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Both Sides of Time
(1995, Fiction - Friendship, Written by Caroline Cooney)
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Is it age appropriate?
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Not age appropriate for kids under 11, age appropriate for kids over 13; suggested age 13. -
Is it any good?
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Common Sense says
Fast-moving pulp fiction.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 13 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
About Both Sides of Time
Parents need to know that despite the potboiler story, readers will get a realistic sense of the difficulties women faced in the 19th century, along with interesting contrasts between modern and Victorian spoken English.
Read our full review by Monica Wyatt
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about the position of women at the time of this story and how it compares with the modern world. What attitudes have been left behind? Which persist today? Interested readers may want to learn more about how women made so much progress in the 20th century.
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