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In preparation for German bombing, children are evacuated from London. Vivian Smith is discontentedly waiting to be picked up by her unknown cousin Marty when an older boy commands her to follow him. Moments later, she finds herself in a strange plastic&metal room. Vivian has been kidnapped through time and space to Time City! Her kidnappers, Sam and Jonathan, are positive that she's the Time Lady who is destroying temporal reality and Time City itself. Vivian, of course, has no clue what they'r
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So I read this book for the first time ages ago, when I was a young teen. I was my first DWJ, and it's one that I liked so much that I eventually bought an ex-library copy from somewhere, and then a kindle version once that was available.
But I forgot how much I liked it until a recent visit from my nieces. They were in from out of town and were out of books (this is a terrible thing in their world, and I'd tend to agree that you should never be without a book). So, in looking at my bookshelves, ...more
But I forgot how much I liked it until a recent visit from my nieces. They were in from out of town and were out of books (this is a terrible thing in their world, and I'd tend to agree that you should never be without a book). So, in looking at my bookshelves, ...more
This is a book I read fairly young, and enjoyed immensely, then promptly forgot. I was able to find it through a "lost book" forum, and was ecstatic to find it was written by the remarkable Diana Wynne Jones. It was nearly as enjoyable to read as an adult, which is always remarkable in a children's or young reader's book.
The story handles young people's feelings of being out of place, lost, and lacking purpose in the larger scheme of things, but taking it out of everyday life and placing it in a ...more
The story handles young people's feelings of being out of place, lost, and lacking purpose in the larger scheme of things, but taking it out of everyday life and placing it in a ...more
One of my all time absolute favorites. This book has every single thing a book should have.
[2005 review.] This was one of my favorite books when I was a kid and luckily it's totally held up! This is, like, the perfect book. I love how I forget what happens every time I read it, so it's new all over again. Time travel! Myths! Fancy technology! History! Cool made-up food! (I asked my brother if he remembered the book from when we were kids, and he said, "the one with the butter pies?") ...more
[2005 review.] This was one of my favorite books when I was a kid and luckily it's totally held up! This is, like, the perfect book. I love how I forget what happens every time I read it, so it's new all over again. Time travel! Myths! Fancy technology! History! Cool made-up food! (I asked my brother if he remembered the book from when we were kids, and he said, "the one with the butter pies?") ...more
Sep 15, 2008
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Nov 29, 2009
Debbie Barr
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Nov 14, 2010
Sharon
marked it as to-read
