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Ten Mile Road

Name: Ten Mile Road
Author: Fredna DeCarlo
ISBN: 9781463684068

by Fredna DeCarlo

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Overview

three city boys Trent12, Demi 10, and Sterling 6 stumble upon an old abandoned car that looks and acts like it fell out of a Stephen King novel while exploring on their grandparents West Texas rach during summer break from school. This old car takes them back in time and while they are on the back side of history the are there three days but on the reailty side of time they are only outside "playing" for an hour and a half. They will experience the horrors of being young soldiers fighting in the Battle of Gettysburg, They will learn the meaning of bravery as runaway slave childre on The Underground Railroad, walk the miles of The Trail of Tears as Cherokee children and survive the Sobibor Extermination Camp during the Holocaust.
They will learn hard lessons about life, history, friendship and themselves before thier time at their grandparents is over.

Synopsis

Three young city boys discover an old abandoned car that looks and acts like it fell straight out of a Stephen King novel while exploring on thier grand parents West Texas ranch during thier summer break from school. Trent 12, Demi 10, and Sterling 6 will learn hard lessons about history, life, honor, respect as they travel back in time. Before thier summer break is up they will fight as young soldiers in the Battle of Gettysburg, will experience the terror of runaway slave children on the Underground Railroad, walk the Trail of Tears as Cherokee children and live through the horrors of Sobibor Extermination Camp during the Holocaust. This is the first book in the Ten Mile Road Series.