Stanton, Angie. Waking In Time.

Stanton, Angie. Waking In Time. Capstone Publishers   2017  360p  $17.95      ISBN 978-1-63079-070-7    hs/adult  New Adult  VG-BN

As Abbi settles into college life at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, she becomes immersed in a time-travel journey that will ultimately lead to solving a family mystery. On her deathbed, Abbi’s grandmother told Abbi to “find the baby”. One morning, Abbi awakes in her same bed, same dorm room, but in a different year as she travels backward in time. With each new jump back in time, she meets some of the same people at varying stages of their lives, including her own spunky grandmother and great grandmother. The historic details about clothing, slang, and events are integral to the novel. Could her grandmother have a sibling that no one knows about? Abbi meets a fellow time traveler, Will, who seems to only travel forward in time. Through their combined efforts, along with those of a physics professor who studies string theory/time travel, the three manage to solve the question of the missing family member. The descriptions, plot devices, and most of all the love between Abbi and Will are compelling. This is a book that is meant to be devoured in one big gulp and then reread for subtle clues at a more leisurely pace.  Perfect for romance fans who believe in fate, mystery lovers who love to untangle puzzles, and readers who want more sophisticated reading than the standard teen romance affords. A perfect bridge from teen to adult reading.              

Summary: A college freshman awakens to find herself in the same bed and same college dorm room, but several years earlier. She has a family mystery to unravel as she travels backward through time. Romance ensues with a fellow time traveler.  Grades 10+.

Romance, Time Travel                                              --Lois McNicol

Stanton, Angie. Waking In Time.

Stanton, Angie. Waking In Time. Capstone Publishers   2017 360p $17.95     ISBN 978-1-63079-070-7    hs/adult  Fantasy  VG-BN

Just before beginning college at the University of Wisconsin, Abbi’s grandmother dies with a final request on her breath … "Find the baby.” Thus begins this time-travel mystery aboout love and family.
     

This tale hooked this reviewer immediately, and will undoubtedly do the same for most who pick up the book. Abbi goes to bed one night and finds herself having gone back in time, waking up in 1983, where she meets Colton, the first clue in this time-travel mystery. Her next wakeup is in 1970, and each subsequent time hop continues to send Abbi back further in time. Will, having started college at the same school in 1927, finds himself traveling forward in time. Their relationship through time is what drives the story. The book is quite reminiscent of The Time Traveler’s Wife by Niffnegger, but written for a YA audience. The story is well written and held this reader’s attention throughout the book, and is a comfortable read. The romantic and intimate allusions referred to throughout the book make this a high-school age book. It would make an engaging high-low title, but will no doubt also find an audience with students who like romance and a bit of sci-fi.            

Summary: A college freshman awakens to find herself in the same bed and same college dorm room, but several years earlier. She has a family mystery to unravel as she travels backward through time. Romance ensues with a fellow time traveler.  Grades 10+.

Romance, Time Travel                                                    --Lynn Fisher

Elizabeth Cady Stanton.

Kent, Deborah. Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
Enslow 2010 128p 31.93
Americans-Spirit of a Nation(Enslow)
978-0-7660-3357-3 ms/hs VG-BN
Examines the life of women's rights pioneer Elizabeth Cady Stanton, including her childhood, her tireless battle for women's suffrage, and her legacy in American history. After reading this biography of women’s rights activist Elizabeth Cady Stanton, one wonders why her image wasn’t paired with Susan B. Anthony’s on the silver dollar. The two women worked together for fifty years on a variety of issues, including women’s suffrage and the temperance movement. It was Stanton’s written speeches that Anthony delivered, thus spreading the message of women’s rights, yet Anthony appears to be considered the sole force behind women’s suffrage. Since Stanton frequently seems to be overshadowed by Anthony, this biography of Stanton should be required reading for any student researching the foundations of the women’s rights movement. Stanton’s dedication to women’s rights began with a remark by her father who, when she tried to comfort him over the death of her only (surviving) brother, told her he wished she were a boy and although she excelled in her studies, it was for naught in her father’s eyes. Her father’s law office provided Stanton with ample opportunities to see firsthand how the law treated women, which further deepened her determination to change was she saw as a fundamental flaw in human rights. Her marriage to abolitionist Henry Stanton and her close association with her cousin Gerit Smith, also an abolitionist, introduced her to other well-known figures who would later influence and assist her in her struggles for equality for women. Stanton is perhaps best known for organizing, along with Mary Anne McClintock and Lucretia Mott, the Woman’s Right’s Convention in Seneca Falls, NY in 1848. Here Stanton delivered her most well known speech, _The Declaration of Sentiments_. The speech was composed by Stanton and other like-minded women and as the author notes, “it changed the course of history.” The force of Stanton’s personality and her beliefs shine through in every chapter. The facts of her life are interwoven with the history of the women’s movement and placed in the context of what society expected of women at that time. To trace the arc of Stanton’s life is to examine the spark that ignited the fight for women’s rights, rights which many of us today take for granted. Many women who toiled with Stanton to advance women’s rights are given their due accord as well, and none more than Susan B. Anthony. Some of Stanton’s beliefs, as outlined in The Women’s Bible, were unpopular but that did not stop her from her passionate stand for women’s rights. This readable, informative biography is an inspiration and a reminder of a dedicated woman who stood up for what she believed. Sidebar text boxes and photographs and other illustrations are included, as is a Table of Contents, a chronology, Chapter notes and an index. Most noticeably absent is a copy of the The Declaration of Sentiments and in the Further Resources suggestion, a link to the Stanton-Anthony Papers at Rutgers should have been included. Zajko, Rosanne