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Both Sides of Time (Time Travelers #1)

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Imagine changing centuries--and making things worse, not better, on both sides of time.

Imagine being involved in two love triangles in two different centuries. What if, no matter which direction you travel in time, you must abandon someone you love?

Meet 15-year-old Annie Lockwood, a romantic living in the wrong century. When she travels back a hundred years and lands in 18...more

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Published October 9th 2001 by Delacorte Books for Young Readers (first published July 1st 1995)

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Aug 28, 2008 Jillian rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: hopeless romantics

Shelves: childhood-favorites, time-travel, young-adult, historical-fiction, series, 19th-century, book-nooked, favorites, new-york

I can't remember the number of times I read this series. Over and over and over. I loved Annie because she was just like me - a little awkward, a hopeless romantic, and better fitted for a previous century. I was infatuated with Strat. I was addicted to every book when I first got it until I finished it. I spent every spare moment dreaming of being in the 1800s with the two of them. Cooney gave me an obsession and I'm so happy I had it...and secretly still do have it.

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Mar 08, 2013 Sophia rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: hopeless romantics, middle schoolers, victorian era enthusiasts, readers with low standards.

Shelves: waste-of-a-tree, victorian-gothic

I know a book is bad when after every single chapter I find myself thinking, "yeah...so?" That being said, I got this book when I was eleven and I really should have read it then, before I had any real concept of writing and character development. This is literally like a story I would have written for sixth grade english. It's not unbearable at first, but it becomes frighteningly pathetic very quickly. Cheesy, "romantic" bull shit practically oozes from every page. The plot is shallow, the char...more

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Oct 28, 2007 zhyune rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: COONEY FANS!

Shelves: caroline-b-cooney

[Giving romance stories a second chance:] I was partly influenced by my best friend to read this book, for I'll never read pointless romance for I had once read a really mushy one that made me sick, with pointless sweet nothings in addition. Both Sides of Time. As if Time was a person with two faces, someone who can hear your cries, and hear your pleas and will then cruelly decide whether or not it shall fulfil your plea, which, after reading the book, I felt that it must have been what Annie Lo...more [Giving romance stories a second chance:] I was partly influenced by my best friend to read this book, for I'll never read pointless romance for I had once read a really mushy one that made me sick, with pointless sweet nothings in addition. Both Sides of Time. As if Time was a person with two faces, someone who can hear your cries, and hear your pleas and will then cruelly decide whether or not it shall fulfil your plea, which, after reading the book, I felt that it must have been what Annie Lockwood felt, being a century-changer, succumbed to time. Time is ALIVE and constantly moving ahead. Time waits for no one. And no one waits for time, as everyone moves on with their own lives and who would give a second thought to it? Time won't stop so why bother about it? Time is but another constant thing to most, but time was a race for Annie, for any moment later, she or STrat, could have vanished and never to have met again. In the case of the scond book, it was Devonny [Strat's sister:] and Tod [Annie's brother:], whom were also brought together, and later separated, by time. This book[s:] taught me all about the concept of time, the part of time that i had never experienced. And now i wonder how it feels like to be able to manipulate centuries and switch between them as and and when you like, for example when you absolutely hate a teacher, you can materialise in front of his/her eyes instantly and appear twenty years before as the teacher's friend or something. The world would be such a wonderful place to live in. I reckon history classes would be more interesting too, when we could appear in the middle of WW11 and live as the people had lived.
Speaking of the protagonist, Annie Lockwood is really a kindred spirit, someone i would have liked to know and i would have liked to have met. She is a lot like me in some ways, in the sense that she feels that her century isn't romantic enough. In Sec 2, my Literature teacher once said that SIngaporeans are not romantic. Their meeting places often include 'that table in KFC' or 'you know that huge longkang?' or 'outside first floor toilet', never 'under that beautiful maple tree' or 'that beautiful Victorian house'. Annie Lockwood is the "romantic living in the wrong century' for she feels she belongs in the time period where men were gentlemen and that women wore ridiculous huge hats and poofy dresses over tight corsets that literally take your breath away. It was exciting, when Annie fell back through time while riding on her bicycle, when her prosaic boyfriend in the 20th century was working on a car like a typical modern down-to-earth guy with no sense of how to please a girl, to the 19th century where Strat and Devonny lived---1895. How they met was very interesting, as Strat thought Annie was some soulless ghoul and out of curiosity for this beautiful girl, Strat followed her. He was also fascinated with the way Annie dressed, baring her legs like no other 19th century girl would ever dream of doing for their underwears were probably ten times thicker than Annie's white schooldress. The author takes on a Old Victorian man Voice, making strat so different from the 21st century guys. And Strat finally is able to talk to her when Annie finally noticed him and the two of them quickly became friends. But when Annie finally realises that she was doing a terrible thing to Strat's betrothed girl, Harriet, who loved Strat but was too shy and reserved, as all 1800s girls were. Yet Strat was deeply in love with Annie and he was the love Annie ever wanted. What was heartbreaking was that time was beckoning and she hasto go back, for she is only a trespasser of this time. Also, Annie feels very guilty for breaking Harriet's heart by appearing out of nowhere and steals Strat's heart, while she tries so hard but to no avail. Poor Harriet dies in the third book due to consumption. Annie finally leaves after a series of adventure. But the story doesn't end with the first book. (less)

