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Running Out of Time
Contributor(s): Haddix, Margaret Peterson (Author)

ISBN: 0689812361 ISBN-13: 9780689812361
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

OUR PRICE: $6.79

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: February 1997
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Annotation: 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.

Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General
- Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic
- Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - Survival Stories

Dewey: FIC

LCCN: 2005277888

Age Level: 8-12

Grade Level: 3-7

Lexile Measure: 730(Not Available)

Physical Information: 0.52" H x 5.24" W x 7.68" L (0.29 lbs) 192 pages

Features: Ikids, Price on Product

Awards: Nutmeg Book Award, Nominee, Grades 4-6, 1999
Edgar Allan Poe Awards, Nominee, Children's, 1996
California Young Reader Medal, Nominee, Middle School, 1998

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 14531
Reading Level: 4.8 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 7.0

Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.

Publisher Description:
Run For Your Life
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.
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?

Contributor Bio(s): Haddix, Margaret Peterson: - Margaret Peterson Haddix is the author of many critically and popularly acclaimed YA and middle grade novels, including the Children of Exile series, The Missing series, the Under Their Skin series, and the Shadow Children series. A graduate of Miami University (of Ohio), she worked for several years as a reporter for The Indianapolis News. She also taught at the Danville (Illinois) Area Community College. She lives with her family in Columbus, Ohio. Visit her at HaddixBooks.com.

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