This action-packed time travel book takes a young Texan girl called Esther who is participating in an archaeological dig, back to the time of the mammoth and her Clovis ancestors, the early hunter gatherers who were Northern America's first inhabitants. Esther experiences a very different kind of childhood, where play is practice for survival, no next meal is guaranteed, and humans are prey for mammoths, saber-tooth cats, and more. Will she get back to her own time? And what does it mean if you die before you were born?

 

There are 331 pages in this book. This book was published 2006 by Abrams .

Peni R. Griffin has written many award-winning novels for young adult readers. The Switching Well was a finalist for the Golden Spur Award; The Ghost Sitter was an Edgar finalist and a Golden Sower nominee. Her writing has been called "expertly plotted, richly imaginative, and entertaining" (Kirkus) and "clever, funny, and touching, fascinating" (Booklist). She lives in San Antonio, Texas.