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Both Sides of Time (Scholastic Classics)

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I've always been fascinated by the concept of time travel. I like to write and my stories end up in this theme time and time again. I was in 8th grade when I saw this book in a school catalog and read its description. When I got the book, I started reading and could NOT put it down! Even 6 years later it still holds my admiration. It's one of my very favorite books still out of the many I have read, and I read every night. A 300 page book takes me 3-4 days!

Annie is a high school girl with a handsome but unfortunately unromantic, car-obsessed boyfriend. He lives at the soon to be demolished, now apartmented, Stratton Mansion. Annie dreams of the days when the mansion was at its peak and of the romance that must have occurred there. Suddenly she finds herself flung 100 years into the past in a real-life true romance, the rival of rich but plain, love-stricken Harriet who pines for the same man as Annie. What Annie didn't bargain for was a murder mystery and a plot against the entire Stratton family by several wicked characters, working together and separately for their own selfish goals and twisted motives. It's a race against time to save herself, her true love and those around him.

I recommend Both Sides of Time, and its companion Out of Time to anyone with a heart for romance and a desire to live in times long past. The characters will surprise you and will make you think twice about human nature, you might even find pity for those you hate and unexpected sympathy. Your heart will be in your throat to the very end.

Have you ever thought of going back in time? Well in this book, Both Sides Of Time, a girl named Annie Lockwood does. She travels back to 1895. There she falls in love with a handsome, nice, polite, and wealthy gentleman named Strat. Strat loves her too but their love hurts many people around them. I loved this book. I could realate to the characters and I could picture each scene in my mind very vividly. It was a murder mystery, love story, a time fantasy, and it displayed relationships in two centuries. In fact, I liked this book so much that I bought both of the other books in the series! This book was mysterious and intriguing. I really liked that. I admit that the first couple of pages threw me off. I didn't get what was going on and I was worried that the whole book would be like that. But I did catch the drift about what was going on after a few pages. After that I couldn't put the book down. At the end I was just left hanging. I wanted more of the book. So I was glad when I went to the store and saw the other books. If you like love stories and mysteries you will like this book. I know I did.

I found this book to be very entertaining. The plot was creative and somewhat logistic, but I found the best part of the book in the characters themselves. I enjoyed seeing how people would react to situations in the book, especially Annie and Strat the two main characters. I would recommend this book for anyone.

Both Sides of Time Caroline B. Cooney

Annie Lockwood is a hopeless romantic in a year (1995) where romance doesn't mean much. She always thought that she'd find true love if she lived in the 1800's, and not the 1900's. As Annie goes into an old mansion to see her non- romantic boyfriend,Sean, she gets a strange falling sensation. Thinking that it was just drowsiness from the sun, she wakes up to find her self in a fully furnished mansion, and a loud banging noise in the background. To her surprise and delight, she she was falling back in time, to the 1850's being charmed by a young Strat, the son of the owner of the mansion, along with other lively and mysterious characters. But,the tide turns when Annie, or Anna Sophia as she is called, is thought to be a murderer and must chose between her family and Strat. This was an exciting and unpredictable book. You'll start reading it for it's charm and story, and you'll finish it for the lingering mystery unraveled.

The novel BOTH SIDES OF TIME is a story about a girl with mixed feelings about love. Annie Lockwood thinks she is in love with her boyfriend Sean. When she discovers that she got sent back in time to the year 1895 instead of being in the year 1995 she finds that she loves someone else besides her boyfriend from the 1990's. It all starts when she was exploring an old house and when she steps into the ballroom, her, her clothes, the people, and the house she was in had all changed. It turns out some sort of time warp has moved her back in time 100 years, but she was still in the same house. In the next few days she becomes frineds with the family that lives there, and soon realizes that she was in love with the 17 year old son Strat. She spends a lot of time him and she doesnt want to go home. She knew this would change the future so she had to return home. When she got back to 1995 she was still very upset. She knew she could not live without Strat, so she went back to 1895. When she got there she noticed that another woman was in love with him and they were the ones that were meant to be. Though Strat and Annie were still deeply in love they seperated for life, and Annie went home. This is a wonderful book filled with excitment and romance. I recomend this book to everyone and I think you are really missing out if you do not read it.

I though that this was a very interesting book! I first started reading it when I was at outdoor school! So in the beginning my mind was sort of on other things, but it caught my attention quickly! AT first I didn't understand it! Then it amazed my how interesting it was and how well written! Carolin B. Cooney did another great book, and I recommend the whole serries to anyone with the imagination and interest!

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 research, the plot--have the potential to produce a five-star product, but Cooney seriously fails somewhere between her thoughts and the act of writing them down.

If you love Harlequin books, shallow romances, and fuddy-duddy teen novels, definitely give this one a go. If you prefer substance, keep moving! (:

--By the way, this is one of my first ever negative book reviews. That, in itself, should be saying something. I feel oddly dirty now. ):

I like this book because it is a love story with mystery. I like this one because it didn't have a happy ending like most love stories. The book has some funny parts so that made it even better to read. Not being able to put the book down is the kind of book I like because it keeps me interested. Especially when I have to stop reading at a good part. Those are the reasons why I like this book.
The story is about a girl named Anna Sophia Lockwood but every one calls her Annie. School has ended and Annie is going to try to make her boyfriend a romantic guy. She falls back a hundred years and falls in love with a guy named Strat. Strat falls in love with her and he is the only one that knows how she got there to his time. When they try to explain it to people no one would believe them. What side of time will she choose and will it be for the right reason?
If you like mystery then you may like this book. Also if you like romance and not being able to put the book down then you may also like this book. Do you like it to have a little bit of funny things happening in your book and all the other things I said then you just might like this book. If you happen to like this book there are three more books with the same people it and you may like those ones too.

This book is a can't miss for any Cooney fan. For any book fan really. I first read this book back in 1995, so you can imagine my anticipation of each of its sequals! Since the first read, I have read it and its companions over and over and over again. Even though I am no longer a teen, I will never stop enjoying these books, and I hope my kids will enjoy Cooney as much as I have. This book(and the whole series)contains adventure, mystery, romance, and leaves you aching to read more of Annie's story. Enjoy!

I really loved this book and the other three that go along with it: "Prisoner of Time", "Out of Time", and "For All Time." The books are all based on at least one or two characters from the first book "Both Sides of Time." All the books are fantastic. For all the romantics, there is love, tragedy, and the fight to hold on to love. For those who like the historic/back in time novels, in every book someone changes centuries, even eras, going back and forth being torn between sides. There is also a touch of mystery in them all. I fell in love with all of the characters and began wanting the love affairs to last forever along with them. There are some suprises and twists, but you can predict some things as well. It, and the others, are very well written and are perfect for all ages from pre-teen and up.