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Imagine Abraham Lincoln walking the streets of Evanston, Illinois, on Easter weekend in 1955, just a man suddenly and magically free of the terrible burden of leading the nation through war. How will the Great Emancipator react to this new world, where he finds comfort and love in the arms of a young widow? How will learning of his own death affect his efforts to end the war when he suddenly returns to the horrors of 1865? "Abraham Lincoln: A Novel...
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It's 1964, and Abraham Lincoln's daughter, Sarah, daydreams about meeting her father. Her mother, Joan, met Lincoln nine years earlier when he was transported to Evanston, Illinois, from his own time and place for a day. When Sarah's stepfather, Will, a Lincoln scholar, doesn't return home from an overnight trip, Sarah and her mother have no way of knowing that he has traveled back in time to 1833 in the same mysterious way Lincoln came forward. The...
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Partly autobiographical, this is the second title in Judith Kerr's internationally acclaimed trilogy of books following the life of Anna through war-torn Germany, to London during the Blitz and her return to Berlin to discover the past... It is hard enough being a teenager in London during the Blitz, finding yourself in love and wondering every night whether you will survive the bombs. But it is even harder for Anna, who is still officially classified...
4) Out of Time
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She's a modern woman. He's a blast from the past. Can their love survive the test of time... and war?
Adventure reporter Melanie "Mel" Morton tackles current events, not historical retellings. But that all changes when a WWII veteran tracks her down and seeks her help in saving her gold-star grandfather's life... by traveling back in time.
For Mel, the stakes keep rising until she finds herself on her grandfather's fateful final mission. Shot down...
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Partly autobiographical, this is the third title in Judith Kerr's internationally acclaimed trilogy of books following the life of Anna through war-torn Germany, to London during the Blitz and her return to Berlin to discover the past... Berlin is where Anna lived before Hitler, when she was still a German child; before she spoke a word of English, before her family had all become refugees. Long before her happy new existence in London. But Mama is...
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Time out of time volume 1
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When mythical creatures appear, a mystery of unparalleled proportions begins to unfold for Timothy, his sister Sarah, and school bully Jessica, who must defeat the powers of the Darkness.
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Beyond the Door, the first in the Time Out of Time duet from Maureen Doyle McQuerry, weaves a compelling coming-of-age story with fantasy and mythology. With his love of learning and the game of Scrabble, Timothy James feels like the only person who understands him is his older sister, Sarah, and he's fairly certain nothing interesting will ever happen to him. But one night, while his parents and sister are away, the door opens, and mythical creatures...
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"Parvin Blackwater believes she has wasted her life. At only seventeen, she has one year left according to the Clock by her bedside. In a last-ditch effort to make a difference, she tries to rescue Radicals from the government's crooked justice system. But when the authorities find out about her illegal activity, they cast her through the Wall -- her people's death sentence. What she finds on the other side about the world, about eternity, and about...
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In book two of the Time out of Time series, the excitement and mystery continue as Timothy; his sister, Sarah; and their friend, Jessica, journey to Edinburgh, Scotland, where they seek the Four Treasures, especially the Telling Stone. They must keep the treasures from falling into the hands of Balor, who will use them to deprive the world of good. The children pass through Time out of Time as they undertake their quest, encountering mythic and folkloric...
10) A Time to Speak
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What happens when you live longer than you wanted to? Parvin Blackwater wanted to die, but now she's being called to be a leader. The only problem is, no one wants to follow. The Council uses Jude's Clock-matching invention to force "new-and-improved" Clocks on the public. Those who can't afford one are packed into boxcars like cattle and used for the Council's purposes.Parvin and Hawke find themselves on a cargo ship of Radicals headed out to sea....
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A sudden change in Council leadership puts not only the Crosses but the timeline itself at risk. The new Council no longer wants to protect time, they want to reshape it, starting with the birth of America during the Revolutionary War. However, that isn't the only birth they plan on stopping. For their ultimate plan to work, Charlotte Cross must never be born. Friends old and new join forces to save Elizabeth and Charlotte and keep the world they...
12) A Time to Rise
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What more can you sacrifice than your life? Parvin Blackwater is dead.
At least that's what the Council-and the world-thinks. But her sacrifice tore down part of the Wall long enough to stir up hope and rebellion in the people. Now she will rise again. Strong, free, and fearless.
Parvin and Solomon must uncover the mysterious clues that Jude left behind in order to destroy the projected Wall once and for all. Meanwhile, the Council schemes to new...
13) Time Taken
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Time travel is a precarious business at the best of times, but when Qasim El-Fahkri's mission to the past ends in violence, it has a ripple effect through every level of the Temporal Research Institute. Rhys Griffiths finds himself caught in the wake of the disastrous jump, his own career uncertain. With the Supervisory Board breathing down his neck, operatives demanding answers to baffling questions, and life outside of work bearing down on him,...
14) Time Turns
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As a consultant analyst for the most technologically advanced firms in the country, Danny Ferguson knows he's seen a lot of crazy stuff, but nothing comes close to his newest position at the Temporal Research Institute, the world's foremost time travel organization.
The corrupted piece of code Ferguson found on the TRI's closed network is a serious concern for Lysander O'Donohue, the director of the TRI. Unable to trust his own people-any one of...
15) Just in Time
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Time Travel Romance by USA Today Bestselling Author Pauline Baird Jones
Delve into a romantic saga where love transcends time and space, and past, present, and future collide. Join a daring pilot from the present and an ingenious inventor from the past as they defy the odds to save their love and their lives.
Ty Granger, a dedicated scientist and military pilot, has joined the effort to fight those who would manipulate time for their own benefit....
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"When Allie, Vic, and their friend, Max, are mysteriously sent back in time to the Titanic, they have to find a way to save their parents’ shop, save their futures, and get off the ship before it sinks! Join them as they explore the Titanic in its prime and attempt to find their way back to the present!" --
17) Time Lost
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A dead intruder. A missing scientist. A terrified child. No one wants a dramatic case first thing on a Monday morning, but that's exactly what Detective Inspector Jacob Ofori got. It should be open and shut, but scientist Tom Sanders is nowhere to be found, a dead man seems to have appeared from thin air, and the Temporal Research Institute-Sanders's company-is strangely uncooperative about assisting with the case. Jacob's only source is TRI engineer,...
18) Time Waits
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On the run from his former allies in 1943, Janos Nagy's life is turned upside down when he stumbles through a mysterious doorway and finds himself in the hands of the Temporal Research Institute, a covert organization that verifies historical events through time travel. The year, he is told, is 2041. Wounded, exhausted, and helpless, he's in a time he doesn't know and a world that has changed beyond his wildest imagination. Dieter Schmidt, one of...
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British Paranormal Society members Simon Bruttenholm and Honora Grant arrive at Noxton together, but with separate goals: Honora hopes to uncover information on the town's strange traditions, while Simon is searching for his missing assistant.
But their separate investigations lead down the same twisted path that hides a dark secret behind Noxton's innocent façade!
Mike Mignola and Chris Roberson expand the Hellboy universe with a spooky new...
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