Jodie and the Library Card by Julie Hodgson Review

Reviewed by David Savage

Jodie and the Library Card by Julie Hodgson is a time-travelling adventure aimed at children 9-12 years old.

Jodie is 12 years old (almost 13!) and lives in the year 2075 where new music is no longer produced and books and printed media have been banned for the past 50 years. As Jodie is a complete bookworm, this is a complete disappoint for her. Electronic media rules with tablet devices and eReaders, along with robot maids, reconstituted food and time travelling library cards from school.

Jodie has a library card that allows her to time travel to help her study but she uses it to go on adventures and bring back treasured books from the past (owning books is illegal).

When her parents discover her books she disappears and embarks on a time travelling adventure visiting China in the time of Attila the Hun, WWII London, Portugal and the Carnation Revolution, the sinking of the Titanic and more.

Overall, Jodie and the Library Card is a great adventure story for children. Aimed at children 9 to 12 years old, I think older children and the young at heart will enjoy it (I certainly did). A great adventure story that teaches about history and a possible outcome of the reliance on digital devices (such as the loss of libraries, which is happening today as they are not being used as much as they should be).

While it does feature historical events, the story is not packed with stuffy facts and figures and is written in a fun and engaging way.

Entertaining and fun.

Rating: 5/5

ISBN: 978-91-88045-44-7

RRP: £5.99 (paperback)

Available to buy from Amazon here.