For kids of a young age, likely eight and up, this book is an interesting whimsical read. It was written before the 1990s and holds a great deal of history within it, how accurate it all might be is unknown to me, but it seems to be fairly correct.

Elizabeth falls ill with a fever, wakes in a pig pen, and has to adapt to modern day devices like cars and airplanes and women having proper jobs. Through this she grows a bit more, develops a deeper understanding, and speaks a lot of the old English tongue while also holding those outdated beliefs instilled into her.

A harmless read full of pleasant little phrases and loads of lines you can read to another in fun voices, this book's pretty good. Easy to pass by though, the cover is dull and most library copies are very worn and faded on the outside. ( )

I'm not eight. But I liked this book anyway.
This is one of those books that is short enough and easy enough for younger children, but still has some meat on it and some history thrown in, without being preachy. I'm starting to detest all those little fairy books and unicorn books, so this books came as a breath of fresh air, and some hope for my sister's reading diet (which consists of almost entirely fairy stories). Not that all fairy stories are bad, because I've read some that are very good, but the books with a reused plot line and predictable characters, all show and no tell, just make me cringe. This is a book about a girl from the Elizabethan era who is mysteriously transported to the present, and her struggle to get back home. Nothing heavy, just an intersting, fun read that actually raises a few (chewable for children) questions about the way history books perceive facts, and the benefits and problems with knowing your own future. ( )

Elizabeth, born in 1591, daughter of the Duke Michael of Umberland counselor to Queen Elizabeth, finds herself in the pig sty of a farm in Iowa in 1988. A victim of time travel, she becomes friends with Anne, the girl, also 9 years old at the farm.

A gentle story showing the things we take for granted like mirrors, glass windows, indoor plumbing. ( )