Yesterday Again, by Barry Lyga

The third and final novel from the archvillain series is all about time travel. A 12-year-old Kyle Camden, aka Azure Avenger devises a plan to expose his nemesis (Mighty Mike) by traveling back in time by creating a time machine (he calls it a chronic vessel). Kyle uses his superintelligence which he gained from a plasma storm to build the time machine so he can go back in time a few months and video Mike emerging from the plasma, proving he came from space, is an alien, and can do harm. Things go wrong in the present and everyone in Kyle's home town's residents turns into zombies and Kyle time travels to 1987 instead of a couple months ago). His chronovessel destroyed, Kyle learns a few things about his dad and his grandfather, all while saving the world!

Yesterday Again, by Barry Lyga, is slower than the other two books in the series and a little more complicated and harder to follow, however the time travel aspect is well thought out and the book is a page turner. The book is very funny and the characters develop much more than the other books. It also nicely closes many of the mysteries from the last book but still leaves the reader pondering at the end. Also the reader does not really need to read the other books in order to understand this one but it would be better to read in order.

Reviewed by Emil, Grade 9

Glendale Central Library