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Into the Dim
by Janet B. Taylor
Ages: 12+
Published: 2016
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 978-0-544-60200-7
Keywords: Scotland, British history, Time travel
After her mother's death, Hope is sent from California to her aunt's manor in the Scottish highlands. While there, she learns her mother is actually trapped in the 12th century.