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Tangled in Time: The Portal Audiobook Summary

“Kathryn Lasky’s latest is a sleight-of-hand that will have you clapping your hands. With the brio and big-heart that characterizes all of Lasky’s work, this opening salvo of a new series can be heralded with trumpet fanfares and clouds of rose petals.” –Gregory Maguire, author of Wicked and Egg & Spoon

For fans of the Royal Diaries series and Gail Carson Levine, Newbery Honor-winning author Kathryn Lasky delivers the first enchanting adventure in a compelling new middle grade series about a newly orphaned girl who finds herself time-travelling between the present day and the court of the two most memorable English princesses in history.

Life used to be great for Rose: full of friends, a loving mom, and a growing fashion blog.

But when her mother dies in a car crash, Rose is sent away to live with a strange grandmother she hardly knows and forced to attend a new school where mean girls ridicule her at every turn.

The only place Rose finds refuge is in her grandmother’s greenhouse. But one night she sees a strange light glowing from within it. She goes to investigate…and finds herself transported back five hundred years to Hatfield Palace, where she becomes servant and confidant of the banished princess Elizabeth, daughter of King Henry VIII.

Rose soon discovers something else amazing–a locket with two mysterious images inside it, both clues to her own past. Could the greenhouse portal offer answers to the mysteries of her family…and their secrets?

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Tangled in Time: The Portal Audiobook Narrator

Jorjeana Marie is the narrator of Tangled in Time: The Portal audiobook that was written by Kathryn Lasky

Kathryn Lasky is a New York Times bestselling author of many children’s and young adult books, which include her Tangled in Time series; her bestselling series Guardians of Ga’Hoole, which was made into the Warner Bros. movie Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole; and her picture book Sugaring Time, awarded a Newbery Honor. She has twice won the National Jewish Book Award, for her novel The Night Journey and her picture book Marven of the Great North Woods. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with her husband. www.kathrynlasky.com

About the Author(s) of Tangled in Time: The Portal

Kathryn Lasky is the author of Tangled in Time: The Portal

Subjects

The publisher of the Tangled in Time: The Portal is HarperCollins. includes the following subjects: The BISAC Subject Code is Family, Juvenile Fiction, Orphans & Foster Homes

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The publisher of the Tangled in Time: The Portal is HarperCollins. The imprint is HarperCollins. It is supplied by HarperCollins. The ISBN-13 is 9780062886897.

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This book is only available in the United States.

Goodreads Reviews

☘Misericordia☘

August 12, 2020

Q:Who knew if proper time would be as interesting as time out of time? (c) Q:But what is real? Rose thought. Is this real, to be caught between two centuries? (c) Q:I shall love you through all time and place. Through every century imaginable. (c)Rosalinda, Rosemary, just plain Rose…The Royal setting. Time travelling. Flowers abound. Cunning court fools. Mercurial, capricious princesses. Quoits court meetings… Lovely reading for kids and grown ups alike.I love the color. And I love the Gran / Rose relationship!Q:… there was no settling in to speak of. Rose felt entirely adrift. (c) Q:On this crisp day, the creature seemed to be the essence of fall. September, that’s what you should be called… (c) Q:I don’t believe in feeding cats. They can become a nuisance.” She pursed her lips and shook her head in disapproval.Rose believed in cats—in feeding them and cuddling them. She did not find cats a nuisance in the least. She found them soft, quiet, gentle, and for the most part accepting. She loved the feeling when a cat plopped in her lap. She often wondered how they could be so comforting without ever saying a word. How they could seem to listen, to understand. (c) Q:But if she was ripping out the weaklings, was it survival of the fittest or murder of the frailest? (c)Q:And from there Rose went on to another table where there were more plants with names like heartsease, cupid’s dart, scarlet snowcaps. Rose felt as if she were walking through a poem, or perhaps the shadows of very old legends. Stories swirled about her. (c) Q:We don’t want the poor thing moon-blinked. You know too much moonlight can do that.”“What’s moon-blinked?”“Slight confusion and then . . . … It will go catawampus. Plants can do that when confused.” (c) Q:Rose felt as if she were in the midst of a blooming rainbow. A calm stole through her. All the terrible words, the terrible images etched in her mind since that horrible day when her mom had died seemed to fade away. She felt free, and it was as if for the first time she could breathe again. (c) Q:Call these my dream shoes. They tiptoed into my dreams last night, or maybe I tiptoed into theirs. (c) Q:Perhaps someday she might write a book about cats. Tips for Cat Owners. But that was the catch, of course. No one ever really owned a cat. (c) Q:And one evening when Rose brought her laptop down to look up some plant information on the internet, Rosalinda was captivated. “Such treasures!” she exclaimed. For indeed Rose found a solution for controlling the bugs that wreaked havoc on her grandmother’s tiny ruby-red carrots, and then five minutes later discovered a special kind of bonemeal as a nutrient for stunted toad lilies. From that point on, Rosalinda insisted that Rose bring her laptop with her every evening. (c) Q:Six weeks before, on September 17, her secret life had begun. (c)Q:“Taking a break from your fashionista life on the internet?”“I’m not a fashionista.”“Well, what are you?”A crafter of fine things, she thought. “I sew,” Rose said softly. (c) Q:“What, dear child?” This caught Rose up short. Her grandmother had often called her “dearie,” but never until this moment “dear child.” It touched her deeply. She felt truly loved in that moment. (c) Q:She was free to wander. Wander and wonder … (c) Q:“Blessed with this kind of vision of seeing things differently.” (c)

