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Running Out of Time Paperback – February 1, 1997

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Run For Your Life
Jessie lives with her family in the frontier village of Clifton, Indiana, in 1840 -- or so she believes. When diphtheria strikes the village and the children of Clifton start dying, Jessie's mother reveals a shocking secret -- it's actually 1996, and they are living in a reconstructed village that serves as a tourist site. In the world outside, medicine exists that can cure the dread disease, and Jessie's mother is sending her on a dangerous mission to bring back help.
But beyond the walls of Clifton, Jessie discovers a world even more alien and threatening than she could have imagined, and soon she finds her own life in jeopardy. Can she get help before the children of Clifton, and Jessie herself, run out of time?

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Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
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February 1, 1997
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0689812361
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Joan Lowery Nixon Running Out of Time is a highly imaginative, absolutely terrific first novel.

School Library Journal (starred review) Absorbing...gripping...convincing and compelling. Fans of time-travel or historical novels...will look forward to more stories from this intriguing new author.

About the Author

Margaret Peterson Haddix is the author of many critically and popularly acclaimed YA and middle grade novels, including the Children of Exile series, The Missing series, the Under Their Skin series, and the Shadow Children series. A graduate of Miami University (of Ohio), she worked for several years as a reporter for The Indianapolis News. She also taught at the Danville (Illinois) Area Community College. She lives with her family in Columbus, Ohio. Visit her at HaddixBooks.com.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers; Reprint edition (February 1, 1997)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 192 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0689812361
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0689812361
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 9+ years, from customers
Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 730L
Grade level ‏ : ‎ 3 - 7
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4.6 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.13 x 0.6 x 7.63 inches

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I grew up on a farm outside Washington Court House, Ohio. As a kid, I liked to read a lot, and was also involved in 4-H, various bands and choirs (I played flute and piano), church youth group, the school newspaper, and a quiz-bowl type team. I was pretty disastrous as an athlete, although I did run track one year in high school. After graduating from Miami University (of Ohio), I worked as a newspaper copy editor in Fort Wayne, Indiana; a newspaper reporter in Indianapolis; and a part-time community college instructor and freelance writer in Danville, Illinois, before my first book was published. I've moved around a lot as an adult, having also lived in Luxembourg (during a college semester abroad) and in Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania. Several years ago, I moved back to Ohio with my husband and kids; we now live in Columbus, Ohio. My husband trains investigative journalists, and my kids are in high school, so there's always a lot going on around our house.

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John Murphy

Awesome-mysterious/couldn't stop reading my 10th time reading!)

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 7, 2016

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This was an awesome book because it was very must! It showed a lot of character and strength. Also it was well put together and I thought it was one of the best books she has written! It was styled perfectly and the lay out was very nice. There were great transitions and everything flowed so you would understand everything! Except at the beginning it was a bit confusing when they said the dates of Clifton and the outside world I got a little confused but then I regained the information put it together and understood. This is my 10th time reading this book and it was just as good as the first time! I actually think I could read this book everyday and not get bored because everyday I would read this I would understand more! It's not a one-time read it's were if you don't have a book to read, reread this one or reread it again because you never get enough info you always gather more information and understand better every time you never get bored and you never get to no everything that is happening in the book unless you read it a billion times which I would totally do! So this was a pan awesome book I recommend it to all and if you read this you can find me on Instagram and follow me if you actually read all the way down to were I finished and you can find me by looking up @swimmer129 and I should show up with a picture of me and my brother in Maine on the Geti with me with a pink sweatshirt! Also my name is Emily Murphy! Thx for reading and hope you like what I wrote and you read the book and think the same thing thx again and read😝📚

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awesome book; note that $2.99 edition has big permanent price tag on its cover

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 18, 2005

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I adore the idea of this book! Jessie has grown up in the tiny town of Clifton in the 1800s, thinking that it is the real world. There are a few odd things she has noticed, but it is her home and seems real to her. Then kids in the village start getting sick. They need more help than 1800s medicine can offer, so her mother sneaks Jessie out of Clifton and into the real, modern-day world of 1996. Jessie is the only one who can go get the desperately needed help for the sick kids. But first she has to learn a huge number of things in order to get by in the modern world. The book describes how Jessie learns about them as she searches for help.

