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Description edit
Two twelve-year-old girls in San Antonio, Texas, Ada in 1891 and Amber in 1991, switch places through a magic well and try desperately to return to their own times.
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Characters/People edit
- Ethel: Add a description of this character.
- Ada Bauer
- Mrs. Burak
- Violet
- Odett
- Mrs. Bauer
- Toby
- Billy Streicher
- Mrs. Macrae
- Dr. Cunningham
- Doris
- Miss Devine
- Mrs. Prine
- Luella
- Matilda
- Jane Henderson
- Amber
- Sally Manger
- Frieda
- Mamma
- Grace
- Simpson
- Trisha
- Grof
- Pappa
- Grandad
- Lyle
- Mary Reba
- Jennifer
- Miss Capshaw
- Sam
Setting & Locations edit
First Sentence edit
Odett, of course, had spent her weekly nickel, and wanted Ada to share hers when they passed El Dulcero, the candy man, on their way home.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Peni R. Griffin (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 1993
ISBN: 0689505817
Page Count: 224
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 1993
ISBN: 0689505817
Page Count: 224
Awards edit
- Mythopoeic Fantasy Award (Finalist, 1995: Children's Literature, Finalist)
- Texas Lone Star Reading List (1995)
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