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Feb 24, 2013 Jennie rated it 2 of 5 stars

Everyone in this book is an idiot. Which is OK, because most of the characters are teenagers and everyone knows that teenagers are idiots. I can say that, because I used to be one.

Both Sides of Time, by Caroline B. Cooney, is a book I read MANY MANY times when it came out, a book I loved because it contained NOT ONLY a sassy heroine, smitten hero, and love story, but TIME TRAVEL. My tastes? They have not changed much (see: Lost, Doctor Who, Safety Not Guaranteed, etc).

The only thing I really rem...more Everyone in this book is an idiot. Which is OK, because most of the characters are teenagers and everyone knows that teenagers are idiots. I can say that, because I used to be one.

Both Sides of Time, by Caroline B. Cooney, is a book I read MANY MANY times when it came out, a book I loved because it contained NOT ONLY a sassy heroine, smitten hero, and love story, but TIME TRAVEL. My tastes? They have not changed much (see: Lost, Doctor Who, Safety Not Guaranteed, etc).

The only thing I really remembered about this book was that the heroine somehow went back in time. Which is pretty much all you need to know. Annie Lockwood, fed up with her distant boyfriend and her romance-missing life, somehow travels back in time, from 1995 to 1895. There, she meets Strat, a handsome, rich, almost-betrothed young man who obviously falls immediately in love with Annie, since she’s completely unlike any other girls he’s ever met. Meaning: she’s a total harlot who appears out of nowhere with HER LEGS EXPOSED LE GASP!

In 1895, she breaks up the almost-engagement, learns what it was like to have servants dress her, and stumbles across a murder investigation, all while falling deeply and hopelessly in love with Strat, as only a teenager can.

I have to say, after more recently going on journeys with the likes of Katniss Everdeen, Beatrice Prior, and most especially Hermione Granger, I found the character of Annie Lockwood to be a bit lacking. This book was written in 1995 (and is JUST SO 90s) and I seem to remember there being an overabundance of these types of books around that time, each featuring a beautiful but damsel-in-distress-like heroine, bored with normal life but really taking no ownership over it, who at some point meets a beefy, handsome stranger who throws her life into turmoil. But in a good way. Usually.

Then again, it’s unrealistic to expect teenagers to be proficient in bow-hunting or magic or, hell, even their FEELINGS, so I’m going to cut Annie some slack here. She’s pretty preoccupied with her own family, which is falling apart, and, in the end, she makes a mature, grown-up decision, so good on her.

Something that cracked me up was the focus on how bad women used to have it. I mean, obviously, it’s not funny that women used to have no power, etc, but the way it’s brought up in this book, over and over and over again, was both awesome and completely heavy-handed. This book is for 12-year-olds, though, so I guess good for Cooney for making sure any girls reading would know how shitty things used to be?

(There is, of course, a sequel, which I will obviously be reading and reviewing. I mean, duh.)(less)

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Nov 07, 2012 Jason rated it 3 of 5 stars

Somewhere between a guilty pleasure and a childhood favorite. When I was a kid I thought this book was so sweepingly romantic and believed that Annie and Strat's love was so true and heart-aching. But...they know each other for a total of, like, a day. If that. He also doesn't actually have much personality aside from being perfect and in love with her. She, meanwhile, is really narcissistic, selfish, and condescending. There is slightly a message about how romance is not the be-all end-all of l...more

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Jan 17, 2012 Deborah Heal rated it 4 of 5 stars

