Running Out of Time
by
Margaret Peterson Haddix
Children's Fiction, ages 8-14.
ALA Best Book for Young Adults
Jessie lives in Clifton, Indiana in 1840. Diphtheria strikes and people are dying. Her mother asks her to go on a secret mission that may save all their lives. I don't want to give away too much of the story, but it was published in 1995 and it seems like the author must have known in what direction our society was moving. This book was relevant in 1995 but is even more relevant in 2010.
This is a real page turner and hard to put down. There is great suspense.
I am proud to say that this is an Ohio author and I will certainly read more of her books. She is often on the lecture circuit in a number of Ohio locations, so you may be able to meet her.
