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A Stranger in the Past
Julie Hart
Genre: Fiction
Level: Medium
Words: 400-600 Headwords

Thomas Clark, 14, is travelling to school by bus one day, when he finds himself mysteriously transported back to the 1940s in war-torn Liverpool. When he opens his eyes, he looks different, sounds different and even has a different name. Stuck in a hospital bed, recovering from poilio, Thomas is terrified. A lady comes to visit him and claims she's his mother - but she's a total stranger to Thomas. What's going on?