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Courage: The Time Machine Girls

Ernestine Tito Jones (2016-02-06)

Subgenre
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age8

Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

SlaveryRacism

Heroine archetypes

Coming-of-Age Heroine

Synopsis

Finding Courage...The day eight-year-old Hazel and her little sister, Bess, finally get a chance to start returning items to their spots in history, they run into a huge setback: their mother wants them to play with the kid next door. He's not only mean, he steals Bess's frog. Is Bess so upset she'll use the time machine by herself?In this third book, the girls travel to 1849 to meet Harriet Tubman on the Underground Railroad.

Tags

Time TravelHistorical FictionEducational FictionChapter Book

Is Courage: The Time Machine Girls appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 8 and up.

Girls use a time machine to travel to 1849 and meet Harriet Tubman on the Underground Railroad. Contains age-appropriate references to slavery and the dangers faced by those escaping to freedom.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include slavery and racism.

Who'll love this

Kids who love time travel adventures and learning about brave heroes from history will enjoy following these sisters on their journey to meet Harriet Tubman.