Books like Running Out of Time by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Jessie Harper thinks she lives in the 1840 frontier village of Clifton, Indiana. When diphtheria sweeps the town, her mother reveals that the village is actually a 1996 historical reconstruction used as a tourist attraction. In the real world, modern medicine can cure the disease, but Jessie's mother tasks her with retrieving a vial of antidote. Jessie’s journey outside the village’s painted walls takes her into an unfamiliar and dangerous modern landscape, where she faces obstacles that threaten her safety and the lives of Clifton’s children. With time running out, she must navigate this alien world to bring back help for her community. The story follows a young protagonist’s brave effort to save her town from a deadly outbreak while confronting the stark differences between her limited knowledge of the past and the realities of the present.

First publish date: 1997