Running Out of Time (Running Out of Time, 1)

Return to the classic middle grade time-bending thriller Running Out of Time by Margaret Peterson Haddix, almost thirty years following its first publication, with this stunning repackage. Clifton, Indiana, 1840. Jessie Keyser lives with her family in a small log cabin. Her father is a blacksmith and her mother cares for her and her siblingsthough, at night, Jessies mother also secretly tends anyone who gets sick in their village. Lately, more and more people have been falling ill. Especially the other kids in Jessies one-room schoolhouse. Quarantine signs appear on the local homes. And Jessies mother looks worried. Very worried. One night, she tells Jessie that its a diphtheria outbreaka dangerous disease. And if they dont act soon, some of those sick children could die. Then Jessies mother tells her that only Jessie can helpby leaving Clifton. But Jessies mother also reveals a shocking truth about the outside world, and what, where, and when Clifton is. Jessie will have to escape and survive a totally strange world, because she and her friends are all running out of time. The action moves swiftly, with plenty of suspense, and readers will be eager to discover how Jessie overcomes the obstacles that stand in her way This book will appeal to fans of time-travel or historical novels as well as those who prefer realistic contemporary fiction." School Library Journal, starred review The adventure continues with a next-generation Keyser, Zola, in Falling Out of Time, the sequel to Running Out of Time.