A good book for middle grade readers combining elements of historical fiction and science fiction. A good book for kids who like a big twist in their...moreA good book for middle grade readers combining elements of historical fiction and science fiction. A good book for kids who like a big twist in their stories. I first read this while teaching fifth grade and used it as a read-aloud with my class. They seemed to enjoy it. A few years later, M. Night Shyamalan's movie The Village came out. I was so struck by the similarities that I thought perhaps he based his story on Running Out of Time. Apparently Haddix felt the same way because I read that she and her publisher thought about suing him for plagiarism. I'm not sure how that turned out, but I couldn't find much on it on the web, so maybe they never went through with it. I happen to like The Village better, so if you liked this book, you might want to give the movie a try.(less)
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