Ugh. This book was awful. Next in my stack of books from a 1980s grade school, I didn't actually read this one when I was a kid. In fact, I'm not sure I even remember it. BUT...I went to a pretty conservative and not so wealthy grade school and this book has a lot of strong language so my librarian probably banned it or decided it wasn't worth spending the funds on in the first place.

Language isn't it's only downfall, though. The story was just super dumb---there's no other way to put it. Zillions of loopholes and the mother is more moronic than is humanly possible (though she suddenly becomes "with it" in the end...)

Speaking of the end...all the story lines that an interested person would be following are wrapped up all hunky-dory like in a vague, unsatisfying paragraph or two before the book's abrupt stop.

For a film version of this that's still kinda cheesy but definitely watchable, look for Split Infinity or, if you can find it, Stranger in Time. Both are early 90s films that feature a young girl traveling back to earlier times. ( )

Nice time-slip historical - Zannah learns about 19th-century intentional communities, and the interaction of people from two eras catalyzes an HEA.  The pictures are a little odd - if you find an edition that is missing them, don't feel you're missing out.  I suppose it's scarce because the 'modern' time considers watches and pocket calculators up-to-date technology. ( )