Running Out of Time - by Margaret Peterson Haddix (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Believing herself to be a frontier child in 1840, Jessie is shocked when her mother reveals a secret--it's really 1996. After a diphtheria outbreak strikes the village children, Jessie must venture out into the modern world where she faces a wealth of confusing 20th century innovations and the sinister man who will stop at nothing to make sure the village residents remain locked in their 19th century world.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>Run For Your Life</b> <br> Jessie lives with her family in the frontier village of Clifton, Indiana, in 1840 -- or so she believes. When diphtheria strikes the village and the children of Clifton start dying, Jessie's mother reveals a shocking secret -- it's actually 1996, and they are living in a reconstructed village that serves as a tourist site. In the world outside, medicine exists that can cure the dread disease, and Jessie's mother is sending her on a dangerous mission to bring back help. <br> But beyond the walls of Clifton, Jessie discovers a world even more alien and threatening than she could have imagined, and soon she finds her own life in jeopardy. Can she get help before the children of Clifton, and Jessie herself, run out of time?<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><i>School Library Journal</i> (starred review) Absorbing...gripping...convincing and compelling. Fans of time-travel or historical novels...will look forward to more stories from this intriguing new author.<br><br>Joan Lowery Nixon <i>Running Out of Time</i> is a highly imaginative, absolutely terrific first novel.<br>
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