Andrew

September 08, 2021

There is a lot to say about this book, so bear with me. Rose, a tall slim tween girl, coping with the loss of her only parent, her mother, is sent to live with her dementia-riddled grandmother in Indiana. Rose is a very savvy and creative seamstress and fashion blogger. As she makes new friends at school, a resilient group of Dr. Who fans, deals with bullies, a trio known as "Mean Queens", and tries horseback riding and gardening with her grandmother, she also has the ability to travel through time. She goes back to the 1500's and meets a teenage Princess Elizabeth along with her half-step siblings, Edward and Mary. She befriends an epileptic serving maid who may have a secret of her own. She also may uncover secrets about her own past. 1) Author Kathryn Laskey does a great job of the historical facts of the 1500's, including the lives, politics, religion, geography, fashion, and day-to-day life and circumstances that happened in both the courtiers' world and the servants. This makes the read a great fit for a fashion-loving enthusiast, but also any history buff. The attention to the historical accuracies was incredible. 2) I'm not personally big on time-travel stories, so for me to be kept hooked by one the whole way through is a very good attribute to the author. If you like Jennifer A. Nielsen's plot twists and suspense, you will appreciate this. The author tends to keep the modern world in more of a Shannon Hale style of writing, keeping the kids and the adults they come in contact with as real as possible, but making them relatable for kid readers. 3) I honestly do think that this book would be enjoyed by any age, as both the vocabulary, plot twists and historical tie-in's are appealing. 4) She does a great job of supporting inclusion and diversity, though I admit it's mostly from the supporting cast of characters. 5) As it is catered (mostly) towards a female-identifying audience, there is a possible romance. 6) One thing that makes this story relatable to others of world-traveling youth (Wonderland, Oz, Narnia, Land of Stories) that I enjoyed was the slowly subtle melding of present time and the past through the characters and who they may be reincarnations of, though it is only suggested that we all have a parallel self in another time and place. Now for me, the negatives: 1) The bullying Mean Queens do not even come CLOSE to the karma they deserve. I'm hopeful that the sequel will fix that. While the book does address bullying issues, the resolution feels like it falls a bit short. 2) Possible Spoiler: It is a cliff-hanger so if you like this one, make sure you have the sequel ready. 3) I listened to the audiobook version, performed by Giorgianna Marie. Marie's performance left something to be desired for me as some of the characters' voices were very similar and often made it hard to follow if the scene involved more than 3 characters, especially in modern times. Often the males are simply a deepening of voices and the mean queens seem to be more of a Greek Chorus than individual personalities. However, her portrayals of Frannie (the kitchen maid), Rose's grandmother, and a unique character, known as Jane the fool, have very distinctive voices. Her narrative voice works well for the story. 4) Though it has been a while since I read/listened to an ominiscient narrator instead of first person, Laskey's writing does bounce a bit later in the story, offering two very different perspectives than what most of the story had followed up until three quarters of the way in. Overall, a great read, but I would suggest reading rather than listening.

