Archer's quest by Linda Sue Park
From the back cover -Twelve-year-old Kevin, a Korean American math whiz, is shocked beyond belief when a young man carrying a bow and arrows crash-lands in his bedroom. And that's jsut the beginning. The man, called Skillful Archer, claims to be a legendary ruler from ancient Korea. While Kevin tries to explain contemporary life to the man he nicknames Archie, Archie teaches Kevin how to focus his thoughts in an attempt to help the young ruler return to his kingdom. There's not a moment to lose as Kevin uses Korean history and folktales, math, and the Chinese zodiac to help his friend travel back through time. If Archie can't get home before the Year of Tiger ends, history will be forever changed.
I enjoyed this time-travel story, and how Kevin presented realistic questions about how and why the crazy event happened and mostly how to get the Archer back in time before his parents get home. I also liked the part of the book where Kevin gets the Archer to be less serious by saying "in the outhouse" after reading the fortunes from their fortune cookies. The Archer imparts practical knowledge and also gives Kevin reasons to see himself in a new light.
"to contribute to a great mission. The most ordinary among us have it within ourselves to be extraordinary, should we so choose."
Read On.
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