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Out of Time (1996) (by Caroline B. Cooney)

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A preposterous but entertaining yarn.

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Parents need to know that this gothic, romantic fantasy actually does give an interesting and fairly accurate picture of the plight of women in the 19th century. A silly plot, but teenage romance fans devour it.

Positive messages: Most male characters constantly belittle women, and a hotel advertises that it does not accept Jews. The author clearly opposes these views.
Violence: Asylum attendants routinely beat helpless inmates for fun.
Sex: Not applicable.
Language: Not applicable.
Consumerism: Not applicable.
Drinking, drugs, & smoking: Not applicable.
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Talk to your kids
Families can talk about the restrictions against women and girls in the 19th century. What has changed since then? Do you think boys and girls (and men and women) are treated equally today?

What's the story?

What's the story?
In the sequel to Both Sides of Time, Annie is now back in the present. She soon travels back in time. The simplistic, breathless plot is pulpy but entertaining, and will painlessly leave an impression of social conditions during the 19th century.

Is it any good?

Is it any good?
 
The cliffhanger ending of Both Sides of Time forgotten, Annie begins this book in the present. This will disappoint readers who left the first book eager to find Annie in a different time. Nevertheless, fans will love the escape thriller that follows.

Complete with irredeemably evil villains and a kind, innocent girl imprisoned in the asylum only because she was born ugly, the story won't tax readers' brains to distinguish the good guys from the bad; the characters are all one-dimensional. The ridiculous story could come from an early silent movie. Yet readers will learn even more about the restrictions against women in the late 19th century and other inequities of the time than they learned from the first book.

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Book Details
Author: Caroline B. Cooney
Publisher: Random House
Publication date: January 1, 1996
Number of pages: 210
Paperback price: $4.99
This review was written by Monica Wyatt
 
 

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