The Night I Borrowed Time

This book club is for children in Years 5 and 6 (ages 9-11)

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Eleven-year-old Zubair is a seventh son. This means a LOT of big brothers. But when Zubair’s granny arrives from Pakistan and gives him a mysterious amulet, he discovers it means something else, too: he has inherited a gift. The seventh sons in his family have the ability to time-travel.

With his dad a shadow of his former self since his car accident, and his mum always tired and angry, Zubair has a genius idea. He’ll use time-travel to fix things between them.

But each trip comes at a cost. If he changes something small in the past, it can have a huge effect on his future. And if he gets it wrong, the results could be devastating . . .

An uplifting, unforgettable story about family, bravery and living in the here and now, perfect for fans of Time Travelling With a Hamster and Wonder.

Text copyright: Iqbal Hussain, 2026
Illustrations copyright: Hazem Asif
Publisher: Puffin Press (Penguin Random House Children’s UK)
Print length: 304 pages

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