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| Original Title: | Running Out of Time |
| ISBN: | 0439632501 (ISBN13: 9780439632508) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Setting: | Indiana(United States) |
| Literary Awards: | Independent Publisher Book Award (IPPY) Nominee for Children's Audio (Finalist) (1999), Grand Canyon Reader Award for Intermediate Book (1998), Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award for Grade 6-9 (1998), California Young Readers Medal Nominee for Middle School/Junior High (1998), Oklahoma Sequoyah Award for YA (1998) |
Margaret Peterson Haddix
Paperback | Pages: 184 pages Rating: 3.99 | 22807 Users | 1477 Reviews
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| Title | : | Running Out of Time |
| Author | : | Margaret Peterson Haddix |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 184 pages |
| Published | : | 2004 by Scholastic (first published October 1st 1995) |
| Categories | : | Young Adult. Fiction. Science Fiction. Childrens. Historical. Historical Fiction |
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Jessie lives with her family in the frontier village of Clifton, Indiana. When diphtheria strikes the village and the children of Clifton start dying, Jessie's mother sends 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?Rating About Books Running Out of Time
Ratings: 3.99 From 22807 Users | 1477 ReviewsCrit About Books Running Out of Time
I've heard it said that you should avoid cultural references as a writer because they make your work seem dated. That's true of "Running out of Time," but also pretty much unavoidable: The point of the book is throwing a character from the 1800's into modern time, and the time described - in terms of fashion, entertainment, and technology - is very much 1996, and will never seem present-day again. This gives the story a "modern vintage" feel that readers may or may not appreciate.I picked up3.5 stars. I think a younger reader would appreciate it more than I did, though I did find parts compelling. Also I hope M. Night Shyamalan has acknowledged that his movie The Village clearly drew inspiration from this book.
This book, for about 10-14 year old girls, reads like a rebuttal to the pioneer-girl fantasies those same girls likely had a few years earlier if they read The Little House Collection or played Oregon Trail -- at any rate, those fantasies stand a chance of giving the young reader a better chance of understanding this surprisingly sophisticated and action-packed novel. The driving motivation behind the book's set-up is the lure of old-timey charm on tourists, which has been perverted in a twist
Interesting book, and I can see why people thought the movie "The Village" was based on this. I do wish there'd been a bit more information about what exactly was happening legal-wise with the parents and such at the end. But this is told from Jessie's view only, and it makes sense that we only know what she is told.
I like this book because its about a girl who is in New York and she was exploring the city and one day she gets lost and her mom calls her to come home and she gets lost in the city and she has a minimum time to get home so she starts her time and by the time she gets to were she wants to go shes running out of time this is why i like this book.
It wasn't a bad book, but pretty much nothing happened.
Jessie wanted to ask so many questions, she couldnt think where to begin. She wanted to know about the something dangerous, but she wanted to understand everything else Ma had told her first. She wanted to watch Pa and Mr. Smyth and the Ruddles and all the other adults in Clifton and see what they were hiding. Im not one to begin rampant speculation on a theory. In the end, theres usually a logical explanation for everything. But in this instance, there are just too many examples to ignore. Why
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