The Time Warp Trio
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The Time Warp Trio is a series of stories written by Jon Scieszka, chronicling the adventures of three boys; Joe, Sam, and Fred, who travel through time.
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[edit] Plot
The boys' time travel is accomplished with the help of a strange blue book entitled The Book, which was given to Joe as a birthday present from his uncle Joe. Their very first adventure with The Book takes them to medieval times where they help King Arthur protect Camelot from a smelly giant and a raging dragon. From then on they continue to be transported from one time period to the next. A huge timeline is within this show.
The boys have no idea how to use The Book and have only managed to trigger it accidentally.The Book is a magical book that Joe got for his birthday. However, in one adventure they travel to year 2095 and meet their own great-granddaughters who now have The Book and know how to use it.
The first books were illustrated by Lane Smith and later books were illustrated by Adam McCauley.
The books have been adapted into an animated television series.
[edit] Characters
- Joseph "Joe" Arthur - A 10-year old who wants to be a magician; he can only do the simplest tricks in the book. He got The Book for his birthday from his uncle and namesake, "Joe the Magnificent". As a bad habit, he takes The Book everywhere with him, causing even the slightest wrong action or phrase to activate it. He lives with his mother and younger sister, and nothing about his father is mentioned.
- Sam - A 10-year old geek who panics more than Joe or Fred. Sam lives in Brooklyn, New York. He is also the one who gets hurt all the time. Sam has two nicknames: Sam the Man and the Amazing Judo guy. Sam is lactose intolerant.
- Fred - A 10-year old sports fan who isn't the brightest bulb on the lamp. He has a big brother who beats Fred and messes with his video games. His stupidity often ends up getting the gang in trouble, and always wants to persuade his two other friends, Joe and Sam, to travel somewhere via The Book where they can gain riches, glory or credit for something in a time period they didn't do. Even though he leaps before he looks, Fred uses it as an advantage to fight enemies and save the trio from trouble or death.
- Joe the Magnificent - Joe's maternal uncle who is a magician, albeit a terrible one. He sent his nephew The Book (which he couldn't use either).
- Mad Jack - Joe the Magnificent's evil brother who is intent on getting his hands on The Book.
- Mrs. Arthur - Joe's mother who is short-tempered and is prone to saying Joe's full name in anger. She knows of the book and was the one who showed Joe the page that would allow the boys to at least choose the specific year they got sent to. She showed her brother Joe how to use the Book and gave it to him.
- Anna Arthur - Joe's younger sister, a very annoying girl in Joe's opinion. She probably knows more about The Book than the boys
- Jodie Arthur, Samantha, and "Freddie" - Sam, Fred, and Joe's great-granddaughters who are one hundred years older than them. They occasionally are seen in the same time and place as their great-grandfathers. They are the only ones in the world (in their time at least) who can control The Book at will.
The Book has 208 pages.
[edit] Books
- Knights of the Kitchen Table
- The Not-So-Jolly Roger
- The Good, the Bad, and the Goofy
- Your Mother Was a Neanderthal
- 2095
- Tut Tut
- Summer Reading Is Killing Me
- It's All Greek to Me
- See You Later Gladiator
- Sam Samurai
- Hey Kid, Want to Buy a Bridge?
- Viking It and Liking It
- Me Oh Maya
- Da Wild, Da Crazy, Da Vinci
- Oh Say, I Can't See
- Marco? Polo!
- The Seven Blunders of the World
