"Back in Time"

The Wanderer

The Wanderer
Sharon Creech
305 pages
published in 2000

"The sea, the sea, the sea. It rolled and called to me. Come in, it said, come in." This story is the life of 13 year old Sophie. Sophie is the only girl of the crew of her three uncles, and two cousins. Sophie's journey starts off on land, then it leaps into the air as they leave to England to visit her grandfather. Sophie's adventurous ride sparks memories of her past and cause great and horrid emotions.

A String in the Harp

A String in the Harp
by Nancy Bond
365 pages
published in 1976


This Newbery award winning book described the life of the Morgan family who are still suffering over the death of their Mother. Everything is sad and lonely until Peter finds an ancient key. Peter tries to figure out what is is and where it is from, until he starts being pulled back in time to return the key, but Peter changes the future by changing the past.

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
by John Boyne
216 pages
Published in October 2007
Read for Holocaust Project.

What happens to a dream fulfilled?

Does it shine like a star in the moonless sky?
Or flow like a shining blue river on a hot summer day?
Does it dance like a paint brush on a canvas?
Or soothe like a warm hug?
Maybe it allures like a flickering flame?
Or does it calm like rocking a new born baby late at night?