Annie is a “romantic in the wrong century,” but her boyfriend is more interested in his old cars. But one day at the derelict mansion outside of town, when “something was wrong with the day, or something wrong with her” she falls back one century and falls in love with Strat, a boy who is everything she’s been dreaming of—everything her boyfriend is not. He is handsome, honorable, and heir to the Stratton mansion and fortune.
The 1880s seem incredibly romantic to Annie, so much better than her ow...more Annie is a “romantic in the wrong century,” but her boyfriend is more interested in his old cars. But one day at the derelict mansion outside of town, when “something was wrong with the day, or something wrong with her” she falls back one century and falls in love with Strat, a boy who is everything she’s been dreaming of—everything her boyfriend is not. He is handsome, honorable, and heir to the Stratton mansion and fortune.
The 1880s seem incredibly romantic to Annie, so much better than her own ugly, plastic century. It is an age when men are men and women are women and no one mistakes one for the other. The men are charming and chivalrous. Their courtliness is so attractive to girl whose boyfriend expected her to load his tools in his truck for him. What could be better than to wear beautiful, feminine dresses and live in a luxurious mansion?

But it’s also a time of tremendous stiffness and formality. Even young people call each other by their formal titles of Mr. and Miss. And everyone is expected to “modulate” themselves and be subject to elaborate “rules of behavior.” Women’s lives are even more restrictive than the corsets they wear.

Strat is fascinated by this beautiful free-spirited girl that lands in his world. He is both attracted to and shocked by her unconfined body and bare legs. Unlike his peers, he seems willing to let her be who she is, and loves her in spite of her alien nature.

But Annie realizes that we don’t own time as we think we do with our clocks and watches. Time owns us. We are a product of our time. Will her relationship with Strat be sustainable in a world where men make the rules and govern the lives of their women, own their women? A world where a woman who doesn’t marry ceases to have any value? In Strat’s world women are so desperate for marriage that they sometimes give up relative freedom and a chance to go to college to marry repellant men old enough to be their fathers, men who only want their money.

Annie is a "Century Changer.” She can choose which century she wants to live in. But no matter which century she chooses, someone will be unhappy. She has made a mess of it on both sides of time. If only she can keep everybody safe and still get a happily ever after for herself.

Deborah Heal, author of Time and Again: Charlotte of Miles Station. I bought this book. http://www.deborahheal.com
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Jul 05, 2010 Jbodford rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: given-up-on

I was really looking forward to this book--I'm a huge fan of time-traveler books (Jude Devereaux's "A Knight in Shining Armor", among others) and after hearing a friend dote on this series I couldn't wait to try it out.

I made it a little over halfway through before I just couldn't stomach another word. Not only are the characters shallow and barely constructed, but their thoughts sound like the words of a four-year-old enamored with her favorite TV show. The story itself--the setting, the resear...more

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Oct 22, 2012 Shayan rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I have read the 'Time Travel Quartet' series before and really wanted to read it again, so here we are!

Annie Lockwood reminds me of me since I was a child; she loves the life and etiquette of the past, where carriages and horse were the main form of transport. I loved the books when I was younger as they enabled me to join Annie on her time travel adventures to meet the man of her dreams and live in the 1800's.

The story is filled with crime, sexism, love and time travel between the year 1895 an...more

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Sep 16, 2007 Wendy rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: time-travel

I loved this book, one of the few modern time-travel books that I've thought was very good (since, say, the 1960s). Characters are funny and show hidden depths (or, as the case may be, characters are truly creepy). The writing is occasionally a little overwrought, but there are some real gems of sentences in here. Period details seem good to me.

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May 19, 2011 Emily rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: worst-books

This book was... okay. Not by any means great, but it was easy to follow and you could tell what the intention was. I felt that this book should've been longer so they didn't make another book; this kind of book isn't made for sequels. Overall, I don't feel like this book met my expectations. I really enjoy Cooney's work, but "Both Sides of Time" didn't cut it for me.
There is nothing about this book that stands out for me. The character development was good, but I felt like they had too many cha...more

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Dec 04, 2012 Cheryl in CC NV rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Read the first two and am glad I don't have to go on. Cooney is awfully heavy-handed about the sexism and dominance issues. Every man is flawed, most are downright evil. Every woman is a victim of men, and usually a victim of other things too.

Otoh, maybe the message could have been made more clear. I see other reviewers talking about the adventure, romance, and glamour. I mean, sure, that was all there. But seriously, those other readers must have skimmed over all the stuff they didn't want to...more

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Aug 02, 2009 Maggie rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: july-09

Ah, sweet time travel romance. I loved this book, such a creative idea. I love Annie, realistic in every way, a romantic; a perfect main character to travel back in time.

