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Time at the Top (Time at the Top, #1)

Edward Ormondroyd

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May 13, 2007 Lisa Vegan rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: time-travel, reviewed, favorites, readbooks-female-author-or-illust, novel, speculative-fiction, historical-fiction, nyc, 1-also-at-librarything, zz-5star

I loved this book. It’s about an intelligent, imaginative, dramatic, kindhearted, and resourceful New York girl named Susan and her adventures “at the top” This takes place in New York in the early 1960s and goes back about 100 years. It’s an adventure tale for girls. Interesting that in the early 60s the author and Susan were talking about how the pace of life was too fast and there seemed to be longing to long ago more peaceful times. This is a fun read and I’ve read it many times. One of my f ...more

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Aug 02, 2007 CLM rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: series, united-states, fantasy, 20th-century, childrensbooks, timetravel-timeslip, family-story

I believe this wonderful story about Susan, who time travels via a falling apart elevator, is back in print.

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Aug 11, 2008 Matthew Gatheringwater rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: childrens-literature

Oddly enough, I've read far more children's books as an adult than I have as a child. As a young person, I was offended by the very idea of a children's book or a special part of the library for children. I was a Reader and I didn't want any babyish books, thank you very much. The idea that the best children's books (and, indeed, the best books of any genre) can transcend their target audience and be enjoyed by all sorts of readers had not yet impressed itself upon me.

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Jul 07, 2008 Ginny Messina rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: time-travel

A great tale of time-travel, brilliantly and amusingly told by the author, who places himself as a character in the story. I loved the ending. Nice illustrations, too!

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