Locked In Time
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| Author | Lois Duncan |
|---|---|
| Genre(s) | "young adult" suspense novel |
| Publisher | Little Brown & Co |
| Released | April 1985 |
| Pages | 210 |
| ISBN | (978-) 0316195553 |
Locked in Time is a novel by Lois Duncan, first published in 1985. This book is categorized as a suspense novel for "young adults" (teenagers). The story centers around a seventeen-year old girl[1] who attends a boarding school and whose mother recently passed away. The story is written soley from the protaganist's point-of-view[2] and takes place in modern-day and primarily at her stepmother's Confederate-era plantation.
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[edit] Themes
The story's teen-aged protagonist, Nora, must deal with her mother's death, her father's re-marriage, the new stepmother, stepbrother, and stepsister. Nora's dreams include warnings from her deceased mother.[3] Characters in the novel must deal with the concepts of aging, death and everlasting life.[4] Reviewers consistently label the novel as fast-moving, compulsive, and hard to put down.
[edit] Plot Summary
When Nore was 16 and while she was at boarding school, her mother died. It is now the following year while Nore is still at school and continuing to grieve the loss of her mother and to deal with the shock of her father's re-marrying. Over the summer break, Nore goes to her new home, a Confederate-era plantation, to meet her new stepmother Lisette, stepbrother Gabe, and stepsister Josie. At first, "everything seems to be all right".[1]
Soon, however, she senses something amiss about her new step-family: Lisette looks too young and beautiful for her age, Josie seems too miserable and pessimistic for a thirteen year-old, Gabe seems agitated no matter what.
Then, events occur which further prod Nore's suspicious. Nore is haunted by dreams of her mother who urges Nore to leave the plantation with dad. Thirteen-year-old Josie claims she was in a fire at a circus, but Nore knows that was forty years prior. Nore finds an old picture of Gabe wearing "old fashioned cloths." The two go sailing, Nore falls overboard, but Gabe sails away, and Nore must fight for her life.
Nore begins to investigate. She turns up bizarre, frightening facts, but her new knowledge leads to her being put in more life-threatening situations.
[edit] Awards
- ALA "Quick Pick"
- Jr. Literary Guild, 1985
- IRA-CBC "Children's Choice"
- Nevada Young Readers Award, 1988
- South Carolina Young Adult Book Award, 1988
- Tennessee Young Readers Award, 1989-90
[edit] Resources
- Book Awards
- Reader summary
- Overview
- Summary, Review, Analysis
- www.suite101.com/article.cfm/detective_fiction/33897 Review and plot summary
[edit] References
- ^ a b Lock in Time" (de). "Englisch am LPM". Retrieved on 2007-03-15.
- ^ Jr.J. Locked in Time. Building Rainbows. Retrieved on 2007-03-16.
- ^ [www.suite101.com/article.cfm/detective_fiction/33897 Book Review - "Locked in Time"] (2000-02-22). Retrieved on 2007-03-16.
- ^ Teacher Guides. Author's site. Retrieved on 2007-03-16.