Annie Lockwood travels back a hundred years one day and meets handsome, gentleman, Hiram Stratton, otherwise known as Strat. In the midst of their falling in love, there is another girl who yearns for Strat's heart, a murder mystery, and the overwhelming decision for Annie to stay in the past or return home.

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Jul 02, 2010 Janell rated it 3 of 5 stars

I liked reading this book. I think that the author moved to events somewhat quickly and sometimes i think that she could have drawn it out some,but overall i liked it. One thing that i thought was a little ridiculous was that this girl was traveling through time and had no real qualms about trying to act like girl from the time that she traveled to. she just went around acting like a late twentieth century girl even though she was in the late 19th century and even saying that she had traveled th...more

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Aug 06, 2011 Stephanie rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: books-i-own, sci-fi, romance

Have you ever read a book as a kid and then come back when you were an adult and wondered "how did my mother ever let me read this?" That was definitely the experience I had with this book. I'm not much for romance, I'm too much of a prude for it but I truly love this book. it's like a dirty little secret. Of course, after reading it again I wonder how I was ever allowed to read it in the first place...don't get me wrong, i know plenty of people who wouldn't bat an eye at the innuendoes and sugg...more

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Dec 10, 2008 Trin rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy, historicalfiction, mystery, ya, american-lit, time-travel

Oh, the ridiculous time travel melodrama of my youth! This was actually better than I remembered. Yes, Annie and Strat do find TRUE LOVE at FIRST SIGHT, and yes, the ending’s a bit abrupt and not terribly well set-up. But I liked that Cooney kept this away from being total fluff by emphasizing how hard it would have been to be a woman—of any class—in the 19th century. Wow, books for teenage girls used to actually have empowering, feminist messages in them? Too bad that’s gone out of style. *coug...more

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Jun 10, 2012 Turtle rated it 3 of 5 stars Recommends it for: YA Romance Fans

Recommended to Turtle by: The Second Book in the Series

Shelves: young-adult, sci-fi, romance, forgetable, reviewed

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I never read the first book when I was kid. I started with the second. I'm not sure I would have kept reading if I had started with the first. Both Sides of Time- while is a rather interesting murder mystery, its mostly drowning in a out-of-the-blue romance between a time traveler named Annie and the victorian gentleman, Strat. First off, Annie's weird time traveling powers are never explained. The time riffs just happened. Because of this lack of explanation much of the story can be rather conf...more

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Apr 30, 2013 Anna (Gatsby's Girl) rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Annie Lockwood has always been a hopeless romantic. But she is stuck in the twentieth century, with a seriously cute boyfriend, Sean, who calls her by her initials, spends all his time working on cars and doesn't have a single romantic bone in his entire body. When the town decides to tear down the crumbling Stratton mansion, Annie rides out there on her bike the day summer vacation begins to visit Sean and help him pack up all his tools before the demolition - she never expects to fall back in...more Annie Lockwood has always been a hopeless romantic. But she is stuck in the twentieth century, with a seriously cute boyfriend, Sean, who calls her by her initials, spends all his time working on cars and doesn't have a single romantic bone in his entire body. When the town decides to tear down the crumbling Stratton mansion, Annie rides out there on her bike the day summer vacation begins to visit Sean and help him pack up all his tools before the demolition - she never expects to fall back in time! Now Annie is in a world of riches, parties, old-fashioned romance and a boy named Strat who just might be her true love. But they come from different worlds and Annie doesn't belong in 1895 and when she is accused of murder, the clock starts ticking. Can Annie find a way to get back home to her own family, which is falling apart at the seams? And does she even want to? I read this series for the first time when I was about 8 or 9 years old and LOVED it to pieces! I adored anything with time travel and the fact that it had romance was a bonus. I've re-read the series a couple times as a middle-schooler and again in high school (one of those times was for when book #4 in the series was released). I shouldn't have picked it up again as an adult. I remembered a fun read that was romance, murder mystery and time travel all rolled into one. What I got was overall bland characterizations (except for a few exceptions) and shoddily constructed plots - except for the murder, which was one that I never expected, although I'm sure others have guessed it before. I guess I'm just naïve like that! :) Annie is basically a placeholder character, who hates her life and wants adventure to come along and to have a romantic guy sweep her off her feet. But she is content enough to stay with Sean and be bored until time takes the decision from her. Strat is a product of his time period, wanting to save the women from themselves and not being able to see past outer appearance in favor of his plainer best friend, Harriet, who is in love with him. His sister Devonny is young and not a very prominent character, but I did love her excitement over new technology and inventions, along with her determination to be a modern woman. She was a great role model for younger girls reading this book and the ones after it. Harriet's only purpose seems to be as the requisite plain, orphaned, rich girl who never gets the guy. She was devoid mostly of personality and really the only emotion we ever see on her part is some form of jealousy for Annie (either her looks, personality, etc. or her interactions/relationship with Strat).
The villains of this book were mostly cookie cutter and easy enough to understand once they were found out. The most common motive in this book for anything was money. But one villain in particular (who is carted off screaming and acting insane [in a believable way] at the end) stuck with me and was realistic enough to send chills up my spine. The constant emphasis of the author on class distinctions, especially the romance between the maid Bridget and the stable boy Jeb, was somewhat overdone and in your face. The same thing goes for the constant downtrodden state of the women in the novel. Although the ending and the part Florinda (Strat's ditzy Stepmother) has in catching the murderer was awesome. A lot of plot holes existed and we never really find out how or why Annie is suddenly traveling through time. And now that I'm older, the whole 'love at first sight' thing made me want to gag. Plus, would you really act so 20th century in the presence of people 100 years in the past? And go around announcing that you'd traveled through time, causally like they wouldn't lock you in a nuthouse for it??? Yeah, didn't think so! That said, even with some of the heavy-handedness, it's a fun read and sets up for the rest of the series nicely. I would recommend it more to kids around ages 10-18 though. Adults, be prepared to feel underwhelmed unless you're a fan of somewhat questionably done writing. Overall, won't be reading again but might give it to my niece someday.

