![]() But beyond the walls of Clifton, Jessie discovers a world even more alien and threatening than she could have imagined, and soon she finds her own life in jeopardy. In the world outside, medicine exists that can cure the dread disease, and Jessie's mother is sending her on a dangerous mission to bring back help. Running Out of Time (Margaret Peterson Haddix) Author: Margaret Peterson Haddix: Genre: Young adult novel: Publisher: Simon & Schuster: Publication date. When diphtheria strikes the village and the children of Clifton start dying, Jessie's mother reveals a shocking secret - it's actually 1996, and they are living in a reconstructed village that serves as a tourist site. Annotation: Jessie lives with her family in the frontier village of Clifton, Indiana, in 1840 - or so she believes. ![]()
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