The Lens and The Looker by Lory S. Kaufman

    This science fiction book begins in the future with three "hard case" kids who cannot seem to avoid trouble.  The punishment doled out includes a trip to a time when things were harder, 1347.  The premise behind the story is excellent, something I found intriguing.  However, the book fell flat.
    I was annoyed that the names of the two wold-be lovers was Romero and Guilietta.  Can we be more obvious?  They're even thrown into Verona, Italy.  The worst part is the author knew this and attempted to exploit the connection to the great play-write repeatedly throughout the book.  The names chosen, however, was where the similarity to the great work ended.  The characters in this story were flat, the story was boring, and there was a lack of natural consequences for behavior.
    All-in-all, 1 small smile for this story I shouldn't have wasted my time on.