C. M. Huddleston believes in enjoying your work and fulfilling your dreams. So, she became an Army wife, mother, elementary school teacher, archaeologist, and historic preservation consultant-she loved everyone of those roles. After doing all that, Connie remembered her dream, and in 2006, she finished and published her first book! Now she has thirteen published volumes, all dealing with our nation's past. While five are written for children, her other works are histories for adults on a variety of subjects. She has won awards for her books from Literary Classics, Kindle Book Awards, and Purple Dragonfly Book Awards. Connie writes in an upstairs office in a log cabin in Kentucky, where she lives with her husband Charlie and their Australian Shepherd Katie. Many days you'll find her gazing out the window and seeing with her mind's eye all of the events of the past that once occurred and planning how to make them into a story, just for you.
Greg's Fourth Adventure in Time joins others in the Adventures in
Time series and tells of the time-traveling duo Greg and Rose, who
are separated between past and present, leading Rose on a journey
to locate Greg in the mid-19th century.This fourth book in the
series for older middle grade and young adult readers imbeds quite
a bit of historical fact in its story, but retains the drama,
strong characterization, and action of previous books in the
series.The terrain becomes rocky as Rose faces the Pirate, who
specializes in stealing from the past, the possibility that her
loved ones have been killed and buried in a previous time, and the
certainty that anything they attempt will become steeped in pioneer
experiences.Rose's adventures read like a combination of history
lesson, science investigation into the mechanics of time travel,
and detective story as she unearths clues to Greg's fate and
embarks on a series of journeys made realistic and
thought-provoking by family encounters with people, events, and
mechanics of living in pioneer times: "Dad explained how each pair
of oxen had a particular yoke that fitted them better. This kept
the yoke from rubbing and making sores. "Dad, how did you learn to
do this?" "Oh, I watched a YouTube video made at an historic
park
demonstration," he replied without even cracking a smile."Between
the action, humor, struggles with the time-thief Pirate, and
exploration of pioneer history, Greg's Fourth Adventure in Time
makes for a winning series addition that prior fans will welcome.
It will also appeal to newcomers, offering a recap of events that
sets the stage for this latest adventure, and is a fine addition to
both the ongoing series and the genre of YA time-travel stories as
a whole.D. Donovan, Senior Reviewer, Midwest Book Review
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