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Middle-Grade & Middle-School Time Travel (page 2)

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CHILDREN'S
Released: July 1, 2006
GIDEON THE CUTPURSE
by Linda Buckley-Archer
"While the kids' adjustment to their new time, if reluctant, is well-nigh miraculous in its ease, the story compensates with nonstop action, appealing secondary characters and healthy dollops of humor, all of which will have readers panting for the sequel. (Fiction. 10-14)"
A breathlessly paced adventure takes two modern kids back in time to England, 1763, where they must cope with such varied difficulties as 18th-century clothing and a host of implacable evildoers. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Feb. 1, 2006
SATCH AND ME: A BASEBALL CARD ADVENTURE
by Dan Gutman
"Gutman has again crafted a delightful mix of humor, magic and history surrounded by the sheer joy of baseball. (Fiction. 8-12)"
Stosh is back in a new time-travel baseball adventure. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 1, 1988
Kirkus Star THE DEVIL'S ARITHMETIC
by Jane Yolen
"A triumphantly moving book."
Yolen is the author of a hundred books, many of which have been praised for their originality, humor, or poetic vision, but this thoughtful, compelling novel is unique among them. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 21, 1987
A TALE OF TIME CITY
by Diana Wynne Jones
"In all, a spirited, funny, and entertaining story."
Eleven-year-old Vivian, kidnapped to far-distant future Time City by mistake, proves to be one of the City's saviors. Read full book review >