Journey to Elsewhere - Quigley, Marilyn Estes

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Résumé :
Twelve-year-old twins, Leon and DeeAnn, and their little brother, Caleb, are devastated by the mysterious disappearance of their beloved great-uncle Azer. The grieving siblings are determined to be content with cherishing his left-behind mementos. But one evening, those items summon an antique express train into Union Station, Washington DC. The kids' decision to board strands them on a farm near West Chester, Pennsylvania, where they're thrust into the secret Underground Railroad system transporting escaping in 1854. Removed from the twenty-first century into a time without electricity, antibiotics, and cars, they struggle to adjust. Fitting in and hiding their time-travel secret, however, are not their most difficult tasks. They must drive a wagon with a false bottom to trick the slave catchers and run at midnight on dark streets in search of a doctor. Even worse, DeeAnn must walk in broad daylight on a road with escapees slaves.Through it all, they're determined to work against nineteenth-century racial prejudice. The kids' worst fears materialize when the Time Line Express is not available for return to their own century in Alexandria, Virginia. Will they spend the rest of their lives stuck in a difficult and dangerous era, never to see their parents and friends again?

Biographie:
Marilyn's five years at Ritter Elementary were only the beginning of a lifetime spent in schools: Willard Elementary, Reed Junior High, Central High School, Hillcrest High School, and Missouri State University, where she earned a Bachelor of Science in English Education. Marilyn taught high school English five years at Central High School before returning to MSU to receive her master's in English. After ten important years focused on her husband and two sons, Bryan and Collin, she returned to teaching composition, literature, and creative writing at Evangel University for thirty-four years before retiring. Along the way, Marilyn published short stories, articles, and four longer works: From Pit to Palace (a children's musical), Hell Frozen Over: The Battle of the Bulge, Journey to Elsewhere, and this novel, My War at Windsor School.Marilyn is a member of the Springfield Writers Guild. She loves cruise travel, book club discussions, socializing with friends, teaching, writing and editing, studying the Bible, playing violin in an acoustic band ministry, and visiting her family-including three grandchildren. She and her husband, Ed, are active members of Schweitzer Church....

Sommaire:
Twelve-year-old twins, Leon and DeeAnn, and their little brother, Caleb, are devastated by the mysterious disappearance of their beloved great-uncle Azer. The grieving siblings are determined to be content with cherishing his left-behind mementos. But one evening, those items summon an antique express train into Union Station, Washington DC. The kids' decision to board strands them on a farm near West Chester, Pennsylvania, where they're thrust into the secret Underground Railroad system transporting escaping in 1854. Removed from the twenty-first century into a time without electricity, antibiotics, and cars, they struggle to adjust. Fitting in and hiding their time-travel secret, however, are not their most difficult tasks. They must drive a wagon with a false bottom to trick the slave catchers and run at midnight on dark streets in search of a doctor. Even worse, DeeAnn must walk in broad daylight on a road with escapees slaves.Through it all, they're determined to work against nineteenth-century racial prejudice. The kids' worst fears materialize when the Time Line Express is not available for return to their own century in Alexandria, Virginia. Will they spend the rest of their lives stuck in a difficult and dangerous era, never to see their parents and friends again?...