Time School: We Will Stand with Them: 3

Ash thinks he knows everything about his dads background as an immigrant from Uganda in the 1970s but he doesnt really appreciate what his father went through until he experiences it himself.Thats the beauty of time-travel. And for friends Ash Jess Nadia and Tomma thats precisely what they get to do.Ever since they started at Hickley School theyve been momentarily travelling back in time by magical train to a Hickley town and school they recognise but in an era they dont. This time its Ashs turn and its back to 1973 for an unexpected meet with Mr Mundair senior his brother and their two friends as they try to fit in as young Asian immigrants in a predominantly white area.Ash Mundair is sick of his dad telling him how lucky he is and how grateful he should be to go to a good school and be able to get an education. Despite how hard Ash works it seems its never enough for his dad and Ash begins to wonder why he should bother at all. He doesnt feel he will ever understand what it was like for his dad to have to leave his home in Uganda to come and live in England during the 1970s. That is until a trip back to that time unveils the true difficulties that people like Ashs dad faced and what it was really like to be an ethnic minority at such a tense time.Time School: We Will Stand with Them is the third book in the Time School series which follows Jess Nadia Ash and Tomma as they navigate their way through the first year of secondary school (7th Grade) whilst experiencing what life was like during pivotal moments in history and learning about their ancestry.Ideal for those who love historical fiction time-travel and books about friendship the series is upper middle grade aimed at children aged 9-13 years.