{"product_id":"9780063306585","title":"Running Out of Time, by Margaret Peterson Haddix","description":"\u003cp\u003e(Paperback, 240 pages, first published in 1995)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReturn to the classic middle grade time-bending thriller \u003cem\u003eRunning Out of Time\u003c\/em\u003e by Margaret Peterson Haddix, almost thirty years following its first publication, with this stunning repackage.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClifton, Indiana, 1840. Jessie Keyser lives with her family in a small log cabin. Her father is a blacksmith and her mother cares for her and her siblings—though, at night, Jessie’s mother also secretly tends anyone who gets sick in their village.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLately, more and more people have been falling ill. Especially the other kids in Jessie’s one-room schoolhouse. Quarantine signs appear on the local homes. And Jessie’s mother looks worried. Very worried. One night, she tells Jessie that it’s a diphtheria outbreak—a dangerous disease. And if they don’t act soon, some of those sick children could die. Then Jessie’s mother tells her that only Jessie can help—by leaving Clifton.\u003cbr\u003eBut Jessie’s mother also reveals a shocking truth about the outside world, and what, where, and \u003cem\u003ewhen\u003c\/em\u003e Clifton is. Jessie will have to escape and survive a totally strange world, because she and her friends are all running out of time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“The action moves swiftly, with plenty of suspense, and readers will be eager to discover how Jessie overcomes the obstacles that stand in her way… This book will appeal to fans of time-travel or historical novels as well as those who prefer realistic contemporary fiction.\" —\u003cem\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe adventure continues with a next-generation Keyser, Zola, in \u003cem\u003eFalling Out of Time\u003c\/em\u003e, the sequel to \u003cem\u003eRunning Out of Time\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStoryglory Cautions:\u003c\/strong\u003e Two children die off-page from diphtheria. Jessie uses racially insensitive (but not intentionally dishonoring) language upon meeting Black people for the first time. The main character remembers how boys on the playground would knock down girls 'by accident' so they could look up the girls' skirts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRecommended Age:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12+\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storyglory","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52105863790914,"sku":"FHADDIMA____RUNNINGOUTOFTIME____9780063306585","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0752\/3457\/4658\/files\/Running_Out_of_Time_9780063306585_189d2d40-e075-47cc-b51d-4f5ed9c3c3ae.jpg?v=1772219351","url":"https:\/\/www.storyglorykids.org\/products\/9780063306585","provider":"Storyglory Kids Inc","version":"1.0","type":"link"}