A Time Apart

by Diane Stanley

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Elena is told from the perspective of Elena's daughter. The story takes place during the Mexican War, at time when women would be impovrished if not for the patriarch of the house. Elena was different from most women of that period. Aside from learning to sew and cook, she also educated herself. This education and courage would come in good use after the passing of her father and husband. (

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London, England, UK

Iron Age Farming Village Reenactment

Houston, Texas, USA

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In memory of
Fay Stanley Shulman
1920-1990

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When Ginny arrived at London's Gatwick Airport after an eight-hour transatlantic flight, her father was not there to meet her.

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The last thing Ginny wants is to be sent away....

But when her mother is diagnosed with a life-threatening illness, she's packed off to England to stay with Hugh, the father she hardly knows. Hugh is part of a living history research project, which means he lives on an Iron Age farm without any modern conveniences. A summer without regular showers, TV, or the Internet could be a horror show, but Ginny manages to cope and even makes friends, including the handsome but mysterious Corey. Soon she's become a valued member of her Iron Age family. But is she strong enough to survive not knowing what is happening to her mother? And can Corey help her escape this prison of the past?

2000 Best Books for Young Adults (ALA) and Teacher's Choices for 2000 (IRA)

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While her mother undergoes treatment for cancer, thirteen-year-old Ginny is sent to live with her father in England, where she becomes part of an archeological experiment to investigate life during the Iron Age.

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