Books with title A Race Against Time

In 1943, six year old Lara Thomas goes missing. The town runs her parents out of town and board up the home. Fifty years later the property stands vacant. Then six year old Kelly Nickels and her parents buy the land with dreams to turn it into a museum. As time goes by, Kelly begins to spend time with a imaginary friend who seems to be the spirit of Lara. One day Kelly disappears in the same way that Lara did. To save their daughter, the Nickels must race against time to solve the fifty year old mystery of Lara's disappearance.

Who started the Riots? What is Racism? What is Reverse Racism? Is there a bridge to connect the two groups, or are we stuck in Limbo? This YA level book shows real lessons done within the classroom’s walls that may have prevented some of the spread of intolerance on campus and into local neighborhoods. This middle or high school level book explores issues of desegregation in a southern town in Florida in the early 1970s through its impact in 2008. Meanwhile, most of the characters’ names have been changed because the writer just plain forgot the high school peers' real names. Plus, as a storyteller, the novelist wanted to preserve the students’ autonomies and personal lives. That is why the story is formatted as a fictional novella rather than a standard history book. This book uses some poetic license but the objectives include poetic justice.

A young woman alone at home in the sitting room is startled and apprehensive when the sound of breaking glass and other objects from one of the bedrooms tear into her consciousness. What could that be? Who could that be? Did someone burgle into the house? Could it be a spectre, a spirit or some phantom, dreary visitation? Rachael is shocked to the bone when she discovers what happened. This is a spell-binding thriller that speeds you through from page to page with twists and turns; you can't just drop the book until you're done.

In 1943, six year old Lara Thomas goes missing. The town runs her parents out of town and board up the home. Fifty years later the property stands vacant. Then six year old Kelly Nickels and her parents buy the land with dreams to turn it into a museum. As time goes by, Kelly begins to spend time with a imaginary friend who seems to be the spirit of Lara. One day Kelly disappears in the same way that Lara did. To save their daughter, the Nickels must race against time to solve the fifty year old mystery of Lara's disappearance.