A Twist in Time.A TWIST IN TIME. Jean Ure Jean Ure is an English children's author. She lives in a 300-year-old house in Croydon, south of London. Her most famous novel is the Point Crime novel Dance with Death. Her other novels include Plague 99, After the Plague . 2000/2004. Read by Kim Hicks Hicks , Edward 1780-1849. American painter of primitive works, notably The Peaceable Kingdom, of which nearly 100 versions exist. . 3 tapes. BBC BBC in full British Broadcasting Corp. Publicly financed broadcasting system in Britain. A private company at its founding in 1922, it was replaced by a public corporation under royal charter in 1927. Audiobooks America. 0-7540-9970-9. $24.95. Vinyl; plot, reader notes. J While her mother is in the hospital coping with agoraphobia Agoraphobia Definition The word agoraphobia is derived from Greek words literally meaning "fear of the marketplace." The term is used to describe an irrational and often disabling fear of being out in public. , Cosy Walker copes with living in a foster home. Luckily her foster parents are atypically (for most fiction) nurturing and kind-hearted. Jemma and Jade, two sisters also in foster care, are rougher than she is used to, but end up liking Cosy in spite of her being a "posh" speaker. One more change in her life is the new high school where she has a scholarship and must succeed. Math will be her downfall and she despairs. Then one unhappy night, she sees a "ghost" girl from WW II in her room writing in her journal. Though the two see each other, they never communicate. Nevertheless, the "ghostly" Kathleen manages to help Cosy. Hicks, with her lovely British voice, has an effortless way with the characters' accents and age-related variances in tone, which perfectly complements Cosy's "ghostly" encounters. A believable time travel fantasy, though neither character actually enters the other world. Mary Purucker, Beverly Hills Beverly Hills, city (1990 pop. 31,971), Los Angeles co., S Calif., completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles; inc. 1914. The largely residential city is home to many motion-picture and television personalities. P.L., Beverly Hills, CA J--Recommended for junior high school students. The contents are of particular interest to young adolescents and their teachers. |
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