Publisher's Synopsis
Out of Place, Out of Time is a suspenseful and historically rich young adult novel told from the perspectives of two teenagers, both from Chicago, but 126 years apart. Alex is a modern-day high schooler who is mysteriously whisked to 1893, just as the city is preparing to host the World's Columbian Exposition. There she meets Patrick, a hard-working teen employed at the fairgrounds to support a family struggling with daily expenses, only dreaming of attending the World's Fair themselves. Together they experience a once-in-two-lifetimes event, providing readers with an insider's view of the eye-opening Fair and its many inventions that previewed the century to come. Also featured throughout the book are original photographs from the Chicago World's Fair of 1893.
