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Title: Teacher's Grade: A
Review: This debut novel by Maragaret Peterson Haddix is a compelling story that will have students begging their teachers to keep on reading. The premise seems simple: in 1840 the children of Clifton Village are hit by an epidemic of diptheria, and many are dying. To save the villagers, one of the mothers confides to her daughter that it is really 1996, and that the daughter will have to venture out into modern day America in order to save her family and friends.This is like the Truman Show in that the people of the village are largely ignorant that their every move is being watched by tourists, and filmed by closed circuit TV cameras. It is exciting to read about the escape, and reading about the girl's encounters with KFC, cars, and indoor plumbing is humorous. There is a lot of suspense, and an ending that will have you wishing for more.
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