Cover of Oliver's surprise
Read Time: ~5.3 hr

Oliver's surprise

by Carol Newman Cronin (2011)

About this book

Oliver skips school one day to feel closer to his favorite grandfather. He hides out in an old schooner, and after a sudden fall he realizes he has been transported back in time to 1938 and he's in the middle of a terrible hurricane.

Setting / LocationLondon & UK
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreOliver's surprise Lead Character

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