For All Time

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Summary: The Time has come......
Review: "For All Time" was not good, from the standpoint of it being the last addition to the "Time" quartet. On it's own, it is an OK story. The original "Time" characters didn't evolve much - they went through the same exact emotions as in the previous stories: "I wish I hadn't left you....," "You need to go back to your own Time.....," "I wish you hadn't left.....," etc. At first, I thought Camilla was the main character and then I though Renifer was the main character. Then, I began to wonder *who* was the main character? The historical elements were interesting, but at times confusing. How could the present be the future, if the past hadn't happened that way yet? That's what this book felt like at times. I felt that Cooney didn't really know how to end the series, and had to make "soap opera" plots. The reincarnated Strat was an interesting addition and I wish there had been more of him in the story. There is plenty of room for another addition to this series, and if there is, I hope there will be more of Strat reincarnated. I suppose I recommend.

Rating:
Summary: The Time has come......
Review: "For All Time" was not good, from the standpoint of it being the last addition to the "Time" quartet. On it's own, it is an OK story. The original "Time" characters didn't evolve much - they went through the same exact emotions as in the previous stories: "I wish I hadn't left you....," "You need to go back to your own Time.....," "I wish you hadn't left.....," etc. At first, I thought Camilla was the main character and then I though Renifer was the main character. Then, I began to wonder *who* was the main character? The historical elements were interesting, but at times confusing. How could the present be the future, if the past hadn't happened that way yet? That's what this book felt like at times. I felt that Cooney didn't really know how to end the series, and had to make "soap opera" plots. The reincarnated Strat was an interesting addition and I wish there had been more of him in the story. There is plenty of room for another addition to this series, and if there is, I hope there will be more of Strat reincarnated. I suppose I recommend.

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Summary: Disappointing End to Good Series
Review: After a several-year wait, I found For All Time and was happy that another Time book had been written.However, the story disappointed hugely. My biggest beef with the story was Annie going back to ancient Egypt. The point? I didn't see one. And really, I didn't need another oppressed girl 'finding herself' as Renifer did. In fact, the entire Renifer story was unnecessary and frankly, a bit boring.

I truly, truly hated the end, as it went completely out of sync with Annie's character in the other three novels. She has this life-altering experience and shrugs her shoulders over it? There's no way anyone could go through what she went through and be that blase. I got the feeling Ms. Cooney painted her characters into a corner and didn't feel like fleshing out a plausible ending.

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Summary: A Review for For All Time
Review: For All Time by Caroline B. Cooney is a great book for sixth through ninth graders. The reason is because it tells the story through the eyes of the different characters. This makes the story a little confusing and might need to be the reread to understand what is going on.
The book begins with Annie's parents and brother going away and her wanting to go to an Egyptian museum. Then, the story goes to Strat caring dead bodies to an expedition. Next, the story focuses Renifer on a boat ride. The story continues to introduce one character after another. Also instead of focusing and on Annie and Strat and their family, the story seems to settle on the new characters more. We are told almost nothing about what happened during Annie's and Strat's separation.
But going on with Renifer, she learns her father and fianc? are grave robbers in the time of the pharaohs. After her father and fianc? find that she knows, they give her and Annie as human sacrifices. Strat comes and saves Annie but Renifer wants to stay. Annie and Strat go back to 1899 to Egyptian expedition only to get into more trouble. Annie and Strat and Renifer all have something in common that I think the author intended. The all have courage and believe in themselves and their God and in time. That is how they overcame the obstacles of death, prison, and their time difference. For All Time by Caroline Cooney is great book to the time travel quartet.

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Summary: A Review for For All Time
Review: For All Time by Caroline B. Cooney is a great book for sixth through ninth graders. The reason is because it tells the story through the eyes of the different characters. This makes the story a little confusing and might need to be the reread to understand what is going on.
The book begins with Annie's parents and brother going away and her wanting to go to an Egyptian museum. Then, the story goes to Strat caring dead bodies to an expedition. Next, the story focuses Renifer on a boat ride. The story continues to introduce one character after another. Also instead of focusing and on Annie and Strat and their family, the story seems to settle on the new characters more. We are told almost nothing about what happened during Annie's and Strat's separation.
But going on with Renifer, she learns her father and fiancé are grave robbers in the time of the pharaohs. After her father and fiancé find that she knows, they give her and Annie as human sacrifices. Strat comes and saves Annie but Renifer wants to stay. Annie and Strat go back to 1899 to Egyptian expedition only to get into more trouble. Annie and Strat and Renifer all have something in common that I think the author intended. The all have courage and believe in themselves and their God and in time. That is how they overcame the obstacles of death, prison, and their time difference. For All Time by Caroline Cooney is great book to the time travel quartet.

