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A Tale of Time City
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4 out of 5
Based on 5,210 Ratings and 407 Reviews

Book Description
London, 1939. Vivian Smith thinks she is being evacuated to the countryside, because of the war. But she is being kidnapped - out of her own time. Her kidnappers are Jonathan and Sam, two boys her own age, from a place called Time City, designed especially to oversee history. But now history is going critical, and Jonathan and Sam are convinced that Time City's impending doom can only be averted b... More
Book Information
PublisherFirebird Books
BindingPaperback (12 editions)
Reading LevelYoung Adults
# of Pages352
ISBN-100142420158
ISBN-13978-0142420157
Publication Date04/12/2012
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About Diana Wynne Jones (Author) : Diana Wynne Jones is a published author, compiler, editor, and a translator of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Diana Wynne Jones include Yes Dear, Everard's ri... more
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About Ursula K. Le Guin (Introduction) : Ursula K. Le Guin is a published author and a narrator of young adult books. Some of the published credits of Ursula K. Le Guin include The Farthest Shore (The Earthsea Cycle, Book 3), The Tombs of At... more
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8/3/2012 Peni Griffin said: Diana Wynne Jones. A city built on a recycled part of time. Children jacking with the space-time continuum. What is not to love?
tags: I recommend, I read

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