Year 2028. Emma and Ethan, two seventeen-year-old twins go beyond the limitations of time to find truth and justice. Who really killed President Kennedy in 1963? For the twins, the Chicago assassination was the bloody turning point in the downhill deterioration of USA democracy. They discover a secret Time Machine buried deep in an underground bomb shelter, and go back to 1963 Chicago to save JFK.
Saving JFK by: William Green is based on a real conspiratorial plot to end the life of the President. In late October 1963 four assassins entered the city of Chicago intent upon killing JFK. Equipped with sniper rifles, they were ready to shoot him as his motorcade proceeded from O’Hare Airport to Soldier Field. JFK would never make it to the annual Army/Air Force football game.Of course the president changed his plans and was later assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald in Dallas.
I must say that I did not know of the Chicago plot prior to reading this book. Every so often you hear about JFK and I simply no longer pay that much attention, there have been so many theories and stories. So I had to look up the information. I really liked the book more than I thought I would. Green states that "Everyone has hope that their lives will have meaning" and he does a wonderful job of giving the twins lives meaning.
So many people have written books on Kennedy and his assassination but I really like that, while Green writes about Kennedy, he has taken a completely different route. Writing about a plot that many may not even know about is refreshing. I love the time travel aspect as well. All in all it was a good read.
Rita's Recommendations:
This is a great book for both adult, teens.
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