Nicole+W.

Both Sides of Time​ By: Caroline B. Cooney

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"The second falling came. It was strong as gravity.It had a grip, and seized her ankles. She tried to kick, but it had her hands too. It had a voice, full of cruel laughter, and it had color, a bloodstained dark red.//What is happening//? She thought, terrorized, but the thought was only air, and the wind that had held her hair in its fingers now possessed her thinking too. She was being turned inside out."page 67

"Cooney has written not only a love story, a time-travel fantasy, and a murder mystery, but also a provocative and powerful examination of women, marriage, and relationships in two centuries." -School Library Journal

"A nightmare of history flew through her head and shot past her eyes. Strat cried out once more, but she could not quite hear him, and the sound turned into quarreling seagulls and there she was, on a bright and beautiful morning, alone on the shabby grounds of a teetering old building soon to be torn down." page 89

"Romance readers will love this series, though some of the rapid point-of-view changes can sometimes be a little confusing. It brings up questions to think about, like how far would you go for love? And, is it sometimes better to let things go? Recommended for readers aged 12 and up. And if you like this one, you'll definitely want to check out the other books in the series: //Out of Time// (where Annie returns back in time to try and save Strat) and //Prisoner of Time// (Ted, Annie's brother, gets involved with Devonny, Strat's sister)." -Kimberly Pauley (author)

//"I am not the only changer of centuries. And they are all as terrified and powerless as I.// Her mind was blown away like the rest of her. It learned only one thing, as it was thrown, and that was even more frightening than leaving her heart with Strat. She was going //down.// Home was //up.// Home was future years, not past years! Down //through Time//? Was she going to some other century?" page 209​

"This book is a great read for any teenager who has ever been fascinated by the way of life in the 19th century and is a hopeless romantic. I absolutely loved the descriptions of the massive mansion and the clothing that was worn in the 1890s. It’s a wonderful romance that will make anyone want to curl up in front of the fireplace with it and read into the wee hours of the night."- Carisa Weeaks

My video is a song by Chris Daughtry, it's called //There and Back Again. There and Back Again// explains my book because Annie Lockwood goes through time and comes back to the present again. She goes to the past, and when she leaves and goes to the present, she always tries to go back to the past again. One of the lyrics "Don't wait for the hands of time, to second guess and change your mind", explains Annie when she is about to go through time. She stays in the past for a while, and time is still going on in the present, over time she starts to wonder if she will ever get back, or if she should try. Time decides for Annie, she is running away from someone and she gets on the edge of the present and the past. She tries to stay with Strat, but she didn't get to pick, time moved her back into the present. "I'm not so suprised why you have been there and back again" explains Annie, she loves the past, so she keeps trying to go back to it. Even if she gets in trouble and and shouldn't be there. Annie will try to go back to the past, no matter what the consequences.

My first passage. The second falling came. It was strong as gravity.It had a grip, and seized her ankles. She tried to kick, but it had her hands too. It had a voice, full of cruel laughter, and it had color, a bloodstained dark red.//What is happening//? She thought, terrorized, but the thought was only air, and the wind that had held her hair in its fingers now possessed her thinking too. She was being turned inside out. I picked this passage because this is when Annie is going back in time. It is her second time experiencing this feeling, but her first time actually traveling. When this happened Annie was terrified. She had no idea what was going on, until she actually got to the past. While this was happening she saw and heard other voices. I felt like this passage was important because it explains Annie's time traveling. She doesn't just go back in time, she actually feels something and it feels like she is being pulled down. When Annie travels through time she sees half of the present and half of the past. She is time traveling in an old mansion. So she sees people dancing and partying in the past and a old rundown mansion in the present. Also, Strat feels her ghost. He follows it around the house, but Annie can't see him. When Annie gets fully into the past, Strat is there to help. He shows her around town and everything. My first picture is a picture of a clock. I picked this clock because it represents time travel. The whole book is about time traveling with Annie. The clock also represent the time Annie spent in each century because when she was in one century time still went on in the other. Time traveling caused a lot of trouble for Annie. Since time kept going in both centuries, when she was in the past her parents were worried in the present. People in the present didn't believe Annie was time traveling. Annie's parents called the cops on her, so when Annie got back in present time they are looking for her. Everyone questions Annie, especially her boyfriend and her parents.Time presents a big problem for Annie. She doesn't have enough time to do a lot. One of the people in the past is going to jail. Annie is stuck in the present while this is happening, so she tries to get back with enough time to save her. Annie wishes time would just freeze in one place and she could have fun without ever getting in trouble by her parents, boyfriend, or the cops.

My second passage. A nightmare of history flew through her head and shot past her eyes. Strat cried out once more, but she could not quite hear him, and the sound turned into quarreling seagulls and there she was, on a bright and beautiful morning, alone on the shabby grounds of a teetering old building soon to be torn down. I picked this passage because this is another example of Annie time traveling. She is going back to the present, even though she doesn't want to. She has just been accused of murder in the past and she is running away. Strat stops her and explains that it is not her they were accusing. This is when Annie is on the edge of the past and present. Strat is trying to yell her name, not to go, and to come back. It was to late and Annie is back at the old mansion, which is going to be torn down. Annie didn't want to go back to the present after she heard Strat say that they were not blaming her for the murder. They were actually pointing at the person next to her. Annie didn't have a choice though, time brought her back to the present. Since she knew what time traveling felt like now, she realized she was traveling to the present. When she got there the cops were looking for her, and no one believed her story of time travel.

