Backtracked

Pedro de Alcantara weaves a beautiful story of a young man finding his true identity. After the death of his brother Jimmy during the 9-11 tragedy, Tommy rebels and becomes a grafiti artist. But after a dangerous prank goes wrong in the Times Square, Tommy finds himself lost in 1918. He finds a home with among the Italian immigrants and a job working on the subway tunnels he will love years later. Just as Tommy gets used to his new life, a subway crash flings him into the depths of the Depression in 1932. There he finds friends in Hooverville in Central Park. Desperate for something more, Tommy accepts a job helping gangsters to profit from the Prohibition. But things go wrong and he once again spins the wheel of time. He lands in 1942, in the middle of World War II. He joins the army, getting himself a new life. But the real question is, will he ever make it home?
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REVIEW:
A little slow at first, but a good read once the story gets rolling. There's a good amount of character building happening and the plot keeps its momentum. Despite the scenery jump, the story gets related back and holds the book up as a whole. An interesting historical perspective too. 7/10