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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and the Race Against Time

A time travelling adventure sequel

First published in 2012

Paperback

OVERVIEW

Uh-oh! The Tooting family has just discovered their beloved flying car has a highly unusual gear… one which takes them back and forth in time.

With Chitty accidentally stuck in reverse, Baby Harry has pressed a button that means she’s reversing through history – with the Tootings aboard. When they finally come to a stop, it’s at the feet of a very hungry-looking T-rex. How are the Tootings – and Chitty – going to get out of this one? dive in for more fun, fast, feel-good adventure with the world’s greatest car, driven by the world’s most hapless family.

PREVIEW

REVIEWS

‘Slightly goofy, British, pleasant time travel book that goes to some interesting time periods and captures them well. I like the nods not only to the book but to the movie. I like the multicultural aspect of the family, which is evident but not discussed. I’m curious to see what will happen when they find the Potts!’

YA Books Central

‘Like Boyce’s first story, Race Against Time is a breathless ride around the globe. It spreads its wings and begins to soar. Good characterisation and strong plotting joins the break-neck pacing – as well as the rather wonderful, if rather dumb Count Zborowski – and from then on it’s a rollicking, riveting, light but involved read. Indeed, thanks to the speed with which Boyce tells his tale and the constantly changing setting, it almost feels cinematic’

MI6-HQ

‘The author does a great job continuing a fun story. I liked this second book even better than the first as it’s not trying as hard to establish the characters and is more involved in the adventure. I feel like, rather than a second book in the series, it’s just a continued flow from the first book. There is no change in voice or flow, almost as if he just kept writing’

Goodreads

CHARACTERS

THE TOOTING FAMILY

After losing his job from Very Small Parts for Very Big Machines, Mr. Tooting is given a dilapidated camper van by Mrs. Tooting, his practical and level-headed wife, to keep himself busy with. Along with angsty but highly intelligent teen daughter Lucy, mechanical and helpful middle child Jeremy (Jem) and toddler Little Harry, the Tootings manage to help Chitty find all her missing pieces.

CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG

A car that can do it all. Chitty is a custom-built car, lovingly restored by Commander Caractacus Pott with airplane wings, floatation devices, a rocket booster and a mysterious, powerful engine that makes a distinctive ‘chitty chitty bang bang’ when firing up – a signature sound that gives Chitty her unusual name. She has the original registration number GEN 11 and is more than just a machine. Chitty is self-willed and has a mind of her own – often protecting her passengers, or taking them on very unexpected adventures.