all of the books I review for Ingrid would fit the aesthetic of this blog but I thought this one, although it is a children’s book, was very much in keeping with my interests.
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