VERDICT: 3/5 Stars (Some of this is based on old feelings. I'll always have a soft spot for this series!)

**No money or favors were exchanged for this review. This book is now available in stores, online, or maybe even at your local library.** (less)

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Nov 09, 2010 BJ Rose rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: series, time-travel, young-adult

This is a review of Both Sides of Time & Out of Time. I picked up these two YA time-travel books thinking I'd do some light-hearted reading. The beginning of the first book focused on Annie's wish-fulfillment of living in a time when women were sheltered and treasured and men had elegant manners. But then the books turned darker, showing the other side of life for women in the 19th century - their total dependence on the men in their lives & the lack of any real ability to choose, especi...more

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Dec 02, 2010 Melissa rated it 4 of 5 stars

A really captivating read! Unfortunately I didn't realize it is part of a trilogy, so it has a major cliff hanger ending. The book combined romance, time travel, history, and horror into one. This book wraps you up and sweeps you away. It made me feel so many emotions simultaneously. I was truly appalled at the male attitudes of the time, I sympathized and ached for some of the female characters, I melted at the sweetness of true love and a genuine gentleman, and I really enjoyed reading the sto...more

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May 15, 2009 Caroline rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: not-quality-fiction, sci-fi, series, young-adult

All Annie wants is true love...but her boyfriend is in love with his car. So she wishes herself back to "romantic" times, and boom! There she is. The story of her True Love Journey is a funny and, yes, romantic one, but the only problem I had with this book was that her idea of the early twentieth century was almost exactly how it turned out to be. It was all romantic and stuff, even if there were some downsides that Annie had not foreseen.
Then again, that's why they call it fiction...

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Nov 20, 2008 Samantha Lazar rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy-and-science-fiction

One of my students recommended that I read this book. I was a little skeptical at first because this isn't the type of book I usually read. However, this was the same student who advised me to read the books in the Twilight series, and I loved those. I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised by this book. It is a love story and the main character travels back and forth throgh time. I think this book is suitable for middle school and high school age students. I might offer this book at the en...more

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Dec 08, 2011 Grant rated it 2 of 5 stars

I chose to read this book, because I found it strikingly similar to the premise of a book described on an episode of "Grey's Anatomy." The book is a quick and somewhat enjoyable read and offers a unique view into the struggles of women in 1895 vs. the women of 1995. However, the romance (an important element of the book) between the two main characters was somewhat laughable. Annie and Strat know nothing of each other or of each others worlds - they know only that they love each other dearly. Ch...more

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May 12, 2011 Helen rated it 3 of 5 stars

I read this to see if the AR UG rating meant it was inappropriate for my elementary school students, and found it really should be in middle school instead. So I'm going to send it up to the middle school, along with the rest of the series. I enjoyed it, but it was about a HS girl who travels to the past accidentally at a mansion that is being torn down. She falls in love with the boy who lives there but there are several sexual scenes that are too old for my kids.

