Zack Files 08: My Son, the Time
Traveler by Dan Greenburg
A Time-Warping Romp With Zack
Zack learns that the baseball card he wants to buy has just been
purchased by a boy named Mack who, when meeting him, surprisingly
introduces himself as Zacks son from the future.
Personal Review: Zack Files 08: My Son, the Time Traveler by
Dan Greenburg
"My Son the Time Traveler," by Dan Greenburg, is #8 in the "Zack Files"
series of short novels for young adult readers. The story is told in the first
person by Zack, a 10-year old who often becomes involved in paranormal
phenomena. As Zack himself puts it in the book's opening paragraph,
"...weird stuff follows me around like a puppy."In "My Son," Zack
encounters a strangely familiar 13-year old boy wearing a 2030 World
Series sweatshirt. Well, as the title hints, this teen is none other than
Zack's son Mack, who is time traveling from the future. The story revolves
around the boys' curious friendship and their quest to return Mack to his
proper time.This is a lighthearted, highly entertaining take on a classic

science fiction theme. Greenburg spices Mack's dialogue with some clever
info about the future (including a taste of futuristic teen slang). Greenburg
gets a lot of comic mileage out of the absurd notion of a 10-year old
hanging out with a "son" who is older than him. But despite the absurdity,
the relationship is nicely developed and quite appealing. And the story as a
whole is greatly enhanced by Jack E. Davis' illustrations, which have a fun
cartoonish energy. Overall, "My Son" is a high point in an enjoyable series.
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