Geared to the Present, Jones Whitman Time Traveler Series - Dana Bennett

it has been a while since i read any time travel book so i was glad that my request for this title was approved over at Reading Alley. it has a sequel which i plan to request as well - depending on how this first book goes.

 

Geared To The Present by Dana Bennett
 
summary:
 
Geared to the Present is the story of Jones Whitman who, after making unsavory lifestyle choices in Boston society, learns his father, James, has arranged for him to school under the tutelage of Master Wong Fei-hung in Foshan, China. Jones Whitman submits to the teaching, evolving into a strong and ethical young man. Fei-hung, master of Hung Gar gives each student a new name upon graduation. Jones’s new name is Time Traveler. Jones spends the next seven years working diligently on a design for a time machine. The Atomotron. When the first human trial is to take place, he inadvertently trips the lever and jumps forward 120 years to Snohomish, Washington, 2012. That is where the real adventure begins.