Book description
An exciting time travel journey, combining suspense and adventure with problem solving as Harper
tries to keep history on the right course and save a missing girl.
Harper Wells finally gets a room of her own, away from her annoying big brother and the grief they
both feel at the…
Why read it?
1 author picked Harper Wells as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I love history and found this to be an engrossing, historically based time-slip novel.
From reading this, I learned about the politician, social reformer, and feminist Edith Cowan. The author has woven a cast of supporting characters to add to the story’s depth.
I particularly love the inclusion of the time-travelling bed, which holds its own secrets. It’s an interesting twist on the usual time-travel methods, and instrumental to the historical fiction story's timeline.
From Debra's list on time-slip adventures for middle graders.
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