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1) Blackout
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Series
Oxford time travel novels volume 4
Language
English
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When a time-travel lab suddenly cancels assignments for no apparent reason and switches around everyone's schedules, time-traveling historians Michael, Merope, and Polly find themselves in World War II, facing air raids, blackouts, unexploded bombs, dive-bombing Stukas, rationing, shrapnel, V-1s, and two of the most incorrigible children in all of history--to say nothing of a growing feeling that not only their assignments but the war and history...
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English
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This guide answers these fiery, burning questions with the marshmallows of information. There is handy advice on how to join Paul Revere s spy ring at the Green Dragon Tavern, how to enlist in General Washington s rebel army, and how to summon the strength to storm a British gun battery when you haven t eaten for three days.
3) All clear
Author
Series
Oxford time travel novels volume 5
Language
English
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When three Oxford historians become unexpectedly trapped in 1940, they struggle not only to find their way home but to survive as Hitler's bombers attempt to pummel London into submission. Meanwhile, in 2060 Oxford, the historians' supervisor and seventeen-year-old Colin Templer are engaged in a frantic and seemingly impossible struggle to find them.
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Time-traveling fashionista volume 3
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
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After trying on a Grecian dress, a twelve-year-old girl who likes vintage fashion travels back to ancient Egypt, where she experiences life as a handmaiden to Queen Cleopatra and learns valuable lessons about confidence and leadership.
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Time-traveling fashionista volume 1
Language
English
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Twelve-year-old Louise Lambert accepts an invitation to a private sale of vintage clothing but upon donning an evening gown, she finds herself in 1912 aboard the Titanic as the gown's original owner, silent film star Alice Baxter.
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Time-traveling fashionista volume 2
Language
English
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While seeking the perfect dress for her friend's birthday party, twelve-year-old Louise Lambert dons a vintage gown and finds herself with a young Marie Antoinette in eighteenth-century France where, between cute commoner boys and glamorous trips to Paris, she finds that life in the palace is not all cake and couture.
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Series
Oxford time travel novels volume 2
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English
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A time-traveler is stranded in medieval Europe during the Black Death.
8) Roman town
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Language
English
Description
Offers a street-by-street tour, not of an actual town, but of a composite which includes many elements typical of Roman towns throughout the Empire at the beginning of the first century A.D.
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Series
Publisher
Abdo Publishing Company
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
Join Jacob and Margaret as they travel back in time to Lake Geneva, Switzerland. It's 1816, and George Gordon, Lord Byron has challenged Mary and Percy Shelley and himself to compose a scary story. Jacob and Margaret know that Mary's tale will be Frankenstein. But Mary is struggling with writer's block! Can Jacob and Margaret help Mary mold a monster? Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Calico is an imprint of Magic...
10) Greek town
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Language
English
Description
Presents life in a town in ancient Greece, covering the temple, town square, a family home, an open-air theatre, games, the cemetery, the port, and more.
Author
Series
Oxford time travel novels volume 3
Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
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“Willis effortlessly juggles comedy of manners, chaos theory and a wide range of literary allusions [with a] near flawlessness of plot, character and prose.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
From Connie Willis, winner of multiple Hugo and Nebula Awards, comes a comedic romp through an unpredictable world of mystery, love, and time travel.
Ned Henry is badly in need of a rest. He’s been shuttling...
From Connie Willis, winner of multiple Hugo and Nebula Awards, comes a comedic romp through an unpredictable world of mystery, love, and time travel.
Ned Henry is badly in need of a rest. He’s been shuttling...
12) Egyptian Town
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English
Description
Takes the reader through a typical town in ancient Egypt around 1200 B.C., visiting the different areas, major buildings, and describing how the people lived.
13) Fire watch
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Series
Oxford time travel novels volume 1
Language
English
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Description
Winner of six Nebula and five Hugo awards, Connie Willis is one of the most acclaimed and imaginative authors of our time. Her startling and powerful works have redefined the boundaries of contemporary science fiction. Here in one volume are twelve of her greatest stories, including double award-winner "Fire Watch," set in the universe of Doomsday Book and To Say Nothing of the Dog, in which a time-traveling...
14) Rome & Romans
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Series
Publisher
Usborne
Pub. Date
c1997
Language
English
Description
Lets the reader travel back in time and explore the Romans' world.
15) Inca Town
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Language
English
Description
An aerial view of an Inca town, based on the great city of Cuzco, provides insight into the culture, religion, daily life, arts and crafts, and more of these ancient people.
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Series
Time-traveling twins volume 3
Publisher
Joanna Cotler Books
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
Twins Liz and Lenny, along with their time-traveling grandmother, visit Plymouth Plantation to see how the Pilgrims lived and to celebrate a big feast with the Pilgrims and Native Americans.
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Series
Time-traveling twins volume 2
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2001
Language
English
Description
With the help of their grandmother's hat, the twins journey back in time to the Boston Tea Party.
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Series
Maximilian P. Mouse time traveler volume 2
Publisher
Magic Wagon
Pub. Date
©2014
Language
English
Description
Maximilian is still trying to use his borrowed time machine to get to a meeting between Farmer Tanner and a developer, but instead he finds himself watching President Abraham Lincoln deliver the Gettysburg Address in November 1863.
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Series
Maximilian P. Mouse time traveler volume 5
Publisher
Magic Wagon
Pub. Date
©2014
Language
English
Description
Maximilian lands on a ship of Irish immigrants bound for Ellis Island, where he meets a young girl named Ashling who tells her family's story and smuggles him through immigration, as well as a friendly pelican that takes him on a flight around New York Harbor in search of his damaged time machine.
Author
Series
Maximilian P. Mouse time traveler volume 3
Publisher
Magic Wagon
Pub. Date
©2014
Language
English
Description
Maximilian finds himself in a wagon traveling west with a prairie dog named Madeline, and witnessing the driving of the "golden spike" and the completion of the transcontinental railroad in 1869--and incidentally preventing a pair of thieves from making off with a nice couple's wagon and supplies.
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