Being able to go back in time 15 minutes is a provocative idea—just imagine all the “do overs!” I love a good laugh, but as I read the antics of 7th grader Casey they only got a few chuckles out of me because the humor was too contrived. Nevertheless, the once nerdy Casey uses the watch to good advantage—he gets the girl, passes tests, makes great football plays, and doesn’t have to serve detentions for any more tardies! Rather than forever warping his character, Casey learns from his experiences that his decisions have the power to alter others lives and that it feels better to be responsible for his accomplishments, as well as failures, rather than gain through “cheating.” Middle school boys might really enjoy this book. ( )

This book gets slow early on. I would not recomend this book. ( )

1) When is Carly, from iCarly’s birthday?
2) What do the five rings of the Olympics mean?
3) Can you find a recipe for Garlic Mashed Potatoes?
4) Can you find a site that lets you listen to the notes of a guitar?
5) Who lives in the Scottish Highlands?
6) Italian Giovanni da Verrazano, in 1524, was the first European to explore the area we know today as what state???
7) What website would give you tips on decorating your bike?
8) Can you find a photograph of Ancient Athens?
9) Who wrote a book about a Tree, around 1964? What did he write in 1963?
10) Which website has yucky fun and games?
11) Who hosted a kids’ awards show in 2006 and 2008?
12) Can you find the website with this section:
Solve the Cafeteria Caper
(Logic Puzzle, word problem)
Use reasoning skills to figure out whose lunch is whose.
• Math Maven Teacher's Guide

Kirkus Reviews
Imagine being able to go back in time-just 15 minutes-to undo something you did or said. That's what seventh-grader Casey can do with his grandfather's old watch. It allows him to say the right thing instead of the wrong thing to girls, to elude a bully's daily dunking and to be at the right place in the right time on the football field. This engaging premise is tricked out with a snappy cover, obtrusive design, inclusion of familiar boy-author names, and occasional opportunities for the reader to add to the story-but it doesn't need those bells and whistles. Casey is an appealing and well-developed character, the plot moves along swiftly, once it gets going, and the story ends happily with our hero beginning to understand the bully as well as to cope with his bullying ways. An easy sell for fifth- and sixth-graders. (Fiction. 10-12) ( )