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Summary: so, this is how it ends?
Review: I am not normally a big fan of Caroline Cooney, but her time quartet is among my favorite books. For All Time is the conclusion to the series, which started with Both Sides of Time, Out of Time, and Prisoner of Time. In the book, Annie is missing Strat. She's hoping to find a way to meet him again, and her main idea is to visit the ancient Egypt museum while her parents and brother are away.
But time pulls Annie further back than she expected. She finds herself in ancient Egypt, where she meets Renifer. Renifer is convinced that Annie was sent by the gods, and she thinks even more so when her father and boyfriend turn out to be grave robbers! Renifer and Annie find themselves in trouble when the pharoah decides to sacrifice them.
Meanwhile, Strat finds himself in trouble as well. His father has come to collect him and have him locked up again, as he was in the book Out of Time. When one of Strat's fathers spies places a gold sandal in his belongings, Strat isn't sure what to do. This book is good, and has a very interesting ending, and I honestly wasn't able to put it down. Too bad the series had to end like this, though.

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Summary: Great Read Aloud
Review: I chose this book as a read aloud for my sixth grade social studies class as we studied ancient Egypt. It's a little complicated--there are lots of characters and different time periods. I put a poster on the wall with the character names and a few details and that helped a lot. The kids loved it. Everyday they would come in and ask if we were going to read. I would recommend it. Just be ready to check for understand often.

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Summary: soo glad she wrote a fourth one
Review: I had no idea Clooney was writing a fourth one! Just walking though the the book store one day and... huh..All of TIME. Anyways, assuming most of you have read the previous three or plan to....
The story is centered around Strat and Annie(thankfully!)and takes place completely in Eygpt at the pyramids. It includes a lot of eygptian history, which is cool especially if you know a lot about it. On the flip side, I missed the East coast, the ball gowns, carriages, etc.
Like the previous books, new characters enter the story and narrate their own chapters. At first, it was kind of slow and I was eager to find out how their stories would to relate to each other. If you absolutely adore Strat and Annie, it might be a bit frustrating, I admit to reading a little faster when it wasn't Strat or Annie. The two new main ones are Camilla and an Egyptian girl. Annie has her own adventure way back in time(before Strat's time)while Camilla, a poor girl given a chance to get revenge on Hiram Stratton Sr., is in 1899 with Strat. Many interesting twists in the plot.
I read this book in one day and would definately say it's better than Prisoner in Time. If one thing bothered me it was that Strat and Annie are separated too much of the time. There are some sweet moments though(Strat still has the lock of hair!)and the ending(which is kinda a "kick") left me teary eyed.
It seems like Clooney left some room for another book? It gives some closure, but not enough. Geez, she could make a whole other series out of it. okay, I won't say any more!

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Summary: Read it to finish the series...
Review: I have read all the Time books beginning with Both Sides of Time (my favorite book of the series!!). This book was a bit too slow in some parts and too fast in others making it hard to understand. A little too much detail put me to sleep as some parts. Annie gets sent back to ancient Egypt to the era of Rennifer, an Egyptian girl who finds out a secret having to do with her father and fiancee. Although I skimmed through a lot of those parts, there were some cute scenes in it, like hearing about Annie dressing in Egyptian clothes and how they thought she was "the girl of ivory". In 1899 Strat is in Egypt with a so-called "reporter" on his hands, Camilla Matthews, a girl posing to be a man posing to be a girl. It is all very complicated. I loved the way Annie met the boy in the mueseum, a descendent of Devonny (my fav. character). But I was very confused. To all those who have read the book, please tell me if this boy is the real Strat or not! He said he dreamt of being in Egypt, and his watch was filled with sand... reply on the site or email your comments to me, please at ... Thanks!! Also, I feel sooo sorry for poor Strat, the boy was so in love and had to lose Annie for the third time!! What happened to him, and to Katie? The ending was NOT fulfilling!!

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Summary: One of the best books I have read!
Review: I loved this book! Though the ending was a little sudden but other than that the action and suspense is wonderful. I would suggest this book if you like romance or action or time travel. I also suggest reading the first three books first.