The Wells Bequest, Polly Shulman
The Wells Bequest, Polly Shulman
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The Wells Bequest
A Companion to The Grimm Legacy

Author: Polly Shulman

Narrator: Johnny Heller

Unabridged: 6 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/02/2013

Synopsis

Leo never imagined that time travel might really be possible, or that the objects in H. G. Wells' novels might actually exist. And when a miniature time machine appears in Leo's bedroom, he has no idea who the tiny, beautiful girl is riding it. But in the few moments before it vanishes, he recognizes the other tiny rider: himself! His search for the time machine leads him to the New York Circulating Material Repository, a magical library that lends out objects instead of books. Hidden away in the Repository basement is the Wells Bequest, a collection of powerful objects straight out of science fiction novels. And when Leo's adventure of a lifetime suddenly turns deadly, he must journey to 1895 to warn scientist Nikola Tesla about a dangerous invention.

About Polly Shulman

Polly Shulman has written for The New York Times, Discover, Newsday, Salon, Slate, Scientific American, Archaeology, and The Village Voice, among others. She edits news stories about fossils, meteors, the ocean, the weather, and the planets for Science magazine. She is an alumna of Hunter College High School, Hampshire College Summer Studies in Mathematics, and Yale University. She grew up in New York City, where she lives with her husband, Andrew Nahem, and their parakeet, Olive.

About Johnny Heller

Johnny Heller is an award-winning narrator and one of the most sought-after voiceover coaches in the nation. An ALA Odyssey Award winner, AudioFile Golden Voice, and a Grammy nominee, he has narrated over 1,000 titles in almost every genre. A multiple recipient of Booklist and Publishers Weekly Starred Reviews, Publishers Weekly Listen Up Awards, and AudioFile Magazine Best Voice of the Year recognitions, he is regularly nominated for Earphones and Audies and is a multi-award winner of both.

Reviews

Goodreads review by midnightfaerie on June 01, 2016

This was book #2 in the Grimm Legacy series and you could tell Shulman's writing is getting better. I enjoyed this one more than the first. This one was also about the repository, the lending library of objects, but this was about a section called the "Wells Bequest" which help more futuristic type......more

Goodreads review by Sara on January 27, 2013

Leo comes from a family of scientists. And not just any scientists, but really, really good scientists. He’s… creative. He’s a really good inventor, he can see the machines before he even picks up a tool. It’s just that they don’t always do exactly what he expects them to. One night a tiny machine p......more

Goodreads review by Raquel (Silver Valkyrie Reads) on May 07, 2022

Slow beginning and middle that didn't grab me as much as the first book, (perhaps made worse by the involuntary reading hiatus in the middle) but it really grew on me by the end. Content isn't too bad for the age bracket, but it's worth mentioning that the main character spends a lot of time thinkin......more

Goodreads review by Taleise on November 12, 2024

I wanna be a page at a repository 😔......more

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