5/20/2023 0 Comments Running out of time haddix![]() ![]() ![]() Can she get help before the children of Clifton, and Jessie herself, run out of time? 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.īut 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. 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. Jessie lives with her family in the frontier village of Clifton, Indiana, in 1840-or so she believes. "Notable Children's Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies" by the National Council for Social Studies and the Children's Book Council, 1996.Starred review in School Library Journal.Maryland Library Association Black-Eyed Susan Award, 1998. ![]() A YALSA Best Book for Young Adults, 1997.A YALSA Quick Pick for Young Adults, 1996.School Library Journal Starred Review, 1995.American Bookseller Pick of the Lists, 1995. ![]()
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