In the end, there are some plot holes that are big enough to drive a truck through, but I found I loved this book anyway. Jessie is a wonderful heroine, and the idea of this book is wonderfully original.

My six year old son enjoyed having this book read to him.

I do want to post a warning that the $2.99 edition of this book, which I bought as a gift for my sister, has a yellow circle on the front cover, with black lettering saying, "Adventurous Price! Only $2.99. ($4.50 CAN)" Ick! The yellow circle is about an inch in diameter, with an orange and black border around it. Amazon didn't have a picture of the cover for this edition of the book. I'm embarrassed to give this edition as a gift. I can't remove the price. I'm thinking maybe I'll put stickers over it. Sigh....

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Michael Valdivielso

Interesting fantasy...

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 13, 2007

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Jessie and her family live in a village in Clifton Indiana, 1840, and diphtheria has started to spread. The kids are starting to die. They need medicine and need it soon. But how will they get it? They're in the middle of nowhere.

No, it turns out they are not. Jessie finds out from her mother that the year is really 1996 and that the village is nothing but a tourist site, a reconstructed village, where people can watch what life was like in the 19th century.

But things have gone wrong and Jessie has to escape and tell somebody that the people in the village need help. Because the company running the site have stopped giving them drugs and her mother thinks the outside world may be in worse shape than when she left it. It could be the company running the site WANTS the kids to get sick.

Can Jessie escape the park, find somebody to help her and save the kids? Or will she be stopped? Will she be killed? The novel seems to be the idea, the tiny seed, behind the movie The Village but the plot of the novel seems a tad weak. Of course, it is for Ages 8 to 12 but still I feel it could have been a tad more dark and realistic.

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Fabulous Adventure Story

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 12, 2021

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Although an adult reader might figure out the twist on the setting after reading the first couple of chapters, the reveal should be surprising to a younger reader. Even without the surprise, it's a fabulous adventure story! And it's told in a most believable way!

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Living in a creepy fishbowl....

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 6, 2011

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What a great book! Jessie lives in a small village in Indiana in what she believes to be the 1830s. When the children in the village become ill with diptheria, Jessie's mom sends her on a emergency errand into the "real world" to get help and medicine for the children. The major problem is that, in the "real world" it is 1996. Jessie is stunned to realize that the town of Clifton is a tourist attraction for people that want to see folks living in olden times. The adults in the town chose to "go back to earth" and live in the old ways but all the children genuinely believe it is the 1830s. Jessie must grapple with the reality of modern life alone while trying to find help for her family and friends. The book was very original and interesting although the ending was a little too neat and tidy given the reality of what Jessie was trying to accomplish.

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Well paced and keeps you on your seat the entire time.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 16, 2020

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I remember reading this as a kid in middle school, and it's just as good, if not better now that I'm reading it as an adult. Haddix is a brilliant author who brings in new perspectives and unique ideas to her storytelling. She always has well written, strong characters. And if you're looking for these qualities in a female character, this is the author to look to for it.

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Jenabertawe

A very clever read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on June 29, 2000

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I read this story to a class of 9 year old boys. They loved it! They couldn't wait for the next instalment. It led to some very interesting discussion and speculation as to what was going to happen next. All are eagerly awaiting the next publication from this author.

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plaigiarism

Reviewed in Germany 🇩🇪 on July 1, 2012

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An exciting read, I was out there running with the girl. I found the style comfortable, the pace steady, unrushed.

This book was plaigiarised to make a slow, boring film. We all know the name of it, but I won't name it here out of respect for an author whose writing surpasses excellence.

Five stars is not enough.

jcrickbc

Total Thriller

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on January 6, 2020

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My ten year old daughter read this book and she said that she thought it was a real mystery book and if you like thrilling and adventure books you need to read the book

Cheens

Running out of time

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on November 25, 2019

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It was a great book it had it cool story and a great lesson. I would recommend this book to anyone because you will find struggle fun and love

Cliente de Kindle

This is a book for kids. And very short. Too expensive. It is not bad. But not worth the money

Reviewed in Spain 🇪🇸 on December 6, 2016

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Not that good

This is a bookk for kids. And very short. Too expensive. It is not bad. But not worth the money

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