by D. M. Sears (Author)

Time-riding thieves. A magical train. Can two girls living 150 years apart stop the crime of the century before the future and past collide?

Laurentide, Ohio. Molly is perfectly content. A typical twelve-year-old girl, she loves her family, friends, and especially riding horses. Then out of nowhere a strange woman in black takes over the school and everything goes crazy. People start hating each other, Molly's favorite teachers get fired, and adults begin to disappear from the town. That's when this stubborn girl decides to fight back...

Told by an antique shop owner that the stranger is a dangerous time traveler from the 1890s, Molly at first can't believe such a crazy idea. But when the woman's goons set fire to the entire town, Molly escapes on an unusual steam train...and finds herself racing into the past.

Will Molly's dive into history be the key to stopping a trail of destruction?

Laurentide is the thrilling first book in The Untimely Journey of Veronica T. Boone middle grade adventure series. If you like courageous characters, cool historical facts, and fun insights into America's formative figures, then you'll love this wonderful railway rescue.

Children's educational topics: American history, honesty, friendship, patriotism.

Author Biography

D. M. Sears lives and writes in Virginia. He is a pilot who has written several books about flying under the name Michael Bleriot and now three books for younger readers. The Untimely Journey of Veronica T. Boone was born when his niece requested an adventure story for a 12-year-old girl, one that included trains, horses, and Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry. She said it should also include the history of America, "but only the interesting parts."

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