Where Have You Been, Billy Boy?

by Monica Hughes

It’s 1908 when Billy, an orphan, is taken in by an old man who operates a carousel at the local carnival. Discovering the carousel’s secret, Billy is catapulted into the future of the 1990s. Now he’s trying to return home, but the carousel is locked away in an old barn. Time is running out in this life-and-death-game.

Genres: Canada

174 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1995

About the author

Monica Hughes was a very popular writer for young people, and has won numerous prizes. Her books have been published in the United States, Poland, Spain, Japan, France, Scandinavia, England, and Germany. She has twice received the Canada Council Prize for Children's Literature, and was runner-up for the Guardian Award.

She is the author of Keeper of the Isis Light, an American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults, which also received a Certificate of Honor from the International Board on Books for Young People; Hunter in the Dark, also an ALA Best Book for Young Adults; and Sandwriter, among many other titles.

Reviews

[Madame Jane · Rating 4 out of 5]

An excellent time travel story.

[Eula · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book sucked the only reason I read it was because I had to do a project