SuitabookThe Age Altertron
Mark Dunn
- Reading
- Before reading, explain that the story deliberately changes the rules of reality. During reading, invite the child to track what has changed, what the characters need, and whether the humour makes the situation feel less unsettling.
- Themes
- Reality made unstable: The people of Pitcherville wake twelve years in the past after the laws of the universe stop applying normally in their town. The book leaves its stance open to more than one reading.
- Friendship and resourcefulness: Rodney and Wayne must find Professor Johnson and return to the present while they are babies. The relationships are central to the stated quest, but there is not enough detail to judge how co-operation, dependence or conflict are portrayed.
- Worth knowing
- The characters face a major upheaval: their town’s reality changes, everyone is displaced twelve years, and the twins must act while they are babies. The emotional weight and intensity of these events are unclear.