A time-travel novel, set in the USA in 2016 and rural Sweden in 1755, about finding friendship and one’s own sense of home.
author: Karin Fisher-Golton
paperback: ISBN 978-0-9896145-0-4 • 5.25 x 8.0 inches • 168 pages
hardcover: ISBN 978-0-9896145-2-8 • 5.75 x 8.75 inches • 168 pages
case laminate style hardcover, no jacket
ebook: ISBN 978-0-9896145-3-5
target age: 9-12
publication date: April 22, 2025
“The Clock and the Boulder is a beautifully crafted time travel novel that promises to resonate deeply with readers. The characters . . . will attach themselves to your heart and leave a lasting impression.”
Suzie Housley, Midwest Book ReviewTo read the full review, click here. Then scroll down to the third review in the section.
I crumple to the ground next to the boulder, lean my shaking shoulder onto the rock . . . Like Maja earlier, I’m sobbing. The explanation that seems the most likely is that this really is Sweden in 1755. Impossible, but everything I see tells me it’s true.
A one-of-a-kind heirloom clock.
A plain rock with mysterious powers.
A girl looking for home.
Sixth-grader Kerstin Bellini is so sick of moving around the USA that she avoids making friends so she won’t have to lose them. When her mom drops the bad news that their family of two is about to move again, Kerstin is devastated. But the next morning, when she wakes up in a forest she doesn’t recognize, things are definitely worse.
Now Kerstin must break her loner habits to accept the help of Maja, a clever farm girl who longs to experience life beyond her tiny village. How can Kerstin find her way back to Minnesota in 2016 when no one even has a phone? And why does Maja think the answer might be found in the woods?
Kerstin draws on her love of animals and interest in sewing crafts as she deepens her trust in herself and others—and finds that some things are timeless.
“Karin Fisher-Golton has undertaken extensive research to create the atmosphere and environments of rural Sweden in the 1700s.”
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