The Translucent Boy and the Cat Who Ran Out of Time

The Translucent Boy and the Cat Who Ran Out of Time

"...a world beyond imagination with charming characters, a delightful mystery, plenty of ghosts, and time traveling fun." -Liz Konkel, Readers' Favorite A ghostly forest appears in Odo Whitley’s bedroom the same day he and Sephie Crumb witness the time twisting arrival of a furry extradimensional traveler. Odo and Sephie befriend Silas, the victim of a cruel bully, a frightened boy who possesses a remarkable and sometimes terrifying gift. With help from the ghostly Lady in Black, Watson the Cat, irksome Mike the Mechanic, and the very peculiar Bakis Merriweather, Odo, Sephie, and Silas must travel to the distant worlds of Palusia and Emerus in search of an eccentric inventor who vanished in 1921. Reviewed By Heather Stockard for Readers' Favorite - 5 stars The Translucent Boy and the Cat Who Ran Out of Time is a fun and engaging kids' mystery. Tom Hoffman deftly blends fantasy and science fiction to create a unique world filled with quirky characters. The people and settings in Hoffman's book are very well-written and incredibly creative. He takes ordinary concepts such as ghosts and interdimensional travel and puts his own original twist on them. Odo and Sephie are adorable, and their friendship is realistic and amusing. The Translucent Boy is part of a series but can absolutely be read as a stand-alone novel. With its strong anti-bullying stance and focus on warm friendships, this book will be a hit with adventurous young readers and parents alike. Reviewed By K.C. Finn for Readers' Favorite - 5 stars It's hard to top the elegant humor and charming plot lines of TheTranslucent Boy and the Girl Who Saw Him , but author Tom Hoffman has managed to recreate such style in a brand new exciting plot for his second installment of Odo's adventures. As the characters develop further from quirky oddballs to emotive young people, so the story deepens and adds some darker shadows to the colorful characters at play. The new people and pets we meet have Hoffman's stylistic charm when they are described and are full of enigmatic dialogue and humorous mannerisms that ooze charm from each page. As the plot builds and new fantastic possibilities and powers are given to Odo and Sephie, the story expands with unpredictable twists and a satisfying conclusion that will still leave series fans hungry for more. Overall, The Translucent Boy and the Cat Who Ran Out of Time is equally as whimsical and fantastic as its predecessor. Reviewed By Liz Konkel for Readers' Favorite - 5 stars Tom Hoffman continues the journeys of Odo and Sephie with a new adventure as they make a new friend and tackle a time-bending mystery. The world is an exciting place full of possibilities and where a translucent boy isn't so strange. Blending science fiction adventure, coming of age struggles, and a ghostly presence, Hoffman delivers a fun adventure from beginning to end. Through the teamwork between the three kids, Silas opens up his life to making new friends which changes from the start of the story where Silas is fairly alone, being bullied and dealing with ghosts. While Hoffman incorporates several sleuthing elements, these are blended in with a science fiction flair and time traveling antics, including a cat who goes through time. Hoffman weaves an assortment of characters throughout for the three kids to interact with and who help them find answers. The Translucent Boy and the Cat Who Ran Out of Time is an adventure set in a world beyond imagination with charming characters, a delightful mystery, plenty of ghosts, and time traveling fun. Reviewed By Joel R. Dennstedt for Readers' Favorite - 5 stars "Why does it always feel like Wikerus knows exactly what's happening, but won't tell us?" "Because he knows exactly what's happening, and won't tell us." "I'm going to vaporize you, Odo Whitley." There is more information in this little exchange taken from Tom Hoffman's newest addition to amazement, The Translucent Boy and the Cat Who Ran Out of Time than one might suspect, but you need to read Mr. Hoffman's series of books for young readers in order to appreciate all the humor and joy. This is the remarkable follow-up to The Translucent Boy (and the girl who saw him) which marked the beginning of so many world-hopping, time-traveling, alien-encountering, ghostly-visiting, mind-boggling adventures of Odo Whitley, a mostly see-through boy, and his best friend Sephie Crumb.