Elyse

January 25, 2021

Yes, this is the kind of stuff that's written just for me. Time travel + Tudors. Yes please.I've seen this classified as both middle grade and young adult, but it definitely reads more middle grade. Rose jumps back and forth between present day and Tudor England when Henry is married to Katharine Parr, eventually leaving 9 year-old Edward to take the throne. Rose is at first fascinated by the actual time jumping but then she is propelled by a more personal mystery: the identity of her father.I really liked to read about Rose in Tudor England, but I was kind of bored when she was back in present day. I didn't really care about her friends or the mean girls who just decided to be mean for no reason at all. Fortunately, those present day breaks were short compared to her time jumps. I am naturally predisposed to love Tudor fiction. You'd have to really muck it up for me not to enjoy your story. I'm happy to report that this was another cute spin on the Tudor tale with the addition of time travel and mean girls. I also really loved the different era time travel nod we got in the last few pages and I'm SO excited to see where that story goes. This was definitely a good time and the hard copy will be staying on my shelf.

Kristin

April 20, 2019

Kathryn Lasky’s latest, Tangled in Time is a terrific time-traveling tale sure to tantalize fans of historical fiction AND fantasy in one fantastic swoop! Meet Rose, a little girl lost after the death of her mother and Rosalinda, her eccentric grandma who spends her time immersed in her elaborate greenhouse. When Rose begins to help with her grandma’s gardening tasks, she too becomes entangled in the mysteries hidden within the greenhouse, finding herself transported to the House of Tudor and friend of Elizabeth, the future Queen of England. Will Rose figure out her families long-held secrets of old or will they fade into history with Henry VIII and his battling, beleaguered and besieged princesses? I absolutely adored it!

Tamii

August 08, 2018

This book is not the normal fairytale retelling, instead it is a fictional retelling of real princesses. This book took Rose from current day where she has lost everything and is now the new girl, to the time of Princess Elizabeth daughter off Anne Bolyn. In both times she is forced to deal with three mean girls. I really liked this book and look forward to reading the rest of the series.

Leah

January 11, 2020

** spoiler alert ** I rather enjoyed the book, I like historicalish fiction. Especially Tudor fiction! But I can understand some other reviews the book did take a while to get to the point. I wish there had been a little bit more explanation about her grandmother and her time in the 16th century. But this seems to be the beginning of a series or trilogy, I am about to read book 2, so maybe it will answer the questions she left us with in book one. I hope that she focuses a little more on Rosemary, the way that Rose kept saying "no remains" maybe she timed traveled at that moment, but she is stuck in time somewhere. Maybe she is in a coma or she has memory loss and can't remember therefore she can't travel back to the 21st century. Who knows, but I did like the book. I liked how the bullies didn't get away with their bullying, but hoping that in 2nd book we here a little bit more about Franny and her bullies from the 17th century Salem. But again I think some people were harsh in their reviews, this is the first in a series/trilogy, so we should be patient to see what Kathryn Lasky has in store for us with this story.

River

January 27, 2022

Oh my dear sweet Rose! How I wish I could give you a hug. This book made my daughter fall in love with Tudor England, fed her addiction to fashion design, and made her find a favorite author. This lovely story is well written and brings history alive. I’ll be reading the second book soon (my daughter has already read it). If you get a chance tell others about this lovely series and beg the publisher to allow the third book in the series!

Mel

June 12, 2019

A great book. Loved very much. Didn't feel rushed nor did it lag. A good steady pace to read. The Tudors are my favorite historical family so while (obviously) not historically accurate with the main character involved, the historic events are accurate and I really appreciate that as a history lover. Just when things were starting to come to a close, a problem arose and left you with a cliffhanger. Looking forward to the next book.

Lu

January 10, 2022

This book combines almost all my interests - sewing, fashion, history, Doctor Who and so on... Therefore, if I could, I would give it four and a half stars. Although the book was really exciting until the last page, I deduct a point for the inconsistencies concerning time travel. I am curious to see if and how these are solved in the second part.

Alek

April 22, 2021

This is an excellent book! It is such a good mash up of History, Fiction, and Time Travel. Anyone who likes those three things would most likely enjoy this, and it has a very good plot line.

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November 07, 2019

3,75so much fun!

