Locked in Time

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Locked in Time
Author	Lois Duncan
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre(s)	Young adult Suspense novel
Publisher	Little Brown
Publication date	April 1985
Media type	Print (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages	210 pp
ISBN	ISBN 978-0316195553

Locked in Time is a novel by Lois Duncan, first published in 1985. This book is categorized as a suspense novel for "young adults" (teenagers). The story centers around a seventeen-year old girl^[1] who attends a boarding school and whose mother recently passed away. The story is written solely from the protagonist's point-of-view^[2] and takes place in modern-day and primarily at her stepmother's Confederate-era plantation.

1 Plot summary
2 Major themes
3 Literary significance and reception
4 Awards and nominations
5 Footnotes
6 External links

[edit] Plot summary

Nore’s new stepmother(Lisette), stepbrother(Gabriel) and stepsister(Josie) have a shocking secret and they’re willing to do anything to protect it. Even commit murder on Nore and her father Chuck.

[edit] Major themes

The story's teen-aged protagonist, Nore, must deal with her mother's death, her father's re-marriage, and the new stepmother, stepbrother, and stepsister. Nore's dreams include warnings from her deceased mother.^[3] Characters in the novel must deal with the concepts of aging, death, eternal youth and everlasting life.^[4]

[edit] Literary significance and reception

Reviewers consistently label the novel as fast-moving, compulsive, and hard to put down.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Awards and nominations

ALA "Quick Pick"
Jr. Literary Guild, 1985
IRA-CBC "Children's Choice"
Nevada Young Readers Award, 1988
South Carolina Young Adult Book Award, 1988
Tennessee Young Readers Award, 1989-90

[edit] Footnotes

^ Lock in Time" (de). "Englisch am LPM". Retrieved on 2007-03-15.
^ Jr. J. Locked in Time. Building Rainbows. Retrieved on 2007-03-16.
^ [www.suite101.com/article.cfm/detective_fiction/33897 Book Review - "Locked in Time"] (2000-02-22). Retrieved on 2007-03-16.
^ Teacher Guides. Author's site. Retrieved on 2007-03-16.