Time Warp Trio Series

Book 1

The Not-So-Jolly Roger

by Jon Scieszka

Published 30 January 1992

Once again, three friends are sent back in time by a magic book and they find themselves prisoners of the evil pirate Blackbeard.

Book 3

Joe, Fred, and Sam have no idea why they?ve been transported to a playground. All they know is that there's a 250-pound chicken and it's headed straight for them. While Joe's racking his brains for the magic words to stop a charging chicken, he suddenly has a flash of what's going to happen next. It's exactly like the book he just read. Turns out Fred put their summer reading list inside The Book (the magic one, that is)?and now they?re destined to spend their summer living stories that were only meant to be read. Only one thing is clear: writing a back-to-school book report will be no sweat.Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith also collaborated on "Math Curse, The Stinky Cheese Man," and "The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs."Jon Scieszka lives in Brooklyn, New York.Lane Smith lives in New York City.

Book 8

It's All Greek to Me

by Jon Scieszka

Published 28 October 1999

As they are about to go on stage, Joe, Fred, and Sam are transported back to the time of Zeus and the other gods in Greek mythology, who, strangely enough, behave much as the characters in the trio's class play.

Book 9

See You Later, Gladiator

by Jon Scieszka

Published 31 October 2000

Joe, Fred, and Sam demonstrate some of their favorite professional wrestling moves, including the "Time Warp Trio Blind Ninja Smackdown," when they're transported to ancient Rome and forced to fight as gladiators in the Colosseum.

Book 10

Sam Samurai

by Jon Scieszka

Published 28 March 2002

Joe, Fred, and Sam are transported to seventeenth century Japan where they infuriate a Samurai warrior, encounter their great-grandaughters, and save their lives by reciting an ancient form of poetry.

Book 11

Hey Kid, Want to Buy a Bridge?

by Jon Scieszka

Published 26 September 2002

"Joe, Sam, and Fred are really good at meeting people, making friends-and enemies-in all different places and times. But this time everything is completely different! It's Brooklyn, it's the 1880s, and some crazy guy's trying to build a bridge all the way across to Manhattan. Meanwhile, their great-granddaughters, who have inherited "The Book" are doing a little time-traveling of their own, and they need some help. The guys just want to get back to their simple, ordinary twenty-first century lives. But will they find a way out before things get too far out of hand?
""You say there's nothing in your library for boys to read? Never fear, the Time Warp Trio is here."" ("Booklist")"

Book 12

Viking It and Liking It

by Jon Scieszka

Published 1 July 2004

Book 13

Me Oh Maya

by Jon Scieszka

Published 15 September 2003

Joe, Fred, and Sam find themselves whisked by The Book to the main ring-ball court in Chichin Itza, Mexico in 1000 A.D., where they must play for their lives against a Mayan High Priest who cheats.

Book 14

Da Wild, Da Crazy, Da Vinci

by Jon Scieszka

Published 23 September 2004

Book 15

Oh Say, I Can't See

by Jon Scieszka

Published 3 November 2005

After arriving in Pennsylvania during the winter of 1776, time travelers Joe, Fred, and Samantha inspire General George Washington, "the man on the one dollar bill," to carry out a surprise attack on Hessian troops in Trenton, New Jersey, that will change the course of the Revolutionary War.

Book 16

Marco? Polo!

by Jon Scieszka

Published 2 November 2006

The Time Warp Trio find themselves in a desert in China, and in order to retrieve their magical book from the court of Kublai Khan, they must pose as astrologers and join the caravan of Marco Polo and his father.