Lisa

November 15, 2020

When I first saw an ad for the novel Tangled in Time: The Portal, I assumed that it was part of Disney's poorly rated Twisted Tales series of alternate universe fanfic retellings of their classic movies due to a portion of the title being shared with a popular Disney movie of the same name. Having little to interest in that series, I ignored the book entirely. Fortunately for me, it popped up again recently on a short list of princess book recommendations, and I realized that it had nothing to do with either Disney or the story of "Rapunzel." Instead, it is a juvenile historical fiction that incorporates time travel to the days when the most famous Queen Elizabeth was still a princess. If I had known that from the beginning, I would have picked it up much sooner than I did. The duology is written by Kathryn Lasky, who is known for her other historical fiction series including Dear America and The Royal Diaries. The book fell into my lap during a time that I started doing a lot of research on the history of royal families, so I found it a delightful read, though I have only read the first of the two books in the duology.Eleven-year-old Rose Ashley was distraught when her mother passed away in a car accident. She is forced to move in with her grandmother in Indianapolis who appears to be experiencing symptoms of dementia. Things seem bad enough for Rose having to start a new school as an orphan when she encounters a trio of bullies. Not everyone at her new school is mean to her. She finds a small group of friends that include a wheelchair-bound boy named Myles, but she still feels like an outcast. All of that changes when she enters her grandmother's greenhouse one night, and something magical happens. Rose finds herself transported to the sixteenth century, where she is employed as a servant for Princess Elizabeth. Rose has some knowledge of history, but does not dare share her foresight with her new companions and instead does her best to blend in, She has an easier time when she becomes best friends with Fanny, another servant girl who is around the same age as her. With Fanny's help, Rose peels apart the layers of her late mother's past and her mysteriously absent father.I could see that Kathryn Lasky has a wealth of prior writing experience from the sumptuous level of detail on each page. She made the clever decision of turning Rose into a fashion blogger, which gave her motivation to pay extra close attention to the shoes and clothing of the historical figures she met that someone else her age might otherwise overlook. She also took special care to include various types of disabilities and make sure that Rose was respectful toward all of them, as a true princess should be. In fact, it was only due to Rose's kind treatment of a midget that the tearful conclusion of the story took place at all. She does a great job of telling the story from the perspective of a modern middle school student, though some of the Disney references were a bit jarring. If Rose were truly a Disney fan, she would make more comments about how some of the things she saw in the middle ages differ from Disney Princess movies that are supposed to take place during that era. Instead, random Disney merchandise pops into the descriptions of the modern-day world every now and again, some of which don't even make sense. For instance, why would rubber Disney Princess masks ever be a thing? If you have a face, you do not need a mask to look like a Disney Princess--just a wig and some makeup.Something else that stands out about this book is that it has little to no romance. Normally, I love a good love story, but not when the protagonist is 11 years old or when there are so many more important things going on. There was a hint of a boy she liked, but it doesn't draw any attention away from the focus on Rose coping with the lack of a parental figure in her life. The real love story of this book is when Rose finds out the truth about her father, which is a little unusual for a fantasy time travel story like this. Sure, there was a similar scene in Outlander, but Briana's circumstances were different from Rose. Even though there is a second book in this series, I appreciate that the author took the time to write a heartwarming and satisfying conclusion to this one that didn't make me feel cheated into buying the next book. It is a touching father-daughter story that reflects the emotions that children might go through if they lose their parents at a young age.I can't recommend Tangled in Time enough. It has everything that a girl from its target age range could want from a book--a sympathetic and relatable heroine, magical mysteries to solve, history lessons, and even some photographs of clothing from the era. I only wish that Kathryn Lasky had given the book a different title. Writing a princess-related book with the name of a popular Disney Princess movie in the title can get confusing when you consider how many alternate universe companion novels Disney releases of their movies, including one that just came out a few days ago. I might look into the second book, The Burning Queen, at some point when my reading list gets a little shorter. For now, I'm happy that modern girls can read such a lovely story about family and royal history.

Anne

May 06, 2020

After Rose’s mum dies suddenly in an accident, Rose is sent to live with her Grandmother Rosalinda in a fancy but rundown house in a different city. Rose designs clothing, upcycles thrift shop buys, and writes a fashion blog and comes to the attention of the ‘mean girls’ at her new school. She is very unhappy in her school, finds it hard to settle in her grandmother’s mansion and feels happiest spending time with her grandmother in the amazing tudor-style greenhouse. One night she finds herself falling back in time to the 16th Century. She finds herself at Hatfield House, the home of Princess Elizabeth, second daughter of King Henry VIII. Elizabeth was banished to Hatfield after Henry had her mother Anne Boleyn executed. Rose is hired to be Elizabeth’s servant and gets mixed up in the ‘politics at the palace’. Rose is given the gift of a golden locket containing a picture of her mother in one side, and an unidentified man (maybe her father?) in the other. Rose sets off on a search for him, and the story moves between the 21st century with her grandmother and the 16th century looking for her father. Does anyone at Hatfield find out that Rose is a time-traveller? Does Rose manage to find her father, and what century is he living in? Can she find her way back to the 21st Century?

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