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“I call it time-surfing,” Abby said. “It’s like being there,
except no one can see or hear us.”

“Whatever you call it,” John said, “that was crazy—what we just did.
Beyond realistic. I mean, I was in that guy’s head
and knew everything he was thinking.”

Abby’s weird... read more

Characters/People edit see section history

  • John Roberts: Normally, twenty-two-year-old John Roberts spends his summers working on Habitat for Humanity renovation projects. But when he discovers his girl friend Abby's crazy computer program really does do what she claimed, he finds himself spending more time in 1870 than in the present.
  • Abby Thomas: Abby's weird computer program is working again, and finally her boyfriend John sees it in action. It comes in handy helping the Old Dears next door with their genealogy project. But she finds out more than she ever wanted to know about them and their ancestors.
  • Merri Randal: In her short eleven years, Merri Randal has had much to make her not so merry. She is not thrilled to have a tutor for the summer, but Abby turns out to be just the friend she needs to help her see her way through the problems she faces. Everything seems to be going so much better until her dad comes for a visit and . . .
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Setting & Locations edit see section history

Southern Illinois
  • Camp Dubois: Lewis & Clark's training camp before embarking on their exploration.

First Sentence edit see section history

Abby managed to get her mascara on without smudging it; it was not an easy task, knowing that if she glanced at the other reflection in the mirror she'd see Merri's sorrowful eyes staring back at her.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Deborah Heal (Author)

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Reading Level: Young Adults

Clean language and innocent sexual situations. Mature situations (murder, arson, wife abuse) discreetly told.


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