time-travel for young teens ( )

Josh Lewis, a sixth grader at Huckly School for boys, and his older sister Heather, find themselves with a series of au pairs, after their mother goes back to work and their father moves to Chicago. Josh's friend, Aaron, who is a computer wizard figures out a way to back in time to an earlier ear of the same space.

Josh and Aaron find themselves in the company of Phobe who was a maid 75 years earlier for the family who lived in the house that eventually became Huckly School.

Peck combines a time-travel book with some historical fiction as the boys get a glimpse into what life was like in the past, as well as identify some current residents as descendants of those past families.

Not as profound as some of his other works, but light heared and entertaining. Winner of a Mark Twain award for humor. ( )