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Mar 31, 2009 lisa rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: fans of "Somewhere in Time"

Recommended to lisa by: Marlena

Shelves: young-adult, time-travel

Why my thirteen year-old time-travel obssessed self never came across this inter-century adolescent romance when it was first published in 1995, I'll never know. But, I'm sure that I would have loved "Both Sides of Time" as much then as I do now. At times, I felt that Cooney was trying too hard to make sure that her book was a "historical" novel that was also "educational" (stressing and re-stressing, for example, the resticted role of women in 1895 and the dominant power of men). At times, too,...more

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Jan 22, 2011 Jenny rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: teen

Annie is tired of being ignored by Sean, her boyfriend. She drifts through the old mansion, daydreaming of a more romantic era, full of beautiful gowns and attentive gentlemen. Suddenly, she falls through time and finds herself in the 1890s. She meets Strat, the wealthy heir to the mansion and falls in love. But her arrival upsets everything around her, and Annie faces a painful choice, to go back and hurt no one else, or stay and destroy those around her.

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Jul 19, 2010 Sandra Strange rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: young-adult, fantasy

In the beginning of this series, protagonist Annie Lockwood, a 15 year old romantic with a very unromantic boyfriend accidentally slips through time to 1895, witnesses a murder there, and falls in love. However, she is brought up short to realize she's disturbing the lives of everyone she cares for "on both sides of time." This emphasis on what Annie learns keeps the book from being totally superficial light reading.

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Aug 22, 2011 Melody added it

Shelves: time-traveling, romance, classic, young-adult-novel, thriller

I have read this book a long time ago. I well reread , and then write a proper review. Although I remember liking it alot . It was a historical , time travel novel with a main ( strong?) female protaganist that accidentaly travels in time and meets her true love in Egypt , although he is betrothed to another. And the main character needs to decide if she should stay in the past , or return to her future , alone.

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Feb 21, 2011 Lady Knight rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: 20th-c, 19th-c, historical-fiction, time-travel, teen, americas

Gotta admit that I was not a big fan of this. While I do understand that this was published in the 1990s and was directed to younger teenage girls, it struck me as very 'cheesy' romantic. However, that is what the target demographic likes, and to a certain extent that is how many teenage relationships go/seem like. I will persist and read the sequel, but I may not continue past that.

Additional irritation: Waler Walkley. Couldn't Caroline B. Cooney have come up with a better name than that?!

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Apr 18, 2013 Patricia rated it 2 of 5 stars

I was really disappointed in this book. I know I have said several times just this month how I like time travel stories. So when I saw this, I grabbed it. Well, some time travel stories I do not really like. I did finish this so that is why the two stars. I hated the ending, btw. Also, I really do not think this is a teen's book. Someone wants to rip someone els's clothes off? Teen fiction?

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Nov 09, 2011 Katie rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: favorite-love-stories, time-travel-involved

This book is very simply written but beautiful. I can't recall how many times I have reread it. I must have started reading the series between ages 12-14 and now, at 22, I still love to read them.

The idea of a true love/soul mate existing generations before, in another time and space, is wonderfully portrayed in this series and beautiful. One of my favorite love stories :)

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About Caroline B. Cooney

Caroline Cooney knew in sixth grade that she wanted to be a writer when "the best teacher I ever had in my life" made writing her main focus. "He used to rip off covers from The New Yorker and pass them around and make us write a short story on whichever cover we got. I started writing then and never stopped!"
When her children were young, Caroline started writing books for young people -- with rem...more

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The Face on the Milk Carton (Janie Johnson, #1)

Whatever Happened to Janie? (Janie Johnson, #2)

The Voice on the Radio (Janie Johnson, #3)

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“People think they own time. They have watches and clocks and digital pulses. But they are wrong. Time owns them.” — 40 people liked it

“I'll take you to Mickey D's," said Sean. "I'll buy you a hamburger."
Annie was not thrilled. Sean's offer did not compare to offers made in other centuries.
"And fries," Sean said. "And a vanilla milkshake."
Annie remained unthrilled.
"Okay, okay. You can have a Big Mac."
Romance in my century, she thought, is pitiful.” — 7 people liked it

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