If you've stumbled upon this website, there's a good chance you have nagging memories of a book you read during your childhood. Your memories may be so vague that you're not certain you didn't just dream it up. Or you might remember vivid details about the book's plot and characters - virtually everything except that much-needed title or author.
Some books come up on discussion boards with such surprising frequency, you have to wonder how such a well-loved book could be out of print. And many of them are out of print. However, all hope is not lost.

Gathered together on this blog are some of the most often-requested and well-remembered children's picture and chapter books of the 20th century. Take a moment and browse the title list; maybe one of them will jump out at you. Or, use the search box at the top of the screen. Keywords are included with each book. If we can be of further assistance, please contact us at favoritechildrensbooks@gmail.com. We hope to help reunite you with your Favorite Children's Books.

Monday, March 16, 2009

Time at the Top

Time at the Top
by Edward Ormondroyd Originally published in 1963.

Summary
On a windy, wretched Wednesday, when everything goes wrong, Susan Shaw's life is touched with magic. After returning home from school she takes her usual ride up the elevator to what she thought was the seventh floor of her apartment building in New York City. Instead, she arrived at a house in the country in the year 1881 and where she meets two new friends and with them faces a challenging problem.

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Keywords: Elevators, Time Travel

Character Names: Susan, Victoria, Robert, Mr. Sweeney
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