Sherpa’s Adventures - Destroying the Hologram by Lori Costew is a great sci-fi adventure of a young adult girl who goes time traveling. Sherpa is a likable character with whom many girls that age will identify. The new adventure facing Sherpa is well done. The many twists and turns will keep the reader guessing and glued to the pages. The futuristic time travel can take you to places in the past and revisit different times in history and save the world.

Sherpa is introduced to a new character in this book when she has to use time travel to find and destroy a hologram of a very evil man. In the process, she learns that her father may be alive and that she is the only one who can bring him back. Full of excitement, Sherpa goes on a trip to Pineville where, in the first book, she had met two new friends Emma and Jose. The friends had combated a group of bullies planted in the town by General Aveel by creating the Sherpa Kids Clubs. This club helps kids to have friends and combat bulling everywhere.

General Aveel thinks if he places evil in different time periods in past history, that good people will become nonexistent by the time their world has the Great War. The Great War has already happened in the present and Aveel lost. Now he wants another chance through time traveling to the past. He thinks that if good people can’t be found in the present, the war outcome will be in his favor.

Simply put, this is a great well-told story for pre-teens and teens alike. It is clean, wholesome, and entertaining — all the necessary things to make it worthwhile.

Enter a universe where almost everything is possible. Lori Costew continues the delightful journey of a talented teen in Sherpa's Adventure: Destroying the Hologram. Our glimpse of Sherpa's life begins as the 16-year-old finds a big zit on her face. Her Mom, the Ruler of the Western World is on guard against the evil General Aveel. The mysterious Hologram may fall into the General's hands. It is the 24th Century and Hubots or robots are a helpful part of everyday life. Travel back and forth in time and arrive at your destination in a shower of brilliant sparkles. Defy gravity and soar as free as a bird. A Reality Tracking Device or RTD is a useful device. Sherpa has a role to play in the government as she encourages positivity. She shares her wisdom and insights with tips for the young reader. She enjoys time with her scientist boyfriend, Troy, and she hangs out with her BFF Amy. Her life seems enviable except that her Dad is missing and she struggles to pursue the Hologram.

Lori Costew takes us on a futuristic road of life which can be as glorious as a fireworks display. She has contagious optimism for a future world even though evil is still present. Sherpa is the kind of teenager we'd all like to be. After the story is resolved, there is a list of historical figures with their picture and a brief biography which is a bit like time travel. Sherpa's Adventure: Destroying the Hologram by Lori Costew is a bright and pleasant journey; come take a trip with her!