Stealing Time


When There’s No Time Left, You Have To Steal It!​
In 2020, Tori's parents are getting divorced. In 1980, Bobby's family is about to fall apart. But when Tori finds herself stranded in 1980, the two must join forces and prevent a crime that might destroy everyone they care about.

Simultaneously home and not home, 15-year-old Tori Gold finds herself in a gritty New York City still reeling from the aftershocks of a near-bankruptcy and a police corruption scandal. Garbage, graffiti and crime are rampant; ATMS, cell phones and the Internet are nonexistent but phone booths are everywhere. Women wear fur coats. Everyone smokes. And TV and typewriter repair shops, camera stores, record stores, and five-and-dimes have replaced the stores Tori is familiar with: Apple stores, vape shops, boutique fitness studios, nail salons and the many drug stores that won’t exist for decades. Her only ally is her now-15-year-old father, Bobby.

Can two teenagers stop the jewelry theft of the decade, which could destroy their family? Will Tori ever get back to her own time? And how will Bobby react when she tells him that she’s an accidental time-traveler—and his daughter?

This adventure combines a heartfelt father-daughter relationship with the thrill of a heist.

A Claymore Top Pick at Killer Nashville 2024, Stealing Time was ranked #5 on Amazon's Best-Sellers List of Newly Released Time Travel books.

Where to Buy It Available as an ebook or in paperback.

More information available at https://stealingtime.net/.

Reviews

Kirkus Reviews: "Jacobs and Birnbach’s time-traveling adventure combines SF and elements of classic caper and heist stories. Fans of will find much to love here. Though the concept of going back into the past to meet younger versions of family members has been done, Jacobs and Birnbach’s characters are distinctive enough to keep this work
feeling fresh. [This] solid, lighter SF yarn [is] a delight. A classic, well rendered."

PW's BookLife Reviews: "Jacobs and Birnbach offer a classically surreal time-travel dilemma with this spirited coming-of-age adventure... Beneath the time-travel adventure, a more profound message about bridging generational gaps between parents and children and the long-lasting impact of choices resonates throughout. The mix of thrilling heist antics and comic drama (“Sometimes when you talk, I understand every word but none of the sentences”) will keep time-travel enthusiasts hooked. Takeaway: Fun time-travel romp pairing a 2020 teen with her 1980 dad to stop a heist."

You Decide: Should I Read it or Not? blog: shouldireaditornot.wordpress.com/2024/09/28/stealing-time-tilia-klebenov-jacobs-and-norman-birnbach/ “Stealing Time was so good I sat down and reread it as soon as I’d finished. Now THAT’s a good read!"

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