Out Of Time (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) [School & Library Binding]

Caroline B. Cooney (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 1997

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Strat, the wealthy boy with whom Annie fell in love during her first time trip to the 1890s, needs her help when he reveals her real origin and finds himself confined in a mental asylum.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 8-10?This sequel to Both Sides of Time (Delacorte, 1995) fails as both a romance and a time-travel story. Anna Sophia Lockwood once again slips back in time to be with her love, Hiram Stratton, Jr. She arrives only to find Strat's sister in the clutches of the nefarious Walker Walkley; Strat locked up in an insane asylum because of her (and the large fortune Walkley wants to get his mitts on); and Strat's fiancee, Harriet, dying of TB in an Adirondack sanitarium. Annie rescues Strat, takes him to Harriet in time for her last breath, and then sends him along his way before being kidnapped by Walkley. In the end, of course, she ends up back in her own time, better able to deal with the turbulence within her family. The time-travel device seems to exist in order to give Cooney a soap box from which to moralize on the plight of women in the late 19th century, and it stands out from the narrative like a sore thumb. Even the romance flops. The same young man who spends a wakeful night at Annie's side, watching her sleep and twining her hair through his fingers, forgets about her completely when he sees Harriet. Cooney tries several times to work in the turmoil in Annie's family, but it comes off as forced as the young woman's endless musings about the perfection of Strat's love. They are a tiresome pair of lovers, caught in a tiresome story. For more successful time-travel romance, try Jack Finney's Time and Again (S.&S., 1986) or Eileen Dunlop's Elizabeth Elizabeth (Holt, 1977; o.p.).?Patricia A. Dollisch, DeKalb County Public Library, Decatur, GA
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Booklist

Gr. 6^-10. Apparently, Annie Lockwood did not fall further back in time at the end of Both Sides of Time. In this sequel, she returns from her own time to the 1890s, where she discovers several years have passed and that her beloved Strat is being held incommunicado and shackled in an insane asylum for believing that she did indeed come from the future. What ensues is a harrowing adventure as Annie goes to the rescue, pursued by villain Walker Walkley, who was able to convince Strat's father that Strat was mad and has plans to marry Strat's sister and take control of the family fortune. The chase is exciting and the upshot satisfying. There is also tragedy, as Harriet, to whom Strat became engaged after Annie's disappearance and before his incarceration, dies of consumption. Though he now rejects his father and his money, Strat has debts to pay and a new life to begin, and this time, it's he who realizes that they must part--Annie must return to her own time. Sure to be enjoyed by readers of the first book, who will be delighted to know that a third is planned. Sally Estes --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 12 and up
  
• School & Library Binding: 210 pages
• Publisher: Turtleback (August 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0613123387
• ISBN-13: 978-0613123389
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (68 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,311,314 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Unique Race Against Time, December 19, 1999

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Kat (AZ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Out of Time (Paperback)

I read this book for it's mysteriously beautiful cover. I found the story within it far more mysteriously beautiful than the illustration. I enjoyed the concept of a girl falling in love with a boy, but having the doomed wall of time seperating them. The two main characters intertwine so perfectly that you feel pity knowing their love has forbidden limits. Anna Sophia Lockwood falls in through the force of Time and is brought back to save her dear love, Strat, from a demented asylum. Annie is a courageous heroine driven by love. Strat is a true gentleman "crazy" for love. Together, their unforgettable love breaks barriers. Enough to sacrifice themselves to Time.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I really really really really really like this book!!!, July 21, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Out of Time (Paperback)

When I first started reading this book, I looked at it as a chore, but by the time I was on the second or third page, I knew this book was going to be great. I understand this is the sequel to "Both Sides of Time" which I was unaware of at the time, but now I hope to begin reading the first book as well. I would recommend this book to anyone 12 and older. It's very interesting, and it would be a great book for book reports.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A continued romance through time, June 27, 2003

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Ruth Benson "Ruth" (Seattle,WA USA :)) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Out of Time (Paperback)

A continued romance through time. Annie Lockwood is from the present world of 1995. Strat is of the past world of 1898. Annie got a taste of falling through time and falling in true love with strat. when Annie falls back to her own time, Strat can only think of the love he shared with Annie. This has however has gotten him imprisoned by those who choose to not understand that Annie had traveled through time. Strat's powerful father and wicked friend has claimed strat to be insane, and for 'his' safety,they have sentenced him to Evergreen asylum. All Annie wants to do is fall back to 1898 to see her love again. When She does, she finds the true meaning why time has let her fall back. Can Annie help save her true love Strat? grab a cup of coffee, get nice and comfy so you can travel trough time with Annie to find out! This captivating story got my attention when I was in high school (1995) and has once more captivated me again. I'm sure you won't be dissatisfied.