Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library
Youth Services Department

Time Travel Grades 4-6


Alexander, Lloyd.  Time Cat : The Remarkable Journeys of Jason and Gareth.  JPB A
Jason and his magic cat Gareth travel through time to visit countries all over the world during different periods of history.

Anderson, Margaret Jean. In the Circle of Time. J FIC Anderson
Two children are hurled into the future as a result of their hunt for three 12-foot stones missing from an ancient Scottish stone circle.

Anderson, Margaret Jean.  The Mists of Time.  J FIC Anderson
In the twenty-second century in a land that was once Scotland, a group of gentle people, who believe in love, trust, and sharing, encounter several people from the twentieth century and are also invaded by Barbaric Ones from the south. Sequel to "In the Keep Of Time" and "In the Circle of Time."

Asimov, Janet.  Norby and the Queen's Necklace.  J FIC Asimov
Fourteen-year-old Jeff Wells and his robot friend Norby are suddenly transported back to 1785 in France, where they become involved with a priceless necklace, royal politics, and the accidental creation of alternate futures for Earth.

Avi.  Something Upstairs : A Tale of Ghosts.  J FIC Avi
When he moves from Los Angeles to Providence, Rhode Island, Kenny discovers that his new house is haunted by the spirit of a black slave boy who asks Kenny to return with him to the early nineteenth century and prevent his murder by slave traders.

Bacon, Martha Sherman.   The Third Road.  J FIC Bacon
Three children discover a unicorn in their grandmother's garden that takes them back in time to the court of a Spanish Infanta and to the mystical land of Hy Breasil.

Bellairs, John.  The Ghost in the Mirror.  J FIC Bellairs
Rose Rita Pottinger and Mrs. Zimmermann are transported back to 1828 to save the Weiss family from being destroyed by a wicked wizard.

Collier, James Lincoln.  Why Does Everybody Think I'm Nutty?  J FIC Collier
Harold is sent to a psychiatrist for reporting that he had seen a medieval city. He later enters the city and travels back in time.

Cresswell, Helen.  Moondial.  J FIC Cresswell
While staying with her mother's godmother, Minty finds herself drawn to a mysterious sundial which takes her back in time and links her life to that of two unhappy children she meets in two different centuries.

Etchemendy, Nancy.  The Power of Un.  J FIC Etchemendy
When he is given a device that will allow him to "undo" what has happened in the past, Gib Finney is not sure what event from the worst day in his life he should change in order to keep his sister from being hit by a truck.

Fleischman, Sid.  The 13th Floor : A Ghost Story.  J FIC Fleischman
When his older sister disappears, twelve-year-old Buddy Stebbins follows her back in time and finds himself aboard a seventeenth-century pirate ship captained by a distant relative.

Griffin, Peni R.  Switching Well.  J FIC Griffin
Two twelve-year-old girls in San Antonio, Texas, Ada in 1891 and Amber in 1991, switch places through a magic well and try desperately to return to their own times.

Hildick, E. W.   The Case of the Dragon in Distress : A McGurk Fantasy.  J FIC Hildick
The McGurk Organization members are transported back to the twelfth century where they encounter an evil princess who tries to hold them captive.

Houghton, Eric.  Steps Out of Time. J FIC Houghton
Soon after he and his father move to a new house, Jonathan finds himself in another time period whenever the mist rises from the river.

Lindbergh, Anne. The Shadow on the Dial.   J FIC Lindbergh
Twelve-year-old Dawn and her younger brother, Marcus, find themselves traveling to the past and to the future when they enlist the aid of a mysterious moving company in order to help their crotchety great-uncle find his "heart's desire."

Peck, Richard.  Lost in Cyberspace.   J FIC Peck
While dealing with changes at home, sixth-grader Josh and his friend Aaron use the computer at their New York prep school to travel through time, learning some secrets from the school's past and improving Josh's home situation.

Peck, Richard.  Voices After Midnight.  J PB P
Living with their sister and parents in a rented house in New York City during the summer, Chad and Luke uncover a mystery involving the former tenants of the house when the two brothers slip back in time to 1888.

Pryor, Bonnie.  Mr. Z and the Time Clock.   J FIC Pryor
When twelve-year-old twins become owners of a time clock, they begin traveling back and forth through time, trying to solve the mystery of the strange Mr. Z who is a sinister presence in their lives.

Rodda, Emily.  The Best-kept Secret.  J FIC Rodda
Eleven-year-old Jo takes a magical carousel ride seven years into the future, where she and her fellow travelers face a decision involving a possible change in the nature of reality.

Sinykin, Sheri Cooper.  A Matter of Time.  J FIC Sinykin
When Jody, a sixth grade boy, travels back in time to when his father was his age, he is finally able to mend their fragile relationship.

Snyder, Zilpha Keatley.  The Truth About Stone Hollow.  J FIC Snyder
The new boy at school introduces Amy to the secrets of Stone Hollow where the circles of time converge.

Sorrells, Walter.  Erratum.  J Fic Sorrells
When Jessica finds--and then loses--an unfinished book about her life, she learns that if she cannot keep it from falling into the wrong hands, the balance of the universe is in peril.

Townsend, John Rowe.  The Visitors.  J FIC Townsend
Visitors from the future complicate the lives of several inhabitants of Cambridge, England.

Young, Steve.  15 Minutes.  J Fic Young
Seventh-grader Casey Little is always late until he discovers a magic watch that takes him back in time, a trick he uses both on and off the football field.

Williams, Ursula Moray.  Castle Merlin.  J FIC Williams
On holiday at a castle named for merlins, a kind of falcon, an eleven-year-old girl is not sure that all the events she witnesses occur in the twentieth century.

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