My second photo is of an old mansion. I picked this photo because this is where Annie first time travels, and time traveling plays a big part in the book. Annie rides on her bike up to Stratton Point, which is where the mansion is, and talks to her boyfriend Sean. She goes into the mansion, and that is when she first time travels. The mansion is supposed to get demolished. When Annie goes in to the past, the mansion is where Strat lives. Annie is in the mansion all the time. She went to a ball at the mansion. She wore some of Devonny's (Strat's sister) close. The mansion is also where a servant was killed, so that is why Annie thought people were accusing her. In the present, Annie never wanted the mansion tore down. Even though it was all run down, Annie still loved to go into the mansion and look around. When Annie went to the mansion in the past, she appreciated it because she knew it was going to be tore down. Sean worked on his cars at the mansion because there was a lot of room to work. When Annie couldn't figure out how to get back to Strat she ran up to the mansion.

My third passage. //I am not the only changer of centuries. And they are all as terrified and powerless as I.// Her mind was blown away like the rest of her. It learned only one thing, as it was thrown, and that was even more frightening than leaving her heart with Strat. She was going //down.// Home was //up.// Home was future years, not past years! Down //through Time//? Was she going to some other century? Annie is time traveling again. She is leaving Strat for now and trying to go back home. While Annie was time traveling she heard voices, and saw other faces. Annie figured out she was not the only century changer. She knew there were many more, and they were all powerless at deciding when to time travel. They could only travel when time decided it. Annie was sad about leaving Strat, but as she was traveling she realized she was going the wrong way. Instead of time traveling up, back to the present, Annie was traveling down. This means she was going even more back in the past. Annie couldn't control which way she time traveled. Annie is worried that she may never be able to get back to Strat or her family. She is wondering if she can only travel down now. Annie is scared now, and really wants to get back to her family. She doesn't know if she ever will be able to. The only thing that will help her now is time

Nicole Wager Book of the Quarter 4 1. Johnny Anello is trapped in jail; he was put there by Mr. Van Stead. He found out Johnny was going to marry Flossie and he had forbidden it. Todd told Annie about Devonny being there with him, and asked to know about Strat. Devonny was heart broken when she found out Strat was not in this new time. Devonny can’t believe how this new century is. Nothing is formal, women do things themselves, and one stands up for themselves. Devonny had trouble eating with her hands and not with utensils when she had a hamburger. A girl named Nellie figured out what Mr. Van Stead did and she called him out on it. She told him he was a criminal. Flossie went to Johnny’s house to see if he ditched her. Lord Winden’s mother is coming down from England because she doesn’t want her name hurt. When Flossie got to the Anello’s they took her in and treated her like family. They didn’t know where Johnny was either. Lord Winden and Mr. Van Stead went to where Johnny was locked up to ask him if he knew anything about Devonny. Johnny was so mad. He got free, and went to look for Flossie. Todd and Devonny are falling in love. Devonny’s mom is locked in a tower, suffering. Devonny and Todd went to Stratton point. Devonny started to go back in time; Todd loved her he didn’t want her to go. She appeared in the room with her mother. She freed her mother and as they were coming down the stairs the men saw it all. Devonny said she would marry Lord Winden and gave him conditions. They started planning a wedding. 2. (1.) Ruffians-page 126. - Surrounded by **ruffians**, he felt the need to demonstrate his noble heritage. The definition: a rough, bullying, or violent person, often a member of a gang of thugs. My definition: A person who is rough, often in a gang. (2.) Appalling-page 130.-The restaurant was **appalling.** The definition: causing shock or horror. My definition: horrible, dirty, bad. (3.) Scullery-page 134. - They had to clear their own tables as if they were **scullery** maids. The definition: a small room for washing and storing dishes and utensils and doing other kitchen chores. My definition: maids who clean or take care of a room for kitchen chores. (4.) Fathom-page 147. - CANNOT **FATHOM** YOUR CHILDISH BEHAVIOR STOP. The definition: to understand something, usually something profound or mystifying. My definition: to understand or to get. (5.) Apparatus-page 165. - Mrs. Lockwood flung her **apparatus** down. The definition: a piece of machinery, a tool, or a device used for a specific purpose. My definition: a piece of technology you can use, a tool. 3. I was happy when Devonny got to stay with Todd Lockwood. I felt that Mrs. Lockwood is very nice because she is letting Devonny stay, no questions asked. I was afraid Devonny would stop talking in her accent or say something that would give away she is not from England. I was mad at the men in 1895 because they wouldn’t let Flossie or Devonny do anything. I thought it was sweet Johnny loved Flossie. I think Mr. Stratton should be locked up because he locked up Devonny’s mother. Devonny’s mother was suffering up in the attic, so I was happy when Devonny came and rescued her. I was sad she left Todd though. It was funny when Devonny walked down the stair well and her dad wasn’t expecting her to be there. I was also happy when Devonny decided to marry Lord Winden because he seems like a good guy. 4. I didn’t expect it to end like this. I didn’t think Devonny would ever get back. I thought she would stay with Todd forever. However, I did expect Johnny to get out of jail because he loves Flossie and had to go find her. I was wrong when I thought Todd and Devonny could love each other. They are from different times and it wouldn’t work out. I expected Devonny to get her mother out of the attic but I didn’t know how. I didn’t think she would time travel though. I changed my predictions because I didn’t think Devonny would marry Lord Winden, and I thought Flossie would marry Johnny. The opposite happened. Devonny married Lord Winden and Flossie married Johnny. 5. I would recommend this book to mostly girls. It is about romance and time-traveling. I recommend it to people who like adventure but also romance. Junior High or high school students would be a good age group for this book. Boys wouldn’t like it because they probably don’t like the relationship-type books. People who enjoy a mystery book would also like this because no one knows where Devonny is, everyone is looking for her. Also, there is that mystery of how Devonny would get back through time. Therefore, anybody who like adventure, mystery and romance novels would